Sr. Scheduler/Risk Manager

About the Position

Are you ready to take on a career-defining challenge where your expertise in scheduling and risk management will directly impact major infrastructure projects? We’re looking for a Senior Scheduler/Risk Manager to join our team—someone who thrives on solving complex scheduling puzzles, mitigating risks before they become roadblocks, and ensuring large-scale programs stay on track. In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of project success, leveraging cutting-edge tools like Primavera P6, Monte Carlo analysis, and forensic scheduling techniques to drive efficiency and clarity. If you have a passion for precision, a knack for problem-solving, and the leadership skills to guide stakeholders through the intricacies of project scheduling and risk assessment, we want to hear from you.

This is a long term, full-time, onsite position located in the Washington DC Area.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze owner/project manager and contractor prepared CPM schedules, baseline schedules, and monthly schedule updates to identify critical paths, near critical paths, milestone impacts, phasing shifts and potential trends. 
• Analyze schedules for opportunities to reduce schedule risk, critical path duration, and recover delays by creating and analyzing what-if schedules. 
• Develop and implement governance structures for risk management.
• Perform schedule audits on project schedules to ensure data is “risk ready.”
• Perform schedule Monte Carlo analysis on client’s schedule.
• Analyze contractor delay claims including owner risk through the application of forensic scheduling principles for merit, quantity, concurrent delays, excusable versus inexcusable delays, compensable versus non-compensable delays, et cetera. 
• Continuous analysis of schedules and provision of alternatives and expected outcomes to avoid any schedule delays.  
• Apply Earned Value Management techniques to schedules for purposes of reporting key performance indicators (KPIs). 
• Responsible for the creation of a risk management plan, risk policies, and procedures.
• Responsible for risk management including risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning.
• Develop risk register format including scoring system, fields to track, and risk breakdown structures.
• Lead risk workshop sessions for risk identification and planning.
• Lead uncertainty ranging sessions to support a Monte Carlo analysis.
• Manage the client’s update cycles, continuous risk monitoring techniques, reports, and dashboards.
• Apply schedule risk management techniques for risk management purposes; support risk register updates; support risk assessment to prepare for contingencies. 
• Perform cost Monte Carlo analysis (quantitative) on the project or program cost estimate.
• Prepare and present schedule analysis presentations.

Skills and Attributes

• Adaptability to technological advancements in scheduling, software tools, project management systems, which may require “out of the box” thinking and application.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction, under pressure and successfully prioritize deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills. 
• Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships. 
• Natural curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education/experience. 
• 10+ years’ experience in risk management with CPM construction scheduling for complex civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing large programs (e.g., $500M+) utilizing quality and risk-based thinking.
• Experience working on teams for large, complex infrastructure design-build programs.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), resource planning, and cashflow management.
• Experience creating and presenting technical presentations in group settings and meetings. 
• Experience in risk analysis techniques for CPM schedules (e.g., Monte Carlo analys