SCHEDULING CONSULTANT

Draper & Associates is seeking a detail-oriented Construction Scheduling Consultant to join our team in supporting various construction consulting projects based out of the firm’s Atlanta, GA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, or Houston, TX office. Under the supervision of senior leadership, the Scheduling Consultant provides technical, managerial, and administrative support on Draper projects, implementing and monitoring project control tools and preparing project progress and performance reports.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, monitoring, and maintaining project schedules for multiple construction projects of various sizes and complexity.
• Collaborate with leadership and project stakeholders to identify detailed tasks, durations, dependencies, and resources necessary to build, update, and maintain a project’s Overall Project Schedule.
• Monitor project timelines and deadlines.
• Perform schedule reviews to ensure effective and efficient best practices for scheduling are implemented on the project.
• Diplomatically communicate schedule performance and advise the project team on status and preventative or corrective actions required.
• Regularly walk construction job sites to review activity progress and accurately apply construction sequencing knowledge to status the project schedule.
• Conduct or attend project-related meetings and/or job-site-specific meetings where emphasis on the schedule is discussed.
• Prepare comprehensive, informative, and professional Progress Reports for stakeholders.
• Build and maintain solid working relationships with clients and the project team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Building Science, Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or other related technical fields with a minimum of two years of experience within the construction industry OR 5+ years of relevant construction-related work experience in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; extremely attentive to detail and capable of producing professional and accurate written business communication.
• Self-starter who can multi-task and work both independently and as a team member.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
• Physically able to safely walk multi-story buildings while under construction.
• Must be able to travel (40%-60%).

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret building and site plans and specifications.
• A minimum of two years of scheduling experience within the construction industry.
• Understanding of the Critical Path Methodology; knowledge of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or alternative industry-standard CPM scheduling software.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual merit increase.
• Performance-related bonuses.
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays.
• Health coverage for employees and family through medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Financial protection through life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match of up to 5%.
• Tax advantages through FSA and Dependent Care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• Promotion from within.
• A work environment that fosters respect, communication, collaboration, and growth.

Locations: Atlanta, GA; Fort Lauderdale, FL; or Houston, TX.