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 master development schedules, building cost and resource-loaded baseline schedules, monitoring and updating schedules, analyzing change order impacts, performing time impact analysis for delay claims, and preparing monthly schedule reports.

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.
• Maintain and back up schedule files for each project 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 project teams in assessing/documenting delays and impacts, alternate work plans, and methods of construction.
• Support project teams when delays 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 any/all critical schedule issues.
• Prepare concise schedule narratives describing the status of assigned projects.
• Create schedule performance dashboards.
• 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 and understanding the client's desired project outcomes, identifying opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
• Achieve other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Creates/develops/maintains master development schedules, fully resource and cost-loaded project baseline schedules, and updated monthly project schedules all meeting contract requirements.
• Documents and monitors project tasks and schedules.
• Maintains and backs up schedule files for each project in a timely and organized manner.
• Interfaces with project management, owner, and subcontractors on all scheduling-related issues, including reporting requirements, progress status, and preparing time impact analysis.
• Works with project team on what-if schedules to analyze impacts of differing construction means and methods.
• Supports project teams in assessing/documenting delays and impacts, alternate work plans, and methods of construction.
• Supports project teams when delays have been determined, proposing schedule recovery alternatives and mitigation strategies.
• Performs time impact analyses ("TIA's") for change order requests and delay claims.
• Prepares Monthly Schedule Update Reports for each schedule update, describing current project status, deviations, and identifying any/all critical schedule issues.
• Prepares concise schedule narratives describing the status of assigned projects.
• Creates schedule performance dashboards.
• Maintains quality assurance and control on assigned project schedules.
• Contributes to team performance by collaborating and effectively communicating.
• Adds to team effort by contributing to and understanding the client's desired project outcomes, identifying opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
• Achieves other duties as assigned.

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.

Skills Required

• Scheduling and Project Management software programs and/or tools;
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, ASTA Powerproject;
• Strong oral and written communications skills;
• The ability to apply appropriate communication techniques to various individuals;
• A positive customer service orientation, with both internal and external clients;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• A consistent commitment and ability to work with diverse work groups and individuals.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Indoor office environment.
• May require work on site location when necessary.
• Equipment used includes: computers and standard office machines.
• Essential physical tasks include: the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone.