Sr. Planner/Scheduler Professional - U.S.

About the role

Your impact
We challenge what is accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Analyze contractors' CPM schedules, perform technical schedule reviews, variance reports, recommend workarounds and schedule improvements
• Perform Time Impact Analyses
• Serve as a scheduling subject matter expert for client interactions, representing Jacobs with professionalism and technical expertise
• Build, maintain, and enhance client relationships while delivering high-quality scheduling services and support

Requirements

• At least 8 years of Planning / Scheduling experience
• Degree in a related field (OR) related work experience in lieu of education
• Ability to work a Hybrid model coming in two days a week at our assigned Jacobs office nearest you
• Demonstrated experience developing, and analyzing schedules for large-scale, complex, multi-disciplinary projects
• Experience in at least one of the following sectors: Vertical Construction, Advanced facilities, Biopharma, Oil and Gas, Power Utilities, Nuclear Infrastructure, Transportation, Water Treatment, Constructability and value engineering analysis, claims analysis, change order, and time impact analysis
• Familiarity with establishing and maintaining schedule baselines, logic integrity, and change control processes
• Deep understanding of critical path analysis, float management, and delay analysis methodologies (TIA, as-planned vs as-built, windows analysis)
• Experience with Integrated Master Project and Program schedules
• Experience applying DCMA 14-point checks, GAO/DOE schedule best practices, or similar validation frameworks
• Familiarity with AACE recommended practices (e.g., 29R-03, 22R-10)
• Exposure to Monte Carlo risk analysis tools (Acumen Deltek Fuse, Primavera Risk Analysis, Safran, etc.)
• Experience with data modeling, KPI development, and automated reporting dashboards
• Excellent communication skills and understanding of technical terminology
• A good business acumen and a desire to get involved in other aspects of our business (project oversight, business development etc.)
• Proven planning & scheduling thinking and approach
• Ability to perform forensic schedule analysis and dispute resolution support
• Primavera (P6) experience, including resource and cost loading, generating Earned Value reports as well as graphic and tabular progress reports
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel Table (Vlookup, Index, Filtering, Data manipulation & summarization) and Excel Functions
• Experience with EVM (Earned Value Management)
• Thorough understanding of building construction, timelines, and practices

Qualifications

• Experience in the following sectors: Vertical Construction, Advanced facilities, Biopharma, Oil and Gas, Power Utilities, Nuclear Infrastructure, Transportation, Water Treatment, Constructability and value engineering analysis, claims analysis, change order, and time impact analysis
• Familiarity with establishing and maintaining schedule baselines, logic integrity, and change control processes
• Deep understanding of critical path analysis, float management, and delay analysis methodologies (TIA, as-planned vs as-built, windows analysis)
• Experience with Integrated Master Project and Program schedules
• Experience applying DCMA 14-point checks, GAO/DOE schedule best practices, or similar validation frameworks
• Familiarity with AACE recommended practices (e.g., 29R-03, 22R-10)
• Exposure to Monte Carlo risk analysis tools (Acumen Deltek Fuse, Primavera Risk Analysis, Safran, etc.)
• Experience with data modeling, KPI development, and automated reporting dashboards
• Experience with Primavera (P6) experience, including resource and cost loading, generating Earned Value reports as well as graphic and tabular progress reports
• Experience with EVM (Earned Value Management)
• Thorough understanding of building construction, timelines, and practices

Skills

• Planning / Scheduling experience
• Technical schedule review experience
• Variance report creation experience
• Workaround recommendation experience
• Schedule improvement recommendation experience
• Client relationship building experience
• Forensic schedule analysis experience
• Dispute resolution support experience
• Primavera (P6) experience
• MS Excel Table (Vlookup, Index, Filtering, Data manipulation & summarization) and Excel Functions experience
• EVM (Earned Value Management) experience
• Building construction, timelines, and practices understanding

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• The ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• Deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees
• Seven paid holidays
• Caregiver leave
• Additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock

Pay

$112,000.00 to $150,000.00

Schedule

Hybrid model, coming in two days a week at our assigned Jacobs office nearest you.