Program Master Scheduler

About the role

Are you a seasoned scheduling veteran ready to take the reins on one of the largest infrastructure projects in the nation? We are seeking a highly experienced Program Master Scheduler to join the Project Controls Office in Sacramento, CA.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Program Scheduling Manager, you will be the guardian of the program's schedule health, performing detailed analysis and providing strategic insights.
• Schedule Development & Maintenance: Provide schedule development, continuous maintenance of schedule data, and periodic reporting for all program schedules.
• Design Integration: Identify, develop, and correlate program schedule activities directly with associated program design plans.
• Detail schedule activities to reflect the duration and basis of the duration for construction elements.
• Risk & Reliability Analysis: Perform reviews and analysis of program schedules for reliability, risk identification, and risk assessments (e.g., identifying utility relocations, environmental/seasonal restrictions, or procurements).
• Critical Path Identification: Identify the longest path and critical schedule items and provide recommendations for increased schedule reliability.
• Variance Reporting: Manage progress, schedule duration changes, and the duration verification basis, while providing periodic updates and documentation to Program/Project Controls.
• Forecasting & Correlation: Review and analyze current in-progress schedules for correlation with future, planned construction schedules (comparing current duration estimates versus future planned estimates).

Requirements

• Minimum of 20 years of progressive experience with increasing responsibility.
• A Degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or Engineering (or equivalent).
• Proficiency and knowledge of computer software applications including Primavera P6, TILOS, Acumen Fuse, and Microsoft (MS) Office Suite.
• Extensive scheduling and project controls experience, with familiarity with rail and roadway transportation projects and disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in the core software applications: Primavera P6, TILOS, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook.
• Deep familiarity with large-scale rail and roadway transportation projects and disciplines.