Supervisor Project Controls Scheduling - Project Management Controls - Akron FirstEnergy Headquarters

The Supervisor, Project Controls Scheduling is responsible for leading a team of schedulers supporting Distribution work managed by the Construction and Design Services organization. A key focus of this role is schedule oversight for Base Distribution projects and strategic grid modernization and reliability programs. The supervisor will provide leadership and direction for schedule development, maintenance, analysis, and reporting using Primavera P6, while partnering with Project Management and other stakeholders to improve schedule quality, identify risks, and support successful project and program delivery. This role requires strong project controls knowledge, leadership capability, analytical judgment, and the ability to translate complex schedule information into clear insights for stakeholders and leadership.

Responsibilities:

Team Management:

• Manage and provide guidance to a team of schedulers supporting Base Distribution projects and strategic grid modernization and reliability programs.

• Establish clear team priorities and ensure scheduling resources are aligned with project, program, and organizational needs.

• Foster a positive and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration, accountability, professional growth, and employee development.

• Collaborate with team members to establish individual development plans, provide coaching, and support achievement of career and performance goals.

• Conduct regular performance discussions and provide clear, constructive feedback.

• Encourage continuous learning and strengthen team capability in Primavera P6, Critical Path Method scheduling, schedule analysis, project controls, reporting, and stakeholder communication.

Distribution Project and Program Scheduling:

• Provide leadership and oversight for the development, maintenance, and quality of schedules for Base Distribution projects and strategic grid modernization and reliability programs.

• Set priorities and provide direction for the team’s scheduling activities, ensuring schedules are aligned with project scope, execution plans, milestones, resource needs, and required completion dates.

• Ensure consistent application of scheduling standards, Critical Path Method principles, schedule-quality expectations, and governance practices.

• Guide the team’s review of schedule logic, critical and near-critical paths, milestones, constraints, dependencies, and changes to ensure schedules accurately reflect project and program execution plans.

• Ensure schedules are appropriately structured, sufficiently detailed, and aligned with the execution approach for the supported projects and programs.

• Promote schedule quality, consistency, governance, and accountability across the supported Distribution portfolio.

Schedule Review, Analysis, and Reporting:

• Provide leadership oversight for schedule analysis, performance reporting, and executive-level summaries, ensuring information is accurate, actionable, and clearly communicated.

• Establish expectations for regular schedule reviews with Project Management and other stakeholders.

• Guide the team in identifying schedule trends, variances, risks, and key drivers that may affect project or program delivery.

• Ensure schedule reporting provides visibility into planned and forecasted milestones, in-service dates, critical activities, dependencies, and areas requiring action.

• Communicate significant schedule risks, changes, and performance trends to Project Management, Project Controls, program leadership, and the Construction and Design Services Leadership Team.

• Support the translation of detailed scheduling information into clear business insights and recommended actions.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Partner with Project Management, Construction, Engineering, Design, Outage Planning, Supply Chain, Finance, and other stakeholders to support effective planning and execution.

• Facilitate discussions to identify and resolve scheduling conflicts, constraints, dependencies, and risks.

• Promote clear ownership and timely follow-up on schedule actions identified through recurring project and program reviews.

• Support coordination across projects and programs where shared resources, outages, materials, or other dependencies may affect execution.

• Build effective working relationships with stakeholders and ensure scheduling support remains aligned with business and portfolio needs.

Leadership and Continuous Improvement:

• Lead or contribute to initiatives that strengthen Distribution scheduling, project controls, and project management processes.

• Identify opportunities to improve scheduling standards, governance, reporting, automation, data integration, and schedule visibility.

• Support continued adoption and consistent use of Primavera P6 and Critical Path Method scheduling practices.

• Partner with other Project Controls leaders to promote consistency in scheduling methods, expectations, and reporting across the organization.

• Balance multiple priorities and recurring schedule cycles while maintaining high standards for quality, timeliness, stakeholder service, and team development.

• Stay current on industry practices, scheduling methodologies, and technologies that can improve team effectiveness and project delivery.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Progressive experience in project scheduling, project controls, project management, construction planning, or a related project-driven environment.

• Strong knowledge of Critical Path Method scheduling and project schedule development, maintenance, analysis, and reporting.

• Experience with Primavera P6 or a similar enterprise scheduling application.

• Experience leading, coordinating, or providing functional oversight for scheduling or project controls work.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify schedule drivers, evaluate risks, and guide appropriate actions.

• Proven ability to lead and develop employees, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality results through others.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate cross-functional discussions and communicate complex schedule information to stakeholders at all levels.

• Experience supporting electric utility Distribution, capital projects, infrastructure improvement, grid modernization, or reliability programs is preferred.

• Experience overseeing scheduling for portfolios or programs consisting of multiple projects, shared milestones, dependencies, and stakeholders is preferred.

FirstEnergy takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. In addition, your actual base salary will depend on various factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience.

The estimated pay range for this role is $116,025 - $136,500. The pay range for certain locations, including the state of New Jersey, include a 20% differential to account for an increased cost of living, making the pay range $139,230 - $163,800.

Note: This job description is a general outline of the key responsibilities and qualifications for the role of Supervisor, Project Controls Scheduling. It is not intended to be exhaustive and may be subject to change or modification at the discretion of the organization.