Senior Construction Scheduler

Overview

The Senior Construction Scheduler plays a vital role in a construction project, helping to manage both time and resources to ensure work is completed on time. The Senior Scheduler creates a variety of schedules and analyses for a project, including preparing 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. The role also involves identifying opportunities that add value and help achieve the client’s desired project outcome.

Reporting to: Scheduling Manager

Essential Functions

• Creates, develops, and maintains master development schedules, fully resource‑ and cost‑loaded project baseline schedules, and updated monthly project schedules 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, owners, 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.
• Provides support to teams in assessing and documenting delays, impacts, alternate work plans, and methods of construction.
• Proposes schedule recovery alternatives and mitigation strategies.
• Performs time‑impact analyses (TIAs) for change‑order requests and delay claims.
• Prepares Monthly Schedule Update Reports describing current project status, deviations, and 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 through collaboration and effective communication.
• Understands the client’s desired project outcomes, identifies opportunities to add value, and assists in accomplishing those outcomes.
• Accomplishes other duties as assigned to support the team effort.

Highly Desirable Functions

• Preparation of delay analysis and 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.
• Assistance 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.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience as a Senior Scheduler or Project Controls Manager on major projects/programs.
• Proficiency with scheduling and project management software tools.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, and ASTA Powerproject.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to apply appropriate communication techniques to various individuals.
• Positive customer‑service orientation for both internal and external clients.
• Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating a consistent commitment to working with diverse work groups and individuals.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Indoor office environment; occasional on‑site work as necessary.
• Use of standard office equipment such as computers and office machines.
• Essential physical tasks include working on a computer and answering/speaking on a telephone.