Senior Project Scheduler/Visual Planner
DPR is currently looking for a Senior Project Scheduler / Visual Planner to make an impact on our Planning Scheduling & Production Planning (PSPP) Team. This role focuses on commercial projects within core markets: Healthcare, Advanced Technology, Life Sciences, Higher Education, and Corporate Office.
About the Role
PSPP Resources (Project Scheduler / Visual Planner) will collaborate closely with Superintendents, Project Managers, Estimators, Self Perform Work teams, and Regional Leadership teams to drive planning, scheduling, and visual planning initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Planning & Scheduling
- Lead development of baseline schedules and monthly updates in Primavera P6.
- Facilitate collaborative planning sessions with project teams, subs, designers, and stakeholders.
- Integrate schedules with BIM models using 4D tools (Synchro or similar).
- Identify sequencing, durations, long-lead items, and logistics impacts.
- Produce recovery schedules, variance reports, and plan/actual analyses.
- Support teams in schedule risk identification and mitigation planning.
- Alert the entire project team, including the owner, to potential problem areas or deviations from the plan and assist in developing recovery plans, mitigation options, or delay analysis.
- Visual Planning & 4D Integration
- Create clear, model-based visualizations (flipbooks, videos, 4D views, Power BI dashboards).
- Utilize model content to define work packages and enhance plan coordination (Scope/Tasks, Task Durations, Sequencing, and Logistics).
- Lead visual planning deliverables for pursuits and project execution.
- Develop model visualizations (Flipbooks, Video, 4D Tools like Synchro 4D, and web viewers).
- Create data visualizations (Quantity Production Plan, Plan vs. Actual Reports using web tools like Power BI).
- Troubleshoot software/process issues and support teams with timely visual outputs.
- Train project teams on Visual Planning tools, workflows, and best practices.
- Create visual references, diagrams, and graphics using schedule data to describe the project plan, current status, and upcoming scopes of work.
- Team Collaboration & Communication
- Act as a connector between project controls, VDC, safety, logistics, self-perform, and operations.
- Communicate schedule updates, risks, milestones, and mitigation strategies to all stakeholders.
- Facilitate weekly schedule meetings and produce look-ahead schedules (e.g., 6-week).
- Build trust, motivate teams, and support a collaborative planning culture.
- Present to different work groups on the benefits of Visual Planning specific to each group.
- Assist with "Kick-off" meetings for project teams.
- Assist with content creation and distribution of Visual Planning presentation material.
- Train new users on all Synchro Tools.
- Train advanced users in best-in-class means and methods for training others.
- Assist project teams with following best practices in the Visual Planning Framework.
Requirements
- 5+ years of scheduling experience in Healthcare, Advanced Technology, Life Sciences, Higher Education, and Corporate Office.
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Expertise in CPM scheduling, P6, and production planning/lean principles.
- Working knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, or Synchro (preferred).
- Strong communicator with the ability to lead sessions, solve problems, and manage multiple deadlines.
- Curiosity, adaptability, and commitment to lifelong learning.
- Awareness of the power of model-based workflows to make construction more efficient.
- A strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude.
Benefits
DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision, and wellness benefits to keep you healthy. Read more about eligibility and available benefits programs for skilled craft and labor or experienced professionals and recent graduates.
Pay
Anticipated starting pay range: $149,000.00 - $220,000.00.