The outage scheduler while planning for generation outages will have flexibility in location during the planning process.**
****Site visits will be 1 2 trips per month for 2 days at a time and can be up to 3 hours away depending on location. One month before outage execution, travel could be 50% of the time. During outage execution travel could be 100% of the time for the 6 8 weeks of outage duration on an annual or semi-annual basis.**
**Principal Duties and Responsibilities:**
+ Apply progressive competence in estimating and scope development, scope management, and Work Breakdown Structure development, utilization, and management to effectively plan for work execution. Ensure that project work elements are organized and are reflected in terms of approved resource estimating for project scheduling. Continue to WALK PROJECTS DOWN to plan the work as well as status work performed and provide advancing risk management competence threat reduction and schedule opportunities for increasing schedule accuracy.
+ Ensure schedule activity, logic, durations, resources, and integrated schedule network quality in accordance with project management industry standards. Ensure schedule assessment and analysis quality. Utilize schedule quality control metrics and apply schedule measurement inspections to drive effective schedule control. Apply progressive risk management competence to project scheduling to increase the precision and accuracy of the project schedule.
+ Apply scope, planning, and execution risk management to the development of the project schedule and integrate schedule estimate uncertainty with project risk. Quantify risk response to more effectively forecast schedule performance
+ Assists in contract commercial management, conduct contract performance assessment and reporting and initial contract performance analysis and contract schedule forecasting. Performs contract reviews relative schedule progress and milestone payments and contract change control.
+ Applies core project cost management expertise.
+ Applies core project schedule management expertise.
+ Review and coordinate the management and utilization of project initiation, project planning, project controls guideline and project controls related standards, project controls management processes, job aids and tools.
+ Integrates schedule management with core project controls (cost management, scope management) to drive core objective performance.
+ Manages schedule effort.
+ Tailors schedule management processes.
+ Tailors / creates schedule management tools / techniques to advance schedule performance.
+ Utilizes project management planning and schedule planning processes to validate contractor schedule estimates, forecasts, and milestone completion dates. Manage the Basis of Schedule Estimates.
+ Develop / apply proficiency in project planning and risk management into the project (schedule) baselines.
+ Evaluates schedule performance and schedule variance (SV) and establishes root causes for negative variances and positive variances and identifies required corrective actions.
+ Applies schedule assessment and analysis tools and techniques and integrates scope planning to determine project corrective actions and preventive actions and incorporates path forward activities, logic, resource requirements, work arounds contingency plans, etc. into the project schedule.
+ Works to implement schedule preventive action.
+ Perform standard project and special project schedule reporting as required by the project stakeholders; compiles and produces schedule reports as required and directed.
+ Applies a project integration mindset; integration of people, processes, tools, and techniques to achieve the project schedule objectives.
+ Apply product life cycle costing competence.
+ Becomes a repository to the project management team, Major Project managers, Director, and other relevant stakeholders for accurate project schedule and project management information for reviewing, assessing, analyzing, and change managing schedule management information and reporting.
+ Engages project stakeholders to optimize schedule planning and schedule control.
+ Apply proficiency in effective communication and assessing project stakeholders for their core and special schedule reporting, schedule assessment, and schedule analysis needs and provide those stakeholders with optimum communication, information, and reporting.
+ The Project Scheduler will manage in accordance with Industry standards, the NiSource Project Management Guidelines and Standards, and industry best practices.
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:**
+ Integrated knowledge base in project scope-schedule-cost, and risk-quality management.
+ Integrated comprehension and application of project management subsidiary guidelines, standards, processes, and job aids.
+ Integrated proficiency in risk and quality management tools and techniques.
+ Leads (situational leadership), inspires, motivates project stakeholders in concert with effective stakeholder management using cognitive ability, personal effectiveness, innovation, value-based decision-making, integrated communication (soft and hard skills), conflict resolution, teamwork, team building. Developed knowledge base in project schedule development, schedule status and progress reporting and initial schedule monitoring and control processes.
+ Expected comprehension of project planning and scheduling guidelines, standards, processes, and job aids.
+ Initial proficiency in scheduling software (P6) and spreadsheet development, utilization, and controlled manipulation.
+ Coordinates, applies cognitive ability, personal effectiveness, innovation, initial decision-making, communication soft skills; listening, articulating, writing, messaging, proactive stakeholder management
**Required for Selection:**
+ High School diploma and two years of experience working as a scheduler OR
+ High School diploma and four years of construction / engineering experience OR
+ Bachelors Degree and one year experience in a technical field
+ Valid Drivers License
**Preferred for Selection:**
+ Bachelors Degree and two years experience as a project scheduler.
