Project Planning & Scheduling Specialist

AECOM•Coral Gables, FL

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a Project Planning and Scheduling Specialist to join its Coral Gables team. The role supports project planning and scheduling activities, including schedule analysis and development, schedule updates and reporting, baseline maintenance, progress measurement, and coordination of schedule inputs across the organization. The specialist may guide junior staff and participate in or lead project planning and scheduling review meetings. The position involves developing and maintaining work breakdown structures, using drawings and specifications to develop schedules, creating critical path method (CPM) logic for engineering, procurement, and construction, and resource-loading schedules. The specialist also supports schedule risk analysis, earned value and performance measurement, cost analysis and forecasting, scope control, change management, contractor progress and invoice review, and subcontract performance reporting. The role includes identifying schedule variances, recommending corrective actions, and assisting with procedure development and implementation. The position is based with AECOM’s Coral Gables team. Relocation is not available, and sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future. Newly hired employees must attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management, plus eight years of related experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Ability to develop CPM schedule logic for engineering, procurement, and construction and command of a cornerstone scheduling system.
Ability to resource-load schedules and perform remedial schedule risk analysis.
Familiarity with construction contracting and the scheduling implications of contract terms.
Knowledge of scope control and change management, including the ability to incorporate directed changes into a schedule baseline.
Knowledge of earned value methodology.
Familiarity with basic cost analysis and forecasting as they relate to planning and scheduling.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a similar field.
Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 software.
Excellent communication and writing skills.
Ability to read and interpret plans relating to highway, bridge, and rail construction.
Ability to create schedules to determine contract time.
Understanding of construction methods for highways, bridges, and rail.
Competency in reviewing construction schedules.

Responsibilities

Analyze schedule data to identify key project issues.
Support the development of plans and schedules for proposals.
Assist in leading junior staff