Program Controls and Scheduling Lead

Position Details: Job Title: Program Controls and Scheduling Lead IILocation: Tempe, AZDuration: 24 Months (Potential Extension)Job Description:Seeking an experienced program controls and scheduling lead to develop, manage, and maintain integrated project schedules for a large-scale capital program. The role will oversee planning, scheduling, progress tracking, forecasting, critical-path analysis, and executive reporting across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, and project closeout.Key Responsibilities:Develop and maintain integrated master schedules using WBS, activity logic, milestones, and baselines.Manage schedule updates, progress tracking, forecasting, and critical-path analysis.Identify schedule risks, delays, constraints, and variance drivers.Develop recovery plans, time-impact analyses, and schedule risk assessments.Coordinate schedule inputs across engineering, procurement, construction, CQV, vendors, and contractors.Prepare executive dashboards, look-ahead schedules, and progress reports.Maintain schedule documentation, change logs, baselines, and historical records.Required Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience.8+ years of planning and scheduling experience on major capital projects.Required experience supporting construction projects with a total installed cost exceeding $30 million.Strong expertise in Primavera P6, Critical Path Method (CPM), WBS, baseline management, progress measurement, and recovery planning.Experience integrating engineering, procurement, construction, and CQV schedules.Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.Preferred Qualifications:AACE PSP, PMI-SP, PMP, or equivalent certification.Experience with quantitative schedule risk analysis and time-impact analysis.Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, semiconductor, or other regulated industry experience.Experience with Power BI or similar executive reporting tools.Role Requirements:Primarily office/hybrid with periodic onsite project validation.Limited travel may be required.Must be comfortable challenging schedule assumptions and coordinating across multiple contractors and project teams.EEO:“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”