Lead Scheduler

CorePhase•Hubbard, TX

12d

About The Position

This role is critical to ensuring on-time delivery of mission-critical infrastructure, directly influencing the owner’s ability to bring capacity online. The Lead Scheduler acts as a central control point for time-related risk, ensuring disciplined execution across all parties.

Requirements

10+ years of scheduling experience in large-scale industrial or mission-critical construction
Proven experience on data center projects (hyperscale preferred)
Experience working in an Owner’s Representative or EPC oversight role
Demonstrated experience managing multi-project or campus-style builds
Expert proficiency in Primavera P6
Microsoft Project (secondary)
Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM)
Strong understanding of resource loading and cost-loaded schedules
Experience with schedule risk analysis (Monte Carlo preferred)
Experience with Power BI or similar tools
Experience with construction management platforms (e.g., Procore)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to challenge contractors constructively while maintaining alignment
High level of ownership, accountability, and urgency
Excellent communication skills, especially with executive stakeholders
Deep understanding of fast-track construction and modular execution strategies

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the Owner’s Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across all project phases (design, procurement, construction, commissioning).
Establish schedule standards, coding structures, and reporting frameworks for all contractors.
Validate and challenge GC and trade partner schedules for logic, durations, sequencing, and constructability alignment.
Ensure alignment of schedules with critical data center milestones (e.g., energization, equipment setting, commissioning, turnover).
Review and approve baseline schedules, updates, and recovery plans submitted by GCs and key subcontractors.
Identify schedule conflicts, float erosion, and logic gaps across multiple buildings or phases.
Lead schedule coordination meetings with GC, trades, and owner stakeholders.
Ensure proper integration of long-lead equipment (generators, switchgear, chillers), utility interfaces and energization, and commissioning and startup sequences.
Perform critical path analysis and identify near-critical activities.
Proactively flag risks related to procurement delays, labor productivity, site constraints and sequencing conflicts.
Develop and evaluate mitigation and recovery plans, including acceleration strategies.
Provide clear, concise schedule reporting to the owner and executive leadership.
Develop dashboards and visual tools (P6, Power BI, etc.) to communicate critical path status, milestone performance, and variance and forecast completion dates.
Translate complex schedule data into actionable insights for decision-making.
Work closely with cost controls, field leadership, and commissioning teams to ensure schedule alignment with actual progress.
Validate percent complete and earned progress against field conditions.
Support change management and claims analysis with schedule impact assessments.
Ensure schedule integration of Level 1–5 commissioning activities.
Validate readiness for substantial completion, system energization, and client turnover milestones.
Coordinate with commissioning agents and MEP leads to ensure realistic sequencing.