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Project Scheduler roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires employers to test the U.S. labor market before filing your I-140 petition. Construction, defense, and infrastructure firms regularly sponsor foreign scheduling professionals for permanent residency.
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11-09-2026
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
Job Summary
This role will be responsible for coordinating scope of work for team activities and supporting the Project Managers (PMs).
With some supervision, this role will also perform functions of a scheduler and/or commodity tracker for major projects.
Develop, maintain & analyze less complex scope of work schedules using the assigned system.
Develop and analyze scope of work schedules using assigned systems.
Provide integrated cost loaded, resource loaded, and logic driven schedules, as applicable.
Perform schedule maintenance, collecting progress data, developing and implementing scope of work schedule/status reports, and providing consistent, accurate information to the scope of work execution team.
What You Will Do:
- Define activities, durations, work sequences, and relationship logic to develop the scope of work plan and develop milestones to represent key decisions and deliverables that take place during execution.
- Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze scope of work project schedules using the assigned system (Primavera, SmartSheet, etc.).
- Organize and lead schedule review meetings with all stakeholders and incorporate appropriate details.
- Ensure clear minutes and action items, as required.
- Engage team and stakeholders to create schedules and provide schedule analysis updates to team, alerting them to schedule risks and issues that could delay milestones.
- Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders.
- Understand the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards.
- Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.
- Work with Administrator to assign security, profiles, and roles for new users.
- Learn, use, and refine sound techniques and best practices to update progress, acquire information, baseline schedules, maintain schedules, develop commodity curves, track metrics, and support project/outage teams on a routine basis.
- Provide periodic summary level status reports as requested.
- Prepare and analyze metrics reports or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
What You Will Need:
- High School Diploma or GED, 5 years' qualified experience*
- Qualified associate's degree, three years' qualified experience*
- Qualified bachelor's degree, one year of qualified experience*
- Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and could include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management
- Experience: Qualified experience includes utility specific operations knowledge/experience with a good working knowledge of work processes and procedures. Experience should be in design, operations, planning, project management, cost tracking analysis, forecasting, project budgets, working with accounting principles, and/or construction or maintenance of systems and/or equipment.
Valued Skills:
- Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively and efficiently; show capacity for organizational and planning skills; as well as having an aptitude for accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to achieve goals.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Team player with ability to work and collaborate well with others.
- Immediate knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.
- Some travel, including overnight, may be required. On rare occasions, temporary relocation might be required to complete work.
- Must be a self-motivated individual and able to work under general supervision, be independent, and competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all scope of work aspects.
- Safely and effectively perform light physical duties at various work sites including home and AEP locations in varying conditions.
- Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure and behavior of AEP.
- For nuclear positions, work performed at nuclear power sites may involve work in hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within the limits prescribed by the NRC.
- As applicable based on role and site, duties can involve construction site walkdown on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions, as applicable.
What You Will Get:
In addition to competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.
Where Putting The Customer First, Powers Everything We Do.
At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company - we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities.
If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!
Compensation Data
Compensation Grade: SP20-006
Compensation Range: $74,551.00 - $93,188.50
The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.
Job Posting End Date
11-09-2026
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
Job Summary
This role will be responsible for coordinating scope of work for team activities and supporting the Project Managers (PMs).
With some supervision, this role will also perform functions of a scheduler and/or commodity tracker for major projects.
Develop, maintain & analyze less complex scope of work schedules using the assigned system.
Develop and analyze scope of work schedules using assigned systems.
Provide integrated cost loaded, resource loaded, and logic driven schedules, as applicable.
Perform schedule maintenance, collecting progress data, developing and implementing scope of work schedule/status reports, and providing consistent, accurate information to the scope of work execution team.
What You Will Do:
- Define activities, durations, work sequences, and relationship logic to develop the scope of work plan and develop milestones to represent key decisions and deliverables that take place during execution.
- Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze scope of work project schedules using the assigned system (Primavera, SmartSheet, etc.).
- Organize and lead schedule review meetings with all stakeholders and incorporate appropriate details.
- Ensure clear minutes and action items, as required.
- Engage team and stakeholders to create schedules and provide schedule analysis updates to team, alerting them to schedule risks and issues that could delay milestones.
- Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders.
- Understand the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards.
- Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.
- Work with Administrator to assign security, profiles, and roles for new users.
- Learn, use, and refine sound techniques and best practices to update progress, acquire information, baseline schedules, maintain schedules, develop commodity curves, track metrics, and support project/outage teams on a routine basis.
- Provide periodic summary level status reports as requested.
