Lead Scheduler

Colliers Engineering & Design • Seattle, WA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Ramos Consulting Services (Ramos CS), now part of Colliers Engineering & Design, is an engineering, program, and construction management firm providing transit, transportation, and infrastructure consulting services on public projects across the Western United States. The Lead Scheduler leads scheduling functions within the Project Controls group of the Construction Management Consultant team for a light rail extension program’s trackwork and systems construction contract. The role reviews and analyzes contractor Critical Path Method schedules for compliance, maintains the Owner’s as-built schedule, evaluates time impacts, and advises the Resident Engineer and the Authority on schedule risk, delay mitigation, and inter-contract milestones. Work follows the Authority’s Construction Management Manual and contract documents.

The position requires on-site work in Seattle. Compensation is $105,000 to $175,000 per year, depending on qualifications.

Requirements

• Approximately 10 or more years of construction scheduling experience, including 5 or more years directly supporting active construction projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6.
• Experience reviewing contractor CPM schedules and preparing time impact analyses on public infrastructure projects.
• Ability to work on-site in Seattle.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English for comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field preferred.
• Transit or rail experience preferred.
• Relevant certification such as AACE PSP or PMI-SP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all scheduling-related functions within Project Controls for the construction contract.
• During preconstruction, provide and validate alignment-wide schedule input to determine contract-specific schedules, inter-contract access, milestones, and handover conditions.
• Review and respond to the Contractor’s preliminary and baseline construction schedules, monthly schedule updates, and Time Impact Analysis submissions for contract compliance.
• Write and review schedule comments, and support the Resident Engineer in coordinating their resolution with the Contractor.
• Maintain a parallel as-built schedule from the Owner’s perspective to document actual progress and impacts not captured in the Contractor’s schedule.
• Develop time impact analyses for change order negotiations and prepare delay and claim analysis scenarios as requested.
• Prepare workaround schedules and identify delay mitigation and schedule improvement opportunities, including cost and schedule implications.
• Monitor interface milestones with other construction contracts and flag impacts to the integrated project schedule.
• Track schedule and submittal review status to support timely completion of monthly update reviews.
• Prepare a concise monthly schedule narrative highlighting activities of concern and lead schedule-related portions of monthly reports.
• Provide scheduling support for what-if scenario studies and special graphical and tabular reports.
• Use Oracle Primavera P6 to maintain and analyze schedules.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee base plans.
• 40% employer contribution toward dependent or family coverage plans.
• 120 hours of combined PTO and sick time annually, in addition to paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match of 50% on the first 6% of employee contributions.
• Pre-tax FSA/HSA options for medical, dental, and dependent care expenses.
• 100% employer-paid Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential support.
• Access to expanded technical resources, mentorship, and career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed