Lead Project Scheduler

Job Ref

663

Location

Eunice, New Mexico

Salary

Competitive

Job Type

Permanent, Uncategorised

Function

Other Area(s)

Role

Uncategorised

Join us at Urenco USA (UUSA), where we're leading the way in nuclear energy innovation. Our state-of-the-art facility located in Eunice, NM, is the only large-scale uranium enrichment facility in North America. We are actively looking for individuals who are ready to work collaboratively on-site in Eunice, NM, and we're pleased to offer relocation support to help make this opportunity accessible to talented individuals like you. Come be a part of the future of clean energy.

Summary of Responsibilities

Lead Project Scheduler is essential for ensuring that complex projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with full alignment across all stakeholders. As projects grow in scale, regulatory requirements, and inter-disciplinary coordination, the need for a highly skilled scheduling leader becomes critical. This role provides strategic oversight, technical expertise, and organizational stability that directly impacts project success.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualifications

- High School Diploma - 5+ years of scheduling experience

Preferred Qualifications

- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree

- PMI Scheduling Professional (SP) qualification or equivalent; PMI, AACE

Job Details

- Work Location: Eunice, NM

- Work Schedule: 9/80 professional work schedule

- Travel Required: 10% of the time or less as required

- Security Clearance Requirement: CAA Access and a L or Q level security clearance.

- Emergency Response Requirements: Emergency Response Organization (ERO) duty may be required; including being on-call (24/7) during your designated team duty week.

- Work Environment: Radiological exposure expectations of < 100 mrem/yr. General Office, Plant Production Areas. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets etc.

Primary Functions

1. Ensures Schedule Integrity Across All Phases

- Develops, maintains, and integrates detailed schedules for engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.

- Applies advanced scheduling methodologies (e.g., critical path, resource loading, risk modeling) to maintain realistic and achievable timelines.

- Identifies schedule conflicts early and provides actionable mitigation strategies.

2. Improves Predictability and Reduces Project Risk

- Conducts schedule risk analyses to forecast potential delays and quantify impacts.

- Provides early warning indicators that help leadership make informed decisions.

- Reduces the likelihood of cost overruns, claims, and rework by maintaining disciplined schedule control.

3. Provides Leadership and Standardization

- Establishes scheduling standards, templates, and best practices across the project or organization.

- Mentors junior schedulers and ensures consistency in schedule development and reporting.

- Serves as the primary scheduling authority for internal teams, contractors, and external partners.

4. Enhances Communication and Stakeholder Alignment

- Translates complex schedule data into clear, actionable insights for executives, project managers, and field teams

- Facilitates schedule review meetings, progress updates, and scenario planning sessions.

- Ensures all stakeholders operate from a single source of truth.

5. Supports Strategic Decision-Making

- Provides “what-if” analyses to evaluate alternative execution strategies.

- Helps leadership optimize resource allocation, sequencing, and contingency planning.

- Strengthens the organization’s ability to meet contractual obligations and performance metrics.

6. Drives Efficiency and Cost Savings

- Improves coordination between disciplines, reducing idle time and bottlenecks.

- Enables more accurate forecasting of labor, equipment, and material needs.

- Minimizes schedule-related claims and disputes by maintaining transparent, defensible schedules.

- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

Please note that we continually evaluate our plans and make adjustments as necessary to meet market and business requirements.*

Compensation starting at: $108808 - $131094 / year and up dependent on candidate.

Urenco USA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Urenco USA encourages minorities, females, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply. Urenco USA supports a drug free environment.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview process, and/or to perform essential job functions, please contact UUSA HR at HRUUSA@urenco.com.

Urenco USA |A trusted leader in meeting the world’s demand for sustainable energy.

Urenco USA (UUSA) is part of an international company that operates on the cutting-edge of the nuclear energy industry, utilizing the world’s most advanced, energy-efficient, and cost-effective method to enrich uranium. As the only enrichment facility in North America, UUSA helps provide clean, sustainable energy while operating under a framework of high environmental, social responsibility, and corporate governance standards. Our world-class facility is located in the middle of the EnergyPlex. We strive to promote the production of nuclear energy to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy while remaining dedicated to safety and investing in community outreach.

If you are already an employee of Urenco USA and are interested in applying for another job within the company, please apply and upload a completed Internal Candidate Application form (HR-2-3000-15-F-2), and your resume totheinternal career portal.

Enrich your future!

URENCO USA | Human Resources | HRUUSA@urenco.com

# How to Apply

Urenco is committed to encouraging equality and diversity within our workforce. Are you enthusiastic about this position and you don't meet every single requirement? The real fit for a job is not always in your current experience or education. We are striving towards strong, diverse and complementary teams, in an inclusive and authentic workplace. So if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles and we would like to meet you!