Project Planner II

Description

The Project Planner II supports the project team by developing and maintaining detailed project schedules that drive successful project execution. This role coordinates with cross-functional stakeholders to monitor progress, manage schedule changes, and communicate impacts to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain master project schedules using Microsoft Project, aligned with scope, milestones, and sub-schedules.

• Integrate engineering, procurement, installation, vendor, and other sub-schedules into a cohesive master plan.

• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to define task durations, dependencies, and resource needs.

• Monitor project performance against baseline schedules and analyze variances and trends.

• Perform critical path and look-ahead analyses to identify risks, bottlenecks, and upcoming activities.

• Prepare and distribute schedule reports highlighting progress, upcoming work, and schedule risks.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for schedule-related inquiries and support project decisionmaking.

• Facilitate schedule reviews and cross-functional meetings to align priorities and resources.

• Support preparation of customer documentation, including final schedule handovers.

• Promote adherence to scheduling best practices and continuous process improvement.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Construction Management, or related, or equivalent work experience.

Experience: Two (2) to Four (4) years of experience in project scheduling, project controls, or related project planning environment. Technical systems experience in material-handling industry preferred.

Travel: Up to 10% travel as required.

Skills & Abilities

• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Strong understanding of scheduling principles, critical path method (CPM), and progress measurement

• Familiarity with earned value management (EVM) and risk assessment techniques

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Prior experience with Jira preferred

• Project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PMI preferred SP) or related project scheduling certifications

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain stationary at a desk for prolonged periods of time.

• Ability to go to site frequently and move safely around industrial and/or warehouse environment.

• Ability to lift and carry supplies up to 25 pounds at a time.

• Ability to operate computers, tablets, phones, and other electronic devices.

• Ability to communicate with others verbally and in writing, on a frequent basis.

• Ability to tolerate exposure to job site temperature fluctuations due to seasonal weather in geographic region.

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.