Senior Project Scheduler

About the role

Dematic is seeking an experienced Senior Project Scheduler to help deliver complex automation projects across its customer portfolio. This is not a traditional planning role: the postholder acts as a trusted partner to Project Managers, offering schedule leadership, challenge, insight and recovery strategies. The ideal candidate has previously led projects or programmes and managed large-scale project schedules.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules aligned to Dematic standards and project delivery requirements.
• Partner with Project Managers, engineering teams, subcontractors and customers so schedules reflect project progress and delivery commitments.
• Analyse schedule performance, identify emerging risks and recommend proactive recovery actions.
• Challenge assumptions, dependencies and progress updates so reporting stays accurate.
• Apply project controls techniques such as Critical Path Analysis, Earned Value Management (EVM), PERT and schedule risk analysis.
• Evaluate actual progress against forecasts and support schedule and financial forecasting.
• Support project reporting packs, executive updates and customer-facing schedule reviews.
• Support extension-of-time claims, change orders and contractual discussions with customers and suppliers.
• Contribute to improving project controls, scheduling standards, templates and PMO processes, and coach Project Managers in scheduling best practice.

Required profile

• Previous experience as a Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager, Project Controls Manager, Lead Planner or Senior Scheduler.
• Significant experience delivering complex engineering, automation, construction, manufacturing, oil & gas or industrial projects.
• Experience owning and managing large, complex project or programme schedules.
• Strong understanding of project delivery, project life cycles and the challenges faced by frontline project teams.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and challenge project teams.

Required skills

• Extensive experience using Microsoft Project and Project Server.
• Experience applying Earned Value Management, Critical Path Analysis, schedule recovery planning and forecasting.
• Desirable: engineering or scientific background, PMP, PMI-SP, APM PMQ or APM Planning & Controls qualification, and experience supporting contractual claims and extension-of-time assessments.

What we offer

• Career development.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Pay transparency.
• Global opportunities.

The role involves significant travel, typically 50-60% of the year on customer sites, rising to up to 80% during key project delivery periods.