Senior Construction Scheduler

About the role

The Senior Construction Scheduler plays a vital role in a construction project, managing time and resources to ensure work is completed on time. Key responsibilities include creating and maintaining schedules, interfacing with project management and subcontractors, and supporting teams in assessing and mitigating delays.

Responsibilities

• Create/develop/maintain master development schedules, fully resource and cost-loaded project baseline schedules, and updated monthly project schedules meeting contract requirements.
• Document and monitor project tasks and schedules, maintaining and backing up schedule files in a timely and organized manner.
• Interface with project management, owner, and subcontractors on all scheduling-related issues, including reporting requirements, progress status, and preparing time impact analysis.
• Work with project team on what-if schedules to analyze impacts of differing construction means and methods.
• Support teams in assessing/documenting delays and impacts, alternate work plans, and methods of construction. Provide support when delay(s) have been determined, proposing schedule recovery alternatives and mitigation strategies.
• Perform time impact analyses ("TIA's") for change order requests and delay claims.
• Prepare Monthly Schedule Update Reports for each schedule update, describing current project status, deviations, and identifying critical schedule issues.
• Create concise schedule narratives describing the status of assigned projects.
• Maintain quality assurance and control on assigned project schedules.
• Contribute to team performance by collaborating and effectively communicating.
• Add to team effort by contributing to understanding the client's desired project outcomes and identifying opportunities to add value.

Requirements

• Minimum Education: BS in Engineering, Business, or Construction Management.
• Minimum Experience: 7+ years previous experience as a Senior Scheduler or Project Controls Manager on major projects/programs.
• Skills Required: Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, ASTA Powerproject; strong oral and written communications skills; positive customer service orientation; strong interpersonal skills.

Highly Desirable Functions

• Preparation of delay analysis & time extension requests utilizing AACE Recommended Practice 29R-03 "Forensic Schedule Analysis."
• Review and defense of submitted delay claims.
• Preparation of expert opinions and testifying in arbitration and litigation matters.
• Aid in mediation and negotiations.
• Expertise in Time Impact Analysis (TIA), Contemporary Period Analysis, Window Analysis, As-built vs As-Planned, and Collapsed As-built methodologies for delay quantum.

Benefits

RLB offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including opportunities for professional growth and an award-winning international firm known for providing property and construction consultancy advice at all stages of the construction cycle.