Vessel Scheduler

The role

The Vessel Planner owns the detailed production schedule for assigned hulls. This person maintains activity logic, production sequencing, and forecasted vessel milestones in Primavera P6.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain the detailed Primavera P6 schedule for each assigned vessel.
• Verify work breakdown structure, estimates, durations, and sequence logic.
• Status the schedule with timely progress updates.
• Maintain forecasted vessel milestones.
• Preserve schedule integrity through ongoing logic review.
• Perform critical path and near-critical path analysis.
• Calculate schedule variance and Schedule Performance Index against baseline.
• Produce milestone bar chart schedules, S-curves, and look-ahead schedules.
• Prepare progress updates and provide hull-level inputs for reporting.
• Coordinate with engineering and procurement to align design releases and material availability.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 2–4+ years of planning/scheduling or project controls experience.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 or similar caliber scheduling software.
• Working knowledge of critical path method (CPM) scheduling and schedule performance metrics (SV, SPI).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• 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.
• Lifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally.

Nice to have

• Experience scheduling new construction vessels or similarly complex production units.
• Familiarity with marine construction sequencing and quality processes (RFI, FAT, punch list management).
• PMI-SP, AACE PSP, or similar scheduling/project controls certification.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents
• Dental and Vision Insurance: Saronic pays 100% of the premium under the basic plan for employees and 80% for dependents
• Generous PTO and Holidays
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Performance-based bonuses
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Equity options
• Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Discounted pet insurance options including 24/7 Telehealth helpline
• Free lunch benefit
• Unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office

Before you apply

• Requires access to export-controlled information or items that require U.S. Person status (U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, or certain protected classes of asylees and refugees).

About the company

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.