Join UCC Environmental, a leader in sustainable technology solutions:
Looking for a career where your work has real impact? At UCC Environmental, you’ll join a company built on solving complex industrial challenges while advancing sustainable solutions for air, water, and solids handling around the world.
We’re a privately held, family-owned business with more than a century of experience supporting mission-critical industries. Our teams work with utility power providers and heavy industrial customers globally, delivering innovative solutions in environmental compliance, material handling, and high-performance aftermarket technologies.
At UCC Environmental, you’ll collaborate with a diverse, global team that values technical expertise, problem-solving, and long-term customer relationships. With continued growth across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, we offer opportunities to contribute meaningfully to an expanding international business.
Headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, UCC owns and operates sales, manufacturing, assembly, and warehousing facilities across the United States, Canada, Germany, India, and China. If you're looking for a place where your ideas matter, your work has purpose, and your career can grow alongside a global organization, UCC Environmental could be the right fit!
The focus of the position of Project Scheduler is to develop and maintain integrated schedules for various systems designed and supplied by UCC. This position is responsible for monitoring and expediting engineering deliverables as required by the Project Management group.
Create master schedule for each assigned project. Coordinate each function’s project deliverable within the project scope. Weekly communication, planning and organization of an overall integrated schedule, including engineering, procurement, and construction activities to support the execution of contracts
Review overall project schedules and make determinations on how internal/external deliveries impact project milestones or other key project activities. Assess potential delays or problems with the receipt and/or productions of deliverables (internally or externally). Communicate issues to Project Manager with recommended action plan for recovery
Integrate separate schedules or sub-networks from outside partners into a master schedule. Analyze and determine schedule logic and overall critical path
Compile, analyze and report project performance indicators to Project Management. Facilitate project discussions and develop additional tools required to control the risks associated with the projects
Work in close coordination with Document Control Coordinator to monitor and manage contract documents as they move through the work-flow processes; anticipate delay/bottlenecks and appropriately communicate timeline adjustments based on contract changes
Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
Characteristics and Skills:
Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the project scheduling software (i.e., Oracle P6)
Well-developed understanding of project scheduling methods and techniques (WBS development, schedule and resource loading, critical path analysis). Ability to apply scheduling techniques in a multi-project environment dealing with multiple engineers, contractors, and sub-contractors
Possess an understanding of engineering/construction sequencing and methods
Perform variance analysis on earned value, productivity trends and critical path analysis, as required; anticipate problems, communicate, and advise the Project Management team on impacts to baseline, participate in developing planned recoveries
Ability to determine schedule impact from contractor change orders
Ability to integrate risk identification and analysis into integrated schedule
Highly effective in working in a team environment with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills. Demonstrated ability to achieve results through others. Both process-centric and results-oriented
Hands-on, pragmatic. Proactive with the ability to coordinate and plan strategically. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound decisions and recommendations
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Flexible, creative, with the ability to achieve results without close supervision
Ability to multi-task, cope with demands of simultaneous activities
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
Essential Physical Abilities:
Must be aligned with Core Values and Beliefs that drive UCC’s existing corporate culture;
People – we trust and invest in our people, unlocking their full potential and they always come first
Teamwork – we respect others and create a collaborative working environment of inclusion and inspiration
Integrity – we are truthful and respectful to customers, employees, community and suppliers
Customer Satisfaction – we keep existing customers by delivering exceptional customer service
Innovative –we encourage resourceful problem solving in the face of adversity
Compensation and Benefits:
Base Pay Range: $71,500 to $81,500 annual pay based on skills and experience
Insurance: Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Employee Assistance Programs and Voluntary Options such as Vision, HSA, FSA (Medical, Dental, Vision and Dependent Care), Accident, Identity Theft, Legal coverage
Retirement: 401(k) with up to 4% company match, Pre-Tax and Roth Options, and discretionary Annual Profit-Sharing contribution
Time Off: 10 days of Vacation, Vacation Purchase Plan up to 10 days purchased per year, 5 days of Sick and 10 Holidays, Parental Leave, FMLA
Miscellaneous: Student Debt Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, Certification and License Reimbursement, Personalized Professional Development Plans and Career Path Options.
If interested in this position, please apply online via our website at https://uccenvironmental.com/careers/ and select Explore Current Openings to apply for this position online.
UCC Environmental is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran. If you have difficulty applying for this job online, by e-mail, or need accommodations, please call us at 847-473-5900 and ask for Human Resources.
