Senior BESS Scheduler – $130K Energy Storage Career in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
This is a specialized, high-demand role in the rapidly growing battery energy storage (BESS) sector. Primavera P6 expertise combined with BESS/utility-scale project experience is a narrow but extremely valuable skill set as the energy transition accelerates globally.
Compensation Analysis: The $90,000–$130,000 range is competitive for a mid-to-senior project scheduler in the energy sector. Senior P6 schedulers in the utility/EPC space typically command $95,000–$140,000 in the US, so this range aligns well. Candidates at the upper end should have direct BESS experience and EPC contract knowledge.
Skills developed in this role:
- Advanced Primavera P6 scheduling across full project lifecycle (NTP to COD)
- Critical path and schedule risk analysis — transferable to any large infrastructure sector
- BESS-specific domain expertise (OEM workflows, grid interconnection) — highly marketable as storage capacity expands
- Cross-functional stakeholder communication and claims/change management
Career signals to weigh:
- Green flag: TAKKION operates in a high-growth sector; BESS schedulers are scarce and command strong market leverage.
- Green flag: Portfolio-wide scheduling responsibility builds leadership credentials quickly.
- Yellow flag: Up to 50% travel and extended hours during critical phases may affect work-life balance.
- Yellow flag: Safety-sensitive designation with ongoing drug testing adds compliance obligations.
This role is an excellent step for schedulers looking to specialize in clean energy infrastructure, a field with strong long-term hiring demand.
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Job Summary:The BESS Project Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing detailed project schedules for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects. This role plays a critical part in ensuring projects are delivered on time by providing accurate schedule forecasts, identifying risks, and supporting project teams with data-driven insights across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and energization phases. This role requires a strong leader that will take ownership of driving accurate and up-to-date scheduling across multiple projects, as well as taking initiative to drive process improvements where there is an opportunity to improve.
Job Responsibilities:- Develop and maintain integrated project schedules for BESS projects from NTP through COD
- Build schedules covering engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, civil, electrical, installation, commissioning, and grid interconnection
- Collaborate with Project Managers, Construction Managers, OEMs, and subcontractors to validate logic, durations, and sequencing
- Perform critical path analysis, float analysis, and schedule risk assessments
- Track project progress and update schedules using actuals, forecasts, and recovery plans
- Identify schedule impacts related to procurement delays, permitting, weather, interconnection, or change orders
- Prepare schedule narratives, look-ahead schedules, and progress reports for internal and external stakeholders
- Support claims, change management, and time-impact analyses as required
- Ensure schedules align with contract milestones, EPC agreements, and owner requirements
- Maintain schedule standards, templates, and best practices across the portfolio
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of project scheduling experience in utility-scale energy, power generation, or heavy civil construction
- Direct experience supporting BESS, solar, wind, or substation projects
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (required)
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Excel
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, procurement lead times, and commissioning activities
- Experience with EPC contracts and utility-scale energy storage projects
- Knowledge of battery OEM workflows (manufacturing, FAT, shipping, commissioning)
- Familiarity with Power BI or other reporting/analytics tools
- Experience supporting schedule recovery plans and delay analysis
- Experience developing resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present schedule data clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Combination of office, remote, and active construction site environments
- Ability to work extended hours during critical project phases
- Working in all weather conditions
- Must be able to lift more than 50 lbs.
- May require overtime, nights, or weekends based on project needs
Candidates must successfully complete a background check and drug screening prior to hiring. This role is considered safety-sensitive and may be subject to ongoing drug and testing in compliance with company policy and regulatory requirements.
Location: Location specific; travel up to 50%
TAKKION is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary: $90,000–$130,000
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