Construction Scheduler

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, assist the team in mitigating any schedule impacts, 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 milestones and 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, constructability, and float paths.
• Apply standardized work breakdown structures and milestones to develop project schedules collaboratively with the project team, enhancing overall project performance.
• At the completion of the project, develop and record the project’s historical schedule information and lessons learned‚ for future use.
• Support the Request for Proposal process by developing or reviewing project schedules for team presentation
• Produce weekly and monthly Department reports summarizing the status of all current active projects
• Assist with producing data analysis of all schedules including average slip based on standard milestones, lead times, and common delays.

Qualifications and Skills

• A Bachelor’s degree in Scheduling, Engineering, Construction Management or a related field is a plus
• At least 2 years of scheduling 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)
• Knowledge of scheduling software including Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6

Salary Information

• To the extent that this position is performed in New York City, the annual salary range is $80,000-$130,000. This range encompasses ALL levels of construction scheduler.