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ABB · 2 weeks ago

Project Planning/Scheduler Specialist

Houston, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

ABB is a global market leader dedicated to helping industries become leaner and cleaner. The Project Planning/Scheduler Specialist will collaborate with project teams and suppliers to develop and manage project schedules, ensuring timely project delivery while addressing challenges and maintaining effective communication with stakeholders.

AutomotiveEnergyEnergy ManagementIndustrial AutomationRobotics

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop and consult on the initial project schedule by incorporating key milestones and tasks from various phases such as proposal, execution, manufacturing, delivery, and close-out including enhancing schedule to interface to supplier and customer’s need dates (inclusive but not limited to of LD’s, drop dates, ship dates, and invoicing)

Lead scheduling activities with internal and external suppliers as the main point of contact, ensuring effective communication and information sharing among the project team and stakeholders. Engage with vendors to validate timelines and challenge assumptions, promoting transparency and supporting the development of reliable schedules

Collaborate with the project team to analyze requirements, risks, and scope changes, ensuring all essential activities are detailed for realistic project schedules. Monitor progress and critical paths, notifying Project Managers of deviations or scheduling issues while providing recommendations to keep critical activities and milestones on track

Issue regular schedule reports and program updates, as well as upon request, while establishing project baselines and providing analytics to monitor progress against key targets. Recommend actions to ensure deadlines are met and keep stakeholders informed

Actively participate in project reviews to assess progress and address any issues that arise. Coordinate with procurement to ensure material is ordered on time to meet schedule commitments

Perform analysis for critical path and help establish mitigation plans, hold suppliers accountable for project execution plans, challenge supplier current performance vs initial execution schedules

Qualification

Project schedulingRisk analysisMS ProjectPrimavera P6Technical environment experienceFluent EnglishSpanish languageRelationship buildingCommunication skillsProblem solving

Required

Bachelor's Degree with minimum of 5 years of project planning, engineering or manufacturing or other operational customer facing roles

Proficient with planning tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, or similar software

Proven capability in working in a technical environment

Qualities of proven relationship building capabilities, and communication skill and proven soft skills with problem solving aptitude

Strong fluent written and spoken English language skills. Spanish is an asset

Ability and willingness to travel 30%, as required

Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.

Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus

Vision benefit

Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)

Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)

Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums

Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid

Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.

Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)

Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks

Employee Assistance Program

Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption

Employee discount program