Project Scheduler

Job Summary
The Project Scheduler is a construction scheduler who is primarily responsible for developing and maintaining program schedules that identify relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints for construction projects of various types, as outlined in the description below.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains program schedules that identify relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints for construction projects of various types
• Independently interprets and reads detailed construction drawings (architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, etc.) and develops a clear understanding of work scope
• Ability to perform construction scheduling
• Reviews contractor’s baseline schedule submissions and verifies that all work scope is identified properly and logically sequenced correctly; provides written detailed schedule review comments
• Performs QA/QC on contractor schedule submittals for conformance with the contract; reviews critical path, cost loading, resource loading of man-hours, schedule content, recovery schedules, use of logic relationships and lags, constraints, and milestones
• Performs schedule time impact analysis for any change orders that affect the construction schedule; conducts schedule negotiations with the Owner’s Authorized Representative (OAR) and the contractor for any delay time settlements
• Reads drawings to determine if work is in or out of scope, and understands terms and conditions of the contract to determine if any compensable or non-compensable time extensions have merit
• Performs critical path analysis and Earned Value analysis
• Walks the construction sites as needed and checks the contractor’s weekly/monthly schedule progress; provides reports to the project OAR and upper management.
• Effectively communicates with the contractor regarding all schedule/progress-related matters and concerns in the weekly status meetings and all other schedule-related meetings
• Performs program schedule QA/QC reviews on a regular basis
• Performs status updates for program schedules/master schedules on a bi-monthly basis
• Ensures proper use of program-level standard codes, layouts, and reports necessary to ensure data integrity
• Serves as a liaison between project teams, department leadership, and the Program & Project Controls department
• Prepares reports as needed and directed by management
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Proficiency in Primavera latest version
• Strong skillsets in MS Office Suite products
• Understanding of theories, principles, and practices of cost engineering, scheduling, and schedule forensics
• Superior organizational and planning skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build efficient working relationships with project teams and department staff

Education and Experience:

• Minimum five years full-time paid professional experience in construction scheduling for an owner or general contractor, preferably for an educational facility or public works projects
• There are two ways to meet the minimum education requirement:

o Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management. –OR–
o Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in any course, but with an additional two years of experience in construction scheduling (that is, a total of seven or more years of full-time paid professional experience in construction scheduling).

Submission Instructions (per Client requirement)
The successful candidate’s application and/or professional resume will include the following:

• Full legal name
• Number of years of full-time professional experience in construction scheduling for an owner or general contractor, preferably for an educational facility or public works projects
• Number of years working for a public agency (including but not limited to educational institutions)
• List of all educational achievements including (1) college(s)/university(ies) attended, major and area of emphasis, degree received (Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, etc.), and year degree received, (2) certificate courses attended and completed, and (3) other training courses attended. Note: if a degree was not completed, indicate number of credits obtained.
• List of all professional licenses or certificates including the license/registration number and expiration date
• List of awards received
• Detailed employment history with each company or government agency including

o Name & contact information of the firm or agency,
o Start date and end date (month & year)
o Positions held
o List of projects/programs managed including project value, location of assignment, roles and responsibilities, and contribution to each project

Working Conditions
This position is 100% on-site in our client’s office location; work schedule to be determined by supervisor. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to move about the inside and outside of the location to access office equipment, etc. The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a computer, copy machine, etc.