What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Scheduler position at jrmconstructionmanagementllc?
Company Overview
JRM is one of the top General Contracting and Construction Management Firms with over a decade of trusted experience. Headquartered in New York City with offices in New Jersey, California, and Florida, JRM delivers the highest quality services to clients that include City, State & Federal Agencies, Fortune 500 corporations, respected property owners & developers, major law firms, media & tech firms, leading luxury retailers, renowned hospitality groups, life sciences & healthcare organizations, and financial services firms. JRM knows that dedicated, accomplished employees are the heart of any successful enterprise. We are focused on maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and are always looking to add passionate personnel to our teams across the US.
Job Summary
The Project Scheduler plays a vital role in a construction project, helping to manage both time and resources to ensure work is completed on time. Their primary responsibility is to keep existing project schedules accurate and up-to-date and provide all the schedule based reports to the construction teams on a timely basis.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Produce project schedule related reports for the project teams (schedule progress reports, Critical path, Overall Schedule, Near-Term, etc.).
- Perform weekly schedule progress updates with construction teams.
- Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist project teams in developing recovery plans.
- Maintain record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect schedule performance.
- Analyze critical and near-critical paths and communicate any deviations from baseline paths to the team.
- Make recommendations to manage float and (re)sequence activities (if required) to achieve project milestone dates and interim target completion dates.
- Verify schedule integrity and evaluate logic and float paths.
- Produce weekly reports summarizing the status of all current active projects
- At the completion of the project, develop and record the project’s historical schedule information and lessons learned‚ for future use.
Qualifications and Skills
- A Bachelor’s degree in Scheduling, Engineering, Construction Management or a related field is a plus, OR possess at least two years of related experience
- Demonstrated understanding of the use of modern planning and scheduling principals, methodologies, techniques and tools
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Attention to detail and ability to work with large data volumes
- Strong problem-solving skills and flexibility
- Strong can-do attitude and flexibility to pivot in a fast-paced environment
Computer Systems
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Basic knowledge of scheduling software including Microsoft Project (Powerproject (Asta) or Primavera P6 is a plus)
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with JRM without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. Eligible candidates must be work authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.
