Senior Scheduler

Job Description Summary:

Develop, progress, and track pre-construction and all construction job schedules including self-perform work to maintain timely and profitable job completion. Prepare schedule and productivity impact changes and claims. Support with negotiations of changes, develop analytics, and mentor Schedulers and team members in Division(s).

Job Description:

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Able to perform all essential Scheduler responsibilities
• Assist with developing scheduling department procedures and scheduling best practices
• Ensure project teams follow best practices in schedule updating process
• Prepare, update, and validate quality of preconstruction and baseline schedules and narratives
• Independently support project teams managing project schedules
• Verify schedule detail for accuracy and company standards on project basis
• Prepare, update, and validate quality of proposal schedules and narratives
• Attend project kick off and interim reviews as necessary
• Prepare, update, and validate quality of month end schedules and narratives
• Review, develop, and report KPIs, data analytics for labor productivity, financial and scheduling metrics
• Cross checking activity durations with labor productivity rates to verify production goals
• Prepare forensic schedule analysis for detailed cause and effect delay claims analysis
• Prepare claims for mediation and make supportive forensic analysis for settlement negotiations
• Prepare project delay, disruption, and acceleration damages
• Support negotiations of delay and labor productivity changes
• Prepare project specific recovery/acceleration plan schedule as required under the contract
• Partner with Teams on protecting and/or preserving rights to recovery of claims
• Prepare cross region third party scheduling reviews
• Assist with developing and reporting scheduling metrics, status, and project health to division management
• Oversee P6 database management and activity coding
• Assist with developing and conducting scheduling trainings
• Train teams in company scheduling best practices including change orders and labor productivity
• Assist with training and development of schedulers and assistant schedulers
• Full comprehension of company cost management systems
• Fully comprehends and provides council on scheduling changes, notice, and scheduling requirements
• Understands and evaluates the financial projections of projects
• Perform and verify cost and resource loading in P6 schedules on project(s) basis
• Supervise and develop BI analytics for labor and scheduling metrics
• Collaborate with Estimating, VDC, Safety & Quality
• Support client interview needs and attend as requested
• Perform P6 & hands-on schedule trainings and assist with developing trainings
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Requirements or Experience Requirements

• Engineering, Construction Management, or Architectural degree, or equivalent
• 10 years of construction experience including 5+ years scheduling experience with a minimum of 2 years’ experience with construction claims/negotiations
• Demonstrated experience managing teams and driving department goals and objectives
• Demonstrated experience with construction-related scheduling Critical Path Method
• Proficient in construction methods and processes
• Proficient knowledge and understanding of financial/cost management systems, construction cost accounting, and financial projections of projects
• Proficient knowledge and understanding of contracts and notice requirements
• Proficient in reading plans, and specifications
• Demonstrated experience in scheduling and productivity claims
• Proficient understanding of job cost information
• Expert at P6 Professional, Microsoft Suite, and Bluebeam
• Working knowledge of virtual construction technology systems
• Ability to travel locally within divisions

Summary of Benefits

This role is eligible for the following benefits:  medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching, Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), individual stock ownership, paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, bereavement leave, employee assistance program, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, basic term life insurance and AD&D, business travel accident insurance, short and long term disability, financial wellness coaching, educational assistance, Care.com membership, ClassPass fitness membership, and DashPass delivery membership.  Voluntary benefits include additional term life insurance, long term care insurance, critical illness and accidental injury insurance, pet insurance, legal plan, identity theft protection, and other voluntary benefit options.