SCHEDULING CONSULTANT

About the role

Draper & Associates is currently 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.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in developing, monitoring, and maintaining project schedules for multiple construction projects of various sizes and complexity
• Working collaboratively 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
• Maintaining project timelines and deadlines
• Performing schedule reviews to ensure effective and efficient best practices for scheduling are being implemented on the project
• Diplomatically communicating schedule performance and advising the project team on status and preventative or corrective actions required
• Regularly walking construction job sites to review activity progress and accurately applying construction sequencing knowledge to status the project schedule
• Conducting or attending project-related meetings and/or job-site-specific meetings where emphasis on the schedule is discussed
• Preparing comprehensive, informative, and professional Progress Reports for stakeholders
• Building and maintaining solid working relationships with clients and the project team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s / Associates degree preferable. 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 will be considered 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
• A 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%)
• Ability to read and interpret building and site plans and specifications
• 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

The Draper Advantage: Draper & Associates is a Performance-based Company with Excellent Career Advancement Opportunities. We Offer a Top-notch Compensation and Benefits Package which includes:

• 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