SR PROJECT SCHEDULER

Position Summary: 
The Senior Project Scheduler is an experienced, detail-oriented Scheduler Role, which develops and managers complex, fully integrated construction schedules and provides advanced critical path analysis, forecasting, and schedule recovery recommendations. This role partners closely with project leadership to support planning, execution and performance management across multiple projects. The Senior Project Scheduler reports to the Scheduling Manager or Scheduling Director.  

Essential Functions: 

• Follow the standardized scheduling procedures and methodologies throughout Branch. 

• Work closely with proposal managers, project managers, engineers, designers, procurement staff, construction managers, estimators, and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from the beginning of a pursuit through the end of construction. 

• Ensure compliance with client (contract) scheduling requirements 

• Develop and maintain critical path logic networks. 

• Develop revenue and cost loaded schedules as predictive tools for cash flow analysis 

• Develop and maintain resource loaded schedules, including lists of activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long lead procurement items and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the projects. 

• Analyze available manpower and resources, trends, schedule variations, schedule performance and schedule forecast. 

• Assess the impact of design changes and schedule slippage and inform company management and clients of all schedule updates. 

• Accumulate and access historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting. 

• Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems. May interface with clients, attend regular meetings and give statistical reports. 

• May supervise junior staff members 

 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree, or technical training and related experience 

• Five or more years construction scheduling experience, including 1-2 years of leadership experience leading scheduling tasks 

• Advanced knowledge of construction engineering technology, codes, standards, etc., plus an in-depth understanding of the construction of infrastructure and/or building projects 

• Working knowledge of standard cost control methods utilized in the execution of various types of projects 

• Proficiency in various project controls software such as Excel and Primavera P6 

• Experience working on Joint Venture projects is preferred 

 

Physical Demands 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

 

Travel  

The position requires intermittent travel and overnight lodging. 

 

Work Environment 
This position operates in an office environment with frequent project site visits. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers/scanners. 

 

Physical Demands 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an office employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use their hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk, and hear. The employee will sometimes need to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, and smell. The employee must be able to lift or move up to 50lbs.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, midrange vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

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