Lead Project Controls Scheduler

About the role

PM2CM, Inc., is a professional services company dedicated to providing Program, Project and Construction Management, Scheduling, Cost Controls and Claims avoidance and Mitigation services to our clients. Our goal is simple: To offer and deliver the “best in class” project management, construction management and project controls services that allow our clients to build with confidence!

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Oversight
  • Supervise and mentor Project Schedulers, ensuring schedules are accurate, realistic, and aligned with program objectives.
  • Partner with Owners’ Authorized Representatives (OARs), Senior Project Managers, contractors, and site staff to review CPM schedules, project scopes, and budgets.
  • Forecast project staffing needs and make recommendations to executive leadership to optimize team resources.
• Scheduling & Analysis
  • Develop and maintain program schedules for multiple project types, identifying relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints.
  • Review contractor baseline and updated schedules for scope accuracy, proper sequencing, and contract compliance; provide detailed written feedback.
  • Perform QA/QC on schedule submittals, reviewing critical paths, cost/resource loading, logic relationships, constraints, and milestones.
  • Conduct schedule Time Impact Analyses for change orders and negotiate delay settlements with stakeholders.
  • Perform Critical Path and Earned Value analyses to assess schedule performance.
• Collaboration & Communication
  • Serve as the primary liaison between project scheduling teams, senior management, and the Program & Project Controls department.
  • Lead schedule-related discussions in weekly progress meetings and other stakeholder sessions.
  • Conduct site visits to validate contractor progress and prepare status reports for upper management.
• Reporting & Continuous Improvement
  • Maintain program-level coding standards and data integrity.
  • Perform regular QA/QC reviews of program schedules and master schedules.
  • Prepare schedule performance reports and status updates on a bi-monthly basis.

Requirements

• Experience & Skills:
  • 8+ years of full-time professional experience in construction scheduling for an Owner or General Contractor (public works or educational facility projects preferred).
  • Proficiency in Primavera P6 (latest version) and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Strong understanding of cost engineering, scheduling best practices, and schedule forensics.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Proven ability to foster collaboration across diverse project teams.
• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management.
  • OR Bachelor’s degree in another discipline plus 2 additional years of qualifying construction scheduling experience.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package featuring 100% employer-paid health insurance, a 401(k) with profit sharing, and additional paid time off each December.