Senior Scheduler

Back to jobsSenior SchedulerColumbia, SCApply The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy. We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence. We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values—Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappiness, and Tenacity—guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. TRUST is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission. About the role We are seeking a Scheduler to join our team and play a critical role in driving the execution of complex nuclear projects across engineering, licensing, manufacturing, and construction. In this role, you will develop, manage, and optimize detailed project schedules within our Project Management Office (PMO), preparing schedule data for proposals and contract negotiations, performing schedule integrations, building work logic, and identifying constraints and potential impacts. Partnering closely with project teams, contractors, and stakeholders, you will develop recovery plans, evaluate subcontractor schedules, and provide clear visibility into progress, risks, and forecasted outcomes to ensure projects stay on track and on time.  Responsibilities Schedule Integration & Development: Develop, maintain, and update integrated project schedules using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar tools. Perform integration of individual schedules into the total project plan, including work logic, task dependencies, and resource loading.  Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Alignment: Collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning & testing, regulatory, and project controls teams to collect inputs, define task dependencies, and maintain open communications in support of schedule maintenance and reporting.  Contractor & Subcontractor Schedule Oversight: Provide oversight of planning and scheduling activities of contractors and technology providers. Evaluate subcontractor schedules for required workarounds or potential schedule improvements.  Risk Identification & Recovery Planning: Identify schedule constraints and activities with critical or potential impact on the schedule. Analyze schedule performance, proactively identify risks and bottlenecks, recommend mitigation strategies, and develop recovery plans.  Performance Monitoring & Reporting: Monitor critical paths and milestones, track progress against baseline schedules, and generate reporting dashboards to communicate schedule updates and forecasted outcomes to leadership and stakeholders.  Experience Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience 5+ years of experience in scheduling, project planning, or project controls, preferably in energy, infrastructure, or regulated industries  Proficiency with scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6,...