Hybrid Manager, Project Scheduling

at The AES Corporation

• Job title: Manager, Project Scheduling
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $129,000 - $161,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Houston, United States

About the role

• Manager, Project Scheduling overseeing project schedules within AES Clean Energy’s subject matter expert team. Driving AI-enabled scheduling initiatives and optimizing project timeline visibility across portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of project schedulers, providing guidance, workload balance, and professional development.
• Oversee the Scheduling department’s role as AES’s scheduling SME group, ensuring standards and best practices are consistently applied across all projects.
• Collaborate with estimating, project management, engineering and development leaders to align schedule logic, assumptions, and risk strategies.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders and external consultants to advance AI-based scheduling tools that enhance forecasting, automate baseline creation, and improve schedule accuracy.
• Support the integration of AI-driven insights into AES’s project controls, ensuring data integrity and operational adoption.
• Develop, maintain, and integrate detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 and related software.
• Establish project baselines, monitor progress, and communicate schedule risks, variances, and recovery strategies across concurrent workstreams.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure clear visibility into project timelines, milestones, and dependencies.
• Deliver senior leadership-level reports and dashboards on schedule performance, risk, and trends.
• Utilize data analytics to drive continuous improvement and enhance communication across various groups within AES.
• Support schedule delay analysis, claims documentation, and time-impact assessments.
• Develop and maintain AES scheduling standards, templates, and governance processes.
• Ensure compliance with AES internal controls, reporting requirements, and procedural documentation.
• Promote a culture of precision, accountability, and innovation within the Scheduling department.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in project scheduling, preferably within renewable energy, EPC, or construction environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Strong leadership and analytical skills with proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Experience in critical path methodology, resource loading, and risk-based schedule management.
• Exposure to or direct experience with AI-driven or data-enabled scheduling solutions strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) eligibility
• Paid time off (vacation, sick time, parental leave)
• Professional development opportunities