Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.
Job Overview
The Integrated Master Scheduler is responsible for the day-to-day development,
maintenance, analysis, and publication of the shipyard's Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
across all active and planned vessels. The IMS provides the portfolio-level forecast for
major vessel milestones, vessel sequencing, shared resources, production capacity,
facility constraints, and conflicts across the orderbook. The Scheduling & Planning
Manager retains overall accountability and approval authority for the portfolio schedule.
Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule covering all active and
planned new-construction vessels at the Franklin, Louisiana shipyard location.
• Integrate major hull milestones from detailed vessel schedules into a consistent
portfolio-level forecast.
• Maintain common WBS, activity coding, calendars, milestone definitions, data
dates, and schedule interfaces across the portfolio.
• Ensure vessel schedules and the IMS reconcile each update-cycle and that hull-
level milestone movement is visible in the site forecast.
• Model vessel sequencing through major production stages, facilities, and
constrained resources.
• Maintain logic for shared facilities and resources such as jigs, cranes, paint areas,
launch positions, test equipment, specialist labor, and other capacity-limited
assets.
• Identify conflicts between vessels, trade stacking, workspace congestion, resource
contention, and unachievable capacity assumptions.
• Evaluate portfolio scenarios and what-if alternatives for vessel starts, phase
transitions, facility occupancy, and resource allocation.
• Support management decisions on production priorities, vessel sequencing,
recovery strategies, and capacity requirements.
• Serve as day-to-day custodian of configuration, schedule logic, calendars,
baselines, data dates, forecasting, and schedule calculations.
• Perform portfolio-level critical and near-critical path analysis, float review,
milestone variance analysis, and schedule performance trending.
• Execute schedule variance and Schedule Performance Index (SPI) analysis where
applicable and develop milestone bar charts, S-curves, progress curves, and
exception reports.
• Review open ends, invalid logic, negative float, excessive float, lags, constraints,
out-of-sequence progress, and calendar assignments each update cycle.
• Allow valid logic and remaining duration to drive forecast dates rather than manually
moving activities to preserve desired milestones.
• Develop weekly and monthly portfolio schedule reports, milestone dashboards,
critical-path summaries, executive summaries, and recovery-option analyses.
• Present schedule exceptions requiring priorities, resources, or management
decisions.
• Maintain schedule change, delay/risk, decision/action, and milestone-variance
records in accordance with established controls.
• Maintain the standard vessel schedule architecture, common milestone definitions,
interface points, coding, and duration-history framework.
• Incorporate approved lessons learned from completed and repeat hulls into
standard planning templates.
• Support development of historical schedule and productivity data for future
estimating, capacity planning, and production forecasting.
• Partner with Vessel Planners to improve forecast quality without taking ownership
away from the detailed hull schedules.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
[5–8]+ years of planning/scheduling or project controls experience, including integrated or master schedule ownership, preferably in shipbuilding, marine, or complex fabrication environments.
Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 or similar scheduling software, including multi-project integration and resource- and/or cost-loaded schedules.
Strong command of critical path method (CPM) scheduling, earned value concepts, and schedule performance metrics (SV, SPI).
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for reporting and data analysis.
Experience maintaining an integrated master schedule across multiple concurrent new construction vessels or similarly complex programs.
Familiarity with capacity planning, facility/berth constraints, and shared-resource management across a portfolio.
PMI-SP, AACE PSP, or similar scheduling/project controls certification.
Physical Demands
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Occasional standing and walking within the office
Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment
Visual acuity to read screens, documents, and reports
Occasional reaching, bending, or stooping to access file drawers, cabinets, or office supplies
Lifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally (e.g., office supplies, packages)
Benefits
Medical Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance plans covering a range of services
Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents
Dental and Vision Insurance: Coverage for routine dental check-ups, orthodontics, and vision care
Saronic pays 100% of the premium under the basic plan for employees and 80% for dependents
Time Off: Generous PTO and Holidays
Parental Leave: Paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents
Competitive Salary: Industry-standard salaries with opportunities for performance-based bonuses
Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match
Stock Options: Equity options to give employees a stake in the company’s success
Life and Disability Insurance: Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
Pet Insurance: Discounted pet insurance options including 24/7 Telehealth helpline
Additional Perks: Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office
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