Blue Ridge Power is a full-service EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) company for solar projects across the United States, offering integrated engineering, a qualified professional labor force, and an expansive fleet of equipment to serve the needs of our clients. Headquartered in Asheville, NC, with offices in Fayetteville, NC, and Lexington, SC. Blue Ridge Power has installed 8 GW of solar infrastructure throughout the country and employs about 700 team members. Learn more at blueridgepower.com.

Blue Ridge Power is currently seeking a Scheduling Manager with the ability to interact with a variety of staff at all levels in an ever-changing environment. The Scheduling Manager will provide oversight of all planning and scheduling activities. The candidate must have a distinguished record of remaining flexible, resourceful, proactive and efficient with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

What You'll Do

Assist the construction and development teams to meet the requirements of both internal and external project deliverables.
Contribute to the establishment and development of effective communication methods to support schedule management.
Update master schedule, including but not limited to resource loading (such as manpower and equipment loading) to establish sequence and lead time.
Oversee and manage schedule processes and conducting all relevant internal audits.
Develop and maintain effective, sound, and healthy communication with a wide range of people at various levels within the company, as well as customers and suppliers.
Assist with the production of performance management data, scorecards, dashboards, and trackers.
Create an environment where co-workers can discover new ways of working that can be of important advantage to the Blue Ridge Power.
Identify the issues or risks that are associated with any aspect of workforce planning cycle and its supporting data.
Suggest appropriate recommendations or improvement strategies to support or tackle all issues.
Contribute to the development and management of training packages to ensure the effective use of information to boost performance.
Develop healthy relationships with internal teams to achieve scheduling goals and construction deliveries.
Assist the organization with staff training, implementation of new software functionality, ideas, and testing.
Assist in the accurate reporting of scheduling data with the use of various tools and models.
Ability to multitask with multiple jobs, projects, and various stakeholders throughout the project life cycle.
Maintain and prepare Earned Value reports for specific family of projects.
Lead weekly meetings with internal management and project clients to give detailed summaries of applicable projects.
Develop and implement processes and procedures for the Scheduling team.
Assist in development of new Schedulers.

Must-Haves

Adequate professional experience of working within scheduling or information area.
Experience in the construction industry.
Excellent analytical skills.
5 years’ experience working with P6 or OPC required.
3 years’ experience as Manager, Scheduling.
Resource loading and cost loading of schedules and the ability to utilize field reports and cost reports for production planning within the schedule for update purposes and earned value tracking.
Work experience with HCSS – Heavy Bid and Heavy Job for cost and resource loading purposes.
Ability to effectively work within a team with the ability to manage workload.
Strong negotiation and persuasion skills to facilitate schedule management in line with service need.
Sound communication skills, both written and verbal.
Adequate computer knowledge, including the use of spreadsheets and databases.
Organization and self-management skills to manage and lead a project accurately and effectively.
Ability to utilize information to foster the acceptance of change or development, and the ability to influence other regions to accept new practices.

Nice-to-Haves

Experience in the Renewable construction industry.
Experience with reporting platforms, Power BI, or SQL.

Working Environment and Physical Demand

Asheville or Charlotte preferred.
If remote, travel required for 1 week per month in our Asheville office.

Blue Ridge Power believes in taking care of our employees by offering benefits that support their physical, mental, and financial well-being.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Matching 401k, Paid Time Off, Company Paid Holidays, Training and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, Hybrid Work Options, Remote Work Options, Dog-Friendly Offices, and much more!

Blue Ridge Power supports organizations local to our offices in Fayetteville, NC, and Asheville, NC, including the school systems, environmental groups, athletics, youth organizations, and more.

Blue Ridge Power is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace.

Blue Ridge Power does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies.