Scheduling Engineer

About the role

The Scheduling Engineer position at Hensel Phelps involves assisting the project team with the creation, monitoring, and maintenance of both procurement and project schedules. Key responsibilities include utilizing earned value management principles, developing work breakdown structures, evaluating project performance, analyzing budget and resource variances, and communicating with all relevant parties.

Responsibilities

• Utilize earned value management principles and experience to facilitate development of the project schedule, develop work breakdown structures, evaluate the performance of the project, and analyze budget and/or resource variances from the baseline plan.
• Engage with trade partners for development of baseline schedule, monthly updates and recovery schedules.
• Communicate effectively with all field staff members, scheduling consultant and the client to ensure efficient and accurate schedule development and updates.
• Produce reports required by the contract specifications and project management team.
• Identify and communicate significant schedule risks to staff and appropriate division personnel. Take necessary actions to mitigate possible risk.
• Analyze delivery impacts, time extensions, claims, etc. using schedule fragments.
• Interact with scheduling consultant in schedule reviews, claims analysis, etc.
• Perform monthly cash flow projections and analysis.
• Perform workforce projections and analysis.
• Participate in division training seminars.
• Train and lead classes and facilitate learning of the scheduling systems amongst the project staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering.
• 5+ years of construction scheduling experience.
• Familiarity with scheduling software.
• Proficiency in developing, resource loading, analyzing, and reporting on project schedules.
• Strong understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), Critical Path Method (CPM), Time Impact Analysis (TIA), and work breakdown structures (WBS) methodologies, principles, and applications.
• Experience with Federal Project contracts/scheduling.
• General knowledge of construction means and methods.
• Can effectively organize the day based around changing priorities and tasks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• Essential duties include utilizing earned value management principles and experience to facilitate development of the project schedule, develop work breakdown structures, evaluate the performance of the project, and analyze budget and/or resource variances from the baseline plan.
• Engage with trade partners for development of baseline schedule, monthly updates and recovery schedules.
• Communicate effectively with all field staff members, scheduling consultant and the client to ensure efficient and accurate schedule development and updates.
• Produce reports required by the contract specifications and project management team.
• Identify and communicate significant schedule risks to staff and appropriate division personnel. Take necessary actions to mitigate possible risk.
• Analyze delivery impacts, time extensions, claims, etc. using schedule fragments.
• Interact with scheduling consultant in schedule reviews, claims analysis, etc.
• Perform monthly cash flow projections and analysis.
• Perform workforce projections and analysis.
• Participate in division training seminars.
• Train and lead classes and facilitate learning of the scheduling systems amongst the project staff.

Skills

• Proficiency in scheduling software.
• Understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), Critical Path Method (CPM), Time Impact Analysis (TIA), and work breakdown structures (WBS) methodologies.
• Ability to develop, resource load, analyze, and report on project schedules.
• Effective communication skills.
• Organizational skills.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• 401(K) retirement plan.
• Health savings account (HSA).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Vision and dental insurance (eligible for employee paid enrollment).
• Paid time off (beginning upon hire).
• Annual bonus plan (subject to company and employee performance).
• Company cell phone or cell phone allowance (subject to company policy).
• Vehicle or vehicle allowance (subject to Hensel Phelps’ policies).
• Cost of living adjustment (COLA) (subject to periodic review and adjustment).

Pay

Salary range: $80,000 - $120,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.