Senior Scheduling Specialist at DOW

As Senior Scheduling Specialist you act as a technical resource for Scheduling within the Global Project Methodology (GPM) work process and supports establishment of the overall schedule baseline and reporting to monitor and control the project within established tolerances of the baseline supporting efficient project execution.

In this role you coordinate data inputs from the various disciplines and functions to ensure accurate forecasts and reporting of schedule and engage the project steering team to understand causes of the deviation and the need to establish actions to mitigate, where deviations from established tolerances occur. Requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities.

What’s your job about?
Recommendations on cycle time reduction opportunities and techniques as applied to scheduling.
Develops and maintains comprehensive integrated master project schedules including Front-end Loading, Detail Design, Procurement, Construction and Start-up/Commissioning Project Stages.
Maintains schedule during the project life cycle monitoring progress and incorporating modifications where changes in the original scope occur or delays are encountered.
Utilizes project cost estimates to resource load project schedules and gain alignment with estimated scope of work and the project schedule.
Performs staffing density checks or staffing limitation checks to validate schedule durations and ensures resource-leveling supports the project strategy.
Performs critical path analysis to determine problem areas in regards to project schedule and resource overloads and offers alternative courses of action to the project team.
Evaluates project deviations to assess schedule impact for proper decision making and recovery plans.
Works with cost management to gain alignment when forecasting schedule completion dates.
Applies established schedule management practices to ascertain critical schedule issues and recommend corrective actions.
Defines comprehensive Schedule Management solutions for capital and expense projects.

What skills do you have?
You have a minimum of a technical bachelor's degree.
You have a minimum of 4 years of relevant working experience (scheduling, engineering, manufacturing or related experience).
Proficiency in English is required.

Preferred Qualifications
Proficiency in Dutch is preferred.

Your Skills
Solid verbal and written communication skills.
Effective time-management abilities.
Stakeholder management skills.

What do you get in return?

• A great salary
• 25 vacation days and vacation money
• 13th month
• Travel expenses and any tunnel costs will be reimbursed