- Prepare and analyze metrics reports or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
What You Will Need:
- High School Diploma or GED, 5 years' qualified experience*
- Qualified associate's degree, three years' qualified experience*
- Qualified bachelor's degree, one year of qualified experience*
- Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and could include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management
- Experience: Qualified experience includes utility specific operations knowledge/experience with a good working knowledge of work processes and procedures. Experience should be in design, operations, planning, project management, cost tracking analysis, forecasting, project budgets, working with accounting principles, and/or construction or maintenance of systems and/or equipment.
Valued Skills:
- Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively and efficiently; show capacity for organizational and planning skills; as well as having an aptitude for accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to achieve goals.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Team player with ability to work and collaborate well with others.
- Immediate knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.
- Some travel, including overnight, may be required. On rare occasions, temporary relocation might be required to complete work.
- Must be a self-motivated individual and able to work under general supervision, be independent, and competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all scope of work aspects.
- Safely and effectively perform light physical duties at various work sites including home and AEP locations in varying conditions.
- Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure and behavior of AEP.
- For nuclear positions, work performed at nuclear power sites may involve work in hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within the limits prescribed by the NRC.
- As applicable based on role and site, duties can involve construction site walkdown on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions, as applicable.
What You Will Get:
In addition to competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.
Where Putting The Customer First, Powers Everything We Do.
At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company - we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities.
If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!
Compensation Data
Compensation Grade: SP20-006
Compensation Range: $74,551.00 - $93,188.50
The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Project Scheduler
Document your scheduling software credentials early
PERM audits frequently target specialty occupation evidence. Gather certifications in Primavera P6, MS Project, or Oracle Unifier before your employer files, since DOL may request proof that your qualifications match the advertised role requirements.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search OFLC disclosure data filtered by SOC code 11-3012 to find construction, engineering, and defense contractors that have filed PERM applications for schedulers. Firms with repeated filings understand the process and are less likely to abandon a sponsorship mid-filing.
Search for green card sponsoring roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters Project Scheduler openings by employers with documented green card sponsorship history, saving you from applying to firms that only offer H-1B visa transfers or won't commit to permanent residency.
Clarify the EB-2 versus EB-3 track with your employer
EB-2 requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience in project controls. If your credentials are borderline, confirm which category your employer intends to file under before the PERM recruitment process begins, since switching tracks restarts the clock.
Negotiate PERM recruitment timing into your offer
Employers must complete DOL-mandated recruitment steps before filing PERM. Ask during the offer stage whether they'll initiate the prevailing wage determination request to OFLC within your first 90 days, so the process starts before your H-1B status requires renewal.
Verify your prevailing wage category matches your duties
Use the OFLC Wage Search to check which wage level applies to your specific scheduling duties. A Level I wage on your PERM application signals an entry-level role, which can trigger a USCIS RFE questioning whether the position genuinely requires your advanced credentials.
Green Card Project Scheduler: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Project Scheduler role qualify as a specialty occupation for green card purposes?
Yes. Project Schedulers are classified under SOC code 11-3012 and O*NET recognizes the occupation as requiring specialized knowledge in engineering, construction management, or a related field. DOL and USCIS both treat the role as a professional occupation eligible for EB-2 or EB-3 classification, provided the employer's job description requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant discipline.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B is a temporary nonimmigrant status capped at 85,000 per year and subject to an annual lottery. PERM-based EB-3 sponsorship has no annual cap on petitions filed, leads to permanent residency rather than a renewable temporary status, and is driven entirely by your employer completing DOL labor market testing. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM processing alone averages six to twelve months before your I-140 is even filed.
Which employers commonly sponsor Project Schedulers for green cards?
Federal contractors, large engineering firms, infrastructure developers, and defense primes are the most consistent sponsors. These employers maintain in-house immigration counsel and run scheduling departments large enough to justify repeat PERM filings. You can filter for employers with documented sponsorship history using Migrate Mate, which surfaces Project Scheduler openings tied to companies that have completed the PERM process before.
What documents should I prepare before my employer starts the PERM process?
Gather your official degree transcripts, any scheduling software certifications such as Primavera P6 or Oracle Primavera, and a detailed record of your project control experience organized by project type and dollar value. DOL audits often request evidence that your background directly matches the advertised position, so having documentation ready speeds up your employer's response window if an audit is triggered.
Can I change jobs while my green card application is pending?
Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is current, portability rules under AC21 allow you to change to a same or similar occupation without restarting the process. Project Scheduler roles under SOC 11-3012 are closely related to project management and construction management titles, which gives you reasonable portability options, but you should confirm the occupational similarity with an immigration attorney before accepting a new offer.