+ Ability to read and interpret schedules, schedule software proficiency; database development proficiency
+ Experience in large industrial Capital Project environments.
_As a public utility, NiSource is required to provide continuous service to customers at all times. To ensure we fulfill that obligation, employees may be required to work outside their normal work hours and perform tasks outside of their normal responsibilities in support of emergency operations._
**Work Authorization**
Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
**Workplace Connection**
Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.
Respect the unique lived experiences within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represents all walks of life and all backgrounds.
Treat others with respect and consideration. Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.
**Equal Employment Opportunity**
NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, citizenship status, or any protected group status as defined by law. Each employee is expected to abide by this principle.
**By applying, you may be considered for other job opportunities.**
**Safety Statement**
Promote a safe work environment by actively participating in all aspects of our employee safety program. Report any unsafe conditions and take actions to prevent personal injuries. Support our interdependent safety culture by ensuring the safety of your co-workers. Stay focused on the task at hand and promote productivity through good work habits.
**Salary Range*:**
$93,800.00 - $140,700.00
**_*The salary offered to a candidate is_** **_based on several factors including_** **_but not limited to_** **_the_** **_candidates skills, job-related knowledge, and relevant experience_** **_, as well as internal pay equity_** **_._**
**Posting Start Date:**
2025-07-16
**Posting End Date (if applicable):**
2025-07-30
**Please note that the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.**
At NiSource, you'll be part of the team serving nearly four million customers throughout the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, who count on us to energize their homes and businesses. Whether speaking with customers by phone, analyzing financial data or installing new gas lines in a neighborhood, youll meet exciting challenges each day and make the most of your skills and talents. And youll be part of a company that was named by Forbes magazine as one of Americas Best Large Employers.
We're looking for talent from all backgrounds. We invite candidates of all abilities to come as they are and do what they love. Through our years of successful growth, weve stayed true to our roots by making a difference in the lives of millions of our customers. If youre interested in joining an inclusive, innovative company that fosters opportunity for growth, NiSource might be the place for you.
****Site visits will be 1 2 trips per month for 2 days at a time and can be up to 3 hours away depending on location. One month before outage execution, travel could be 50% of the time. During outage execution travel could be 100% of the time for the 6 8 weeks of outage duration on an annual or semi-annual basis.**
**Principal Duties and Responsibilities:**
+ Apply progressive competence in estimating and scope development, scope management, and Work Breakdown Structure development, utilization, and management to effectively plan for work execution. Ensure that project work elements are organized and are reflected in terms of approved resource estimating for project scheduling. Continue to WALK PROJECTS DOWN to plan the work as well as status work performed and provide advancing risk management competence threat reduction and schedule opportunities for increasing schedule accuracy.
+ Ensure schedule activity, logic, durations, resources, and integrated schedule network quality in accordance with project management industry standards. Ensure schedule assessment and analysis quality. Utilize schedule quality control metrics and apply schedule measurement inspections to drive effective schedule control. Apply progressive risk management competence to project scheduling to increase the precision and accuracy of the project schedule.
+ Apply scope, planning, and execution risk management to the development of the project schedule and integrate schedule estimate uncertainty with project risk. Quantify risk response to more effectively forecast schedule performance
+ Assists in contract commercial management, conduct contract performance assessment and reporting and initial contract performance analysis and contract schedule forecasting. Performs contract reviews relative schedule progress and milestone payments and contract change control.
+ Applies core project cost management expertise.
+ Applies core project schedule management expertise.
+ Review and coordinate the management and utilization of project initiation, project planning, project controls guideline and project controls related standards, project controls management processes, job aids and tools.
+ Integrates schedule management with core project controls (cost management, scope management) to drive core objective performance.
+ Manages schedule effort.
+ Tailors schedule management processes.
+ Tailors / creates schedule management tools / techniques to advance schedule performance.
+ Utilizes project management planning and schedule planning processes to validate contractor schedule estimates, forecasts, and milestone completion dates. Manage the Basis of Schedule Estimates.
+ Develop / apply proficiency in project planning and risk management into the project (schedule) baselines.
+ Evaluates schedule performance and schedule variance (SV) and establishes root causes for negative variances and positive variances and identifies required corrective actions.
+ Applies schedule assessment and analysis tools and techniques and integrates scope planning to determine project corrective actions and preventive actions and incorporates path forward activities, logic, resource requirements, work arounds contingency plans, etc. into the project schedule.
+ Works to implement schedule preventive action.
+ Perform standard project and special project schedule reporting as required by the project stakeholders; compiles and produces schedule reports as required and directed.
+ Applies a project integration mindset; integration of people, processes, tools, and techniques to achieve the project schedule objectives.
+ Apply product life cycle costing competence.
+ Becomes a repository to the project management team, Major Project managers, Director, and other relevant stakeholders for accurate project schedule and project management information for reviewing, assessing, analyzing, and change managing schedule management information and reporting.
+ Engages project stakeholders to optimize schedule planning and schedule control.
+ Apply proficiency in effective communication and assessing project stakeholders for their core and special schedule reporting, schedule assessment, and schedule analysis needs and provide those stakeholders with optimum communication, information, and reporting.
+ The Project Scheduler will manage in accordance with Industry standards, the NiSource Project Management Guidelines and Standards, and industry best practices.
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:**
+ Integrated knowledge base in project scope-schedule-cost, and risk-quality management.
+ Integrated comprehension and application of project management subsidiary guidelines, standards, processes, and job aids.
+ Integrated proficiency in risk and quality management tools and techniques.
+ Leads (situational leadership), inspires, motivates project stakeholders in concert with effective stakeholder management using cognitive ability, personal effectiveness, innovation, value-based decision-making, integrated communication (soft and hard skills), conflict resolution, teamwork, team building. Developed knowledge base in project schedule development, schedule status and progress reporting and initial schedule monitoring and control processes.
+ Expected comprehension of project planning and scheduling guidelines, standards, processes, and job aids.
+ Initial proficiency in scheduling software (P6) and spreadsheet development, utilization, and controlled manipulation.
+ Coordinates, applies cognitive ability, personal effectiveness, innovation, initial decision-making, communication soft skills; listening, articulating, writing, messaging, proactive stakeholder management
**Required for Selection:**
+ High School diploma and two years of experience working as a scheduler OR
+ High School diploma and four years of construction / engineering experience OR
+ Bachelors Degree and one year experience in a technical field
+ Valid Drivers License
**Preferred for Selection:**
+ Bachelors Degree and two years experience as a project scheduler.
+ Ability to read and interpret schedules, schedule software proficiency; database development proficiency
+ Experience in large industrial Capital Project environments.
_As a public utility, NiSource is required to provide continuous service to customers at all times. To ensure we fulfill that obligation, employees may be required to work outside their normal work hours and perform tasks outside of their normal responsibilities in support of emergency operations._
**Work Authorization**
Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
**Workplace Connection**
Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.
Respect the unique lived experiences within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represents all walks of life and all backgrounds.
Treat others with respect and consideration. Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.
**Equal Employment Opportunity**
NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, citizenship status, or any protected group status as defined by law. Each employee is expected to abide by this principle.
**By applying, you may be considered for other job opportunities.**
**Safety Statement**
Promote a safe work environment by actively participating in all aspects of our employee safety program. Report any unsafe conditions and take actions to prevent personal injuries. Support our interdependent safety culture by ensuring the safety of your co-workers. Stay focused on the task at hand and promote productivity through good work habits.
**Salary Range*:**
$93,800.00 - $140,700.00
**_*The salary offered to a candidate is_** **_based on several factors including_** **_but not limited to_** **_the_** **_candidates skills, job-related knowledge, and relevant experience_** **_, as well as internal pay equity_** **_._**
**Posting Start Date:**
2025-07-16
**Posting End Date (if applicable):**
2025-07-30
**Please note that the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.**
At NiSource, you'll be part of the team serving nearly four million customers throughout the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, who count on us to energize their homes and businesses. Whether speaking with customers by phone, analyzing financial data or installing new gas lines in a neighborhood, youll meet exciting challenges each day and make the most of your skills and talents. And youll be part of a company that was named by Forbes magazine as one of Americas Best Large Employers.
We're looking for talent from all backgrounds. We invite candidates of all abilities to come as they are and do what they love. Through our years of successful growth, weve stayed true to our roots by making a difference in the lives of millions of our customers. If youre interested in joining an inclusive, innovative company that fosters opportunity for growth, NiSource might be the place for you.
Job ID: 485768448
Originally Posted on: 7/17/2025
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