IDIQ Scheduler at Africa Talent Contours Limited

DESCRIPTION OF JOB TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Organize, implement, and maintain scheduling management system supporting identified projects and their plans.
• Assist to set up tasks and sub tasks to ensure satisfactory realization of project contract requirements as scheduled.
• Log project timelines and maintain database of tasks and its status.
• Log all new information into database and provide scheduled reports for contract coordination and reporting purposes.
• Interact with customer and project staff to schedule work and coordinate assignments.
• Design and develop project schedule.
• Interact with project team and task managers to define scope of work to develop and update detailed schedules, cost information and identification of variances from original plan.
• Evaluate project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas.
• Analyze critical path and constraints to determine effect of changes to schedule and recommend work-around.
• Develop and update weekly short interval schedule working with superintendents and field engineers.
• Suggest management of risks affecting project profit, costs, schedules, and client relations.
• Support project management team to maintain timely and effective change management processes, procedures, and systems.
• Assist project team to develop and maintain periodic status reports to keep management informed on project progress.
• Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.
• Interact with customer or client, managers, and operation leaders.
• Perform other work as assigned.

 BASIC JOB QUALIFICATIONS: (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Must have good oral and written communication skills which enable to effectively liaise with clients, other departments within the organization, subcontractors and clients, and report directly to the Senior Management.
• Particular attention to details, good project management skills.
• Must pass overseas medical screening and be in good health.
• Must be contract oriented and computer literate in Microsoft Office software.
• Must have a valid and be able to obtain driver’s license with restriction code at least 2.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS OR TRAINING

• Knowledge in NAVFAC MAXIMO Training is desirable.
• Knowledge in blueprint reading and project scheduling software (i.e. Primavera, etc.).

EDUCATION:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in engineering (any discipline) is preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Must have at least three (3) years working experience as project scheduler, facility inspector and/or planner & estimator.

Basic terms of the job offer.

• Assignment Duration: 12 months. Renewal subject to performance and project status.
• Base Monthly Salary: 48 hours per week minimum work requirement: $800.00 (based on 48 hr. work week requirement)
• Working schedule: 48 hours per week (8 hours per day/6 days a week)
• Payroll period: Monthly. Amount give take home.
• Overtime: Work more than 8 hours per day or work performed on a rest day and/or holiday, will be paid as overtime at the base salary rate.

• Accommodations: Housing, transportation, meals in-country, and laundry facilities are provided
• Sick Leave: Employee will accrue 2.67 hours of sick leave for each full month of service, beginning with the completion of the first full month of Foreign Service employment.
• Annual leave Up to 21 days paid at the end of each 12-month contract.
• Travel will be provided by the employer to the employee’s home country.
• Project Holidays: 10 paid holidays. New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, President’s Day, Philippine Independence Day, USA Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Other requirements

• Your Passport must be valid for at least 12 months, with at least 6 total blank visa pages remaining.
• Your driver’s license must be valid for at least 6 months (unless processing for a CDL-required position, which will require 12 months remaining).
• Updated covid vaccination certificate
• Medical exam report at a date to be advised.