Chief Scheduler

Higley Construction•Pittsburgh, PA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief Scheduler is a corporate resource responsible for strategic oversight of project scheduling across Higley Construction. Reporting to the Director of Project Controls, this role develops, reviews, and quality-controls project schedules throughout the company. The Chief Scheduler partners with project teams and company leadership to identify schedule and constructability risks, improve scheduling practices, enhance enterprise visibility into project performance, and promote consistent scheduling standards. The position requires deep expertise in Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling and the ability to translate complex schedule information into clear, practical guidance for project teams. The position is ideally based in Cleveland, Ohio, with regular access to the Cleveland office. A hybrid arrangement may be considered for candidates located near Higley offices in Detroit, Michigan; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; or Erie, Pennsylvania. Travel and on-site presence are required.

Requirements

Minimum of 15 years of commercial construction experience, including at least 10 years in dedicated CPM scheduling, project controls, or scheduling leadership roles.
Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing, and leading CPM scheduling practices for complex commercial construction projects across multiple project types, delivery methods, and organizational stakeholders.
Expert-level knowledge of CPM scheduling theory, schedule logic, sequencing, float analysis, and schedule risk identification.
Knowledge of Lean Construction principles and the Last Planner® System, including experience integrating collaborative planning with CPM scheduling.
Advanced ability to develop, evaluate, and quality-control schedules for large, complex commercial construction projects.
Strong knowledge of construction plans, specifications, means and methods, sequencing, and project controls-related contract requirements.
Experience with resource loading and cost loading, including evaluating loading assumptions and schedule impacts.
Ability to identify schedule deficiencies, explain their project impact, and recommend practical corrective actions.
Ability to teach complex scheduling concepts clearly and build scheduling capability across project teams.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills, including effective communication with field teams, project leadership, clients, and senior leadership.
Ability to manage competing priorities and support multiple projects and offices in a corporate environment.
Self-starter who demonstrates commitment, accountability, sound judgment, and a focus on continuous improvement and excellence.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
Ability to travel to project sites and regional offices.
Ability to travel and be present on site as required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Technology, or a closely related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6; experience with other construction scheduling platforms will also be considered.
Experience supporting large commercial projects in government, institutional, healthcare, higher education, industrial, or other complex market sectors.
Prior Project Manager or construction operations experience with significant scheduling responsibility.
Location near Higley offices in Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; or Erie, Pennsylvania, with Cleveland preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide corporate scheduling oversight for all projects across Higley Construction.
Perform and oversee schedule impact analyses for changes, delays, disruptions, sequencing revisions, and project events; recommend mitigation and recovery measures and generate documentation for delay claims.
Review and quality-control project schedules company-wide for accuracy, logic, sequencing, completeness, and compliance with company standards and contract requirements.
Evaluate project schedules, construction drawings, specifications, and project information to identify schedule risks, sequencing concerns, constraints, and potential project delivery impacts.
Perform critical path and schedule variance analyses, identify risks, trends, and schedule impacts, and recommend improvement strategies to project teams and leadership.
Develop standards for and oversee resource- and cost-loaded schedules to support Earned Value Management where required and strengthen performance measurement, forecasting, resource utilization, and project controls reporting.
Lead implementation of the Last Planner® System where required and integrate collaborative planning practices with CPM scheduling.
Train project teams and scheduling personnel on CPM principles, schedule development and quality, schedule impact analysis, and effective use of schedules for planning, forecasting, communication, decision-making, and schedule ownership.
Establish and reinforce company scheduling standards, procedures, best practices, and quality-control expectations.
Support staffing and resource planning for scheduling needs across the company.
Visit project sites to validate progress, understand field conditions, and coordinate with project teams.
Develop and oversee enterprise-wide scheduling reports that provide leadership and project teams visibility into portfolio performance, schedule trends, risks, forecasted impacts, and recommended actions.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives for scheduling processes, tools, systems, governance, and organizational scheduling maturity.
Perform other related duties as assigned.