Construction Scheduler

About the role

A Construction Scheduler plays a vital role in a construction project, helping to manage both time and resources to ensure work is completed on time. The job of a scheduler is to create a variety of schedules and analyses for a project, which includes, but is not limited to, preparing master development schedules, building cost and resource loaded baseline schedules, monitoring, and updating schedules, analyzing change order impacts to schedules, performing time impact analysis for delay claims, and preparing monthly schedule reports.

Responsibilities

• Create/develop/maintain master development schedules, fully resource and cost loaded project baseline schedules, and updated monthly project schedules all meeting contract requirements.
• Document and monitor project tasks and schedules.
• Maintain and back up schedule files for each project in a timely and organized manner.
• Interface with project management, owner, and subcontractors on all scheduling related issues, including reporting requirements, progress status, and preparing time impact analysis.
• Work with project team on what-if schedules to analyze impacts of differing construction means and methods.
• Provide support to teams in assessing/documenting delays and impacts, alternate work plans and methods of construction.
• Provide support to project teams when delay(s) have been determined.
• Propose schedule recovery alternatives and mitigation strategies.
• Perform time impact analyses ("TIA's") for change order requests and delay claims.
• Prepare Monthly Schedule Update Reports for each schedule update, which describes current project status, deviations, and identifies any/all critical schedule issues.
• Prepare concise schedule narratives describing the status of assigned projects.
• Create schedule performance dashboards.
• Maintain quality assurance and control on assigned project schedules.
• Contribute to team performance by collaboration and effective communication.
• Contribute to and understand the clients desired project outcomes, identify opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
• Add to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education (or substitute experience): BS in Engineering, Business or Construction Management.
• Minimum Experience required: Previous experience as a Scheduler or Project Controls Manager on construction projects.
• Skills Required: Scheduling and Project Management software programs and/or tools; extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, ASTA Powerproject. Strong oral and written communications skills and the ability to apply appropriate communication techniques to various individuals. Positive customer service orientation, with both internal and external clients is required. Strong interpersonal skills are required, demonstrating a consistent commitment and ability to work with diverse work groups and individuals.

Benefits

RLB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.