Senior Project Scheduler

Position Summary

The Senior Project Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing integrated project schedules supporting the planning and execution of major capital projects. The role serves as the Primavera P6 scheduling subject matter expert and provides schedule analysis, critical path evaluation, and independent schedule assurance of contractor schedule deliverables.

The Senior Project Scheduler will work closely with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, project management, and project controls personnel to support successful project execution from project development through startup and production readiness. The role supports project decision-making by providing timely schedule analysis, identifying schedule risks and opportunities, and promoting alignment among project scope, cost, schedule, and execution strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules utilizing Primavera P6.
• Establish and maintain project schedule baselines, progress measurement methodologies, schedule updates, and reporting processes.
• Review contractor schedule submissions for compliance with project requirements and accepted scheduling practices.
• Perform schedule quality assessments and schedule health reviews, including evaluation of logic, constraints, float consumption, progress updates, schedule trends, and critical path validity.
• Provide independent schedule assurance through review of contractor schedule performance, schedule integrity, critical paths, projected completion dates, progress updates, and recovery plans.
• Identify schedule risks, logic deficiencies, unrealistic assumptions, and potential impacts to project objectives and key milestones.
• Analyze critical and near-critical paths and recommend actions to improve schedule performance and mitigate delays.
• Collaborate with project controls, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, and project management teams to maintain alignment among project scope, cost, schedule, and project execution strategies.
• Coordinate integration of engineering deliverables, procurement activities, vendor milestones, equipment delivery, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities within project schedules.
• Monitor schedule impacts associated with long-lead equipment, fabrication, logistics, material availability, and construction readiness.
• Review project progress and schedule updates to assess consistency with project execution status and contractor-reported performance.
• Participate in occasional site visits to support schedule validation, progress assessment, and coordination with project stakeholders.
• Support commissioning, startup, operational readiness, and production ramp-up planning and scheduling activities.
• Prepare schedule analyses, performance metrics, reports, and presentations to support project leadership and stakeholder decision-making.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of scheduling standards, processes, and governance practices as the organization grows.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or related discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• 8+ years of project scheduling experience supporting industrial, mining, mineral processing, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, EPCM, or major capital projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling principles.
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated project schedules.
• Experience reviewing and evaluating contractor schedule submissions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate schedule risks, impacts, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting mining, mineral processing, manufacturing, processing facilities, or other industrial capital projects.
• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, operational readiness, and production ramp-up activities.
• Experience performing schedule risk reviews and schedule recovery analysis.
• Familiarity with schedule health assessment tools and schedule quality best practices.
• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting and visualization tools.

Work Environment

The work environment will be a mix of a typical office environment, construction sites, manufacturing facilities, and mining operations. Travel to project sites may be required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required of personnel so classified. The reporting relationship may not reflect the most recent changes to the corporate reporting structure.

USA Rare Earth proudly supports Equal Employment Opportunities.

USA Rare Earth's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and will provide reasonable accommodations according to applicable federal, state, and local laws. For assistance applying for employment through this site due to disability, please contact Human Resources to discuss reasonable accommodations.

Who we are:

We are on a mission to become a leading supplier of critical materials that enable the green energy and technology revolution.  Our materials and technologies are required for the electric vehicle, green energy, consumer electronics, and defense industries, and our battery grade lithium and tech metals are needed for chipsets, semiconductors, and 5G. 

We have a substantial interest in the Round Top, Heavy Rare Earth, Lithium and Critical Minerals deposit in West Texas. We have also developed the United States’ first rare earth and critical minerals processing facility and we own the only scalable, sintered neo-magnet manufacturing system in the Western Hemisphere. By developing this fully integrated, US-based “mine-to-magnet” critical mineral supply chain, we are poised to become the leading domestic supplier to these industries.

What you can expect:

At USA Rare Earth, we are pioneers and problem solvers, technologists and team players. Together, we:

Build Solutions: If our task was a simple one, it would already be done. We are creative and solution-oriented, and we think outside the box to solve important problems. We know that a range of expertise and technologies is needed for success, and we work across sectors and alongside customers to deliver world-class solutions in sustainable ways.

Deliver Quality: When we do things, we do them well. We believe that top-tier quality leads to industry competitiveness and we hold ourselves to the highest quality standards. We move fast when executing, but safety, quality, and excellence always come first.

Lead responsibly: We have a responsibility to the planet, our consumers, our country, and each other. We put safety at the center of all we do, take accountability for our actions, incorporate sustainable practices in our processes and act with the financial best interest of our investors and consumers in mind.

Win Together: Establishing a rare earth magnet supply chain is a big undertaking – and getting there is a team effort. We communicate openly, work together and challenge each other in pursuit of our goals. With every step we take we learn and get better.