Senior Project Planner/ Scheduler (Alpharetta, Georgia)- Highway Infrastructure Project

Protecnium is an international firm specializing in engineering and technical services. We are currently seeking a Senior Project Planner/Scheduler for a large-scale highway infrastructure project in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA (on-site position). The estimated duration of the position is 24 months, with potential for continuity on other projects afterward.

About the Role

The Senior Project Planner/Scheduler will support planning and scheduling activities for a major linear infrastructure project valued at approximately $1.5B. Responsibilities include developing, maintaining, and monitoring project schedules to ensure alignment with construction progress, contractual milestones, and resource planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules (baseline and updates).
• Perform schedule analysis, critical path identification, and progress tracking.
• Coordinate with construction, engineering, and project management teams.
• Prepare schedule reports and dashboards for internal and client stakeholders.
• Support delay analysis and mitigation strategies.
• Integrate subcontractor schedules into the master program.
• Monitor productivity and forecast project timelines.
• Ensure compliance with contractual scheduling requirements.
• Ownership of Level 3 and Level 4 schedules for a major project segment.
• Monthly executive schedule presentations.
• Schedule recovery and acceleration planning.
• Risk analysis and schedule forecasting.
• Interface with owner, JV partners, construction managers, and project controls teams.
• Support claims, change management, and time impact analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Strong experience in linear projects (highways preferred).
• Proven experience managing schedules for projects exceeding $500M, preferably over $1B in construction value.
• Experience supporting executive management and project leadership teams on large-scale infrastructure programs.
• Experience working on major highway, transportation, bridge, heavy civil, or design-build infrastructure projects, preferably in the United States.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 (mandatory or highly preferred).
• Knowledge of MS Project is a plus.
• Resource loading, cost loading, schedule risk analysis, and Earned Value Management (EVM) experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of construction sequencing and methodologies.
• Experience with baseline development, updates, and delay/claims analysis is a plus.
• English level: C1 (Advanced).

Benefits

• 22 paid vacation days + 5 working days of sick leave (100% salary).
• Travel support at the beginning and end of the project.
• Two weeks of hotel accommodation if necessary.
• Company-provided vehicle and gas for work use.
• Company laptop and phone provided.
• Medical insurance (50% covered for the employee).

Schedule

Monday to Friday, 9 hours per day (1-hour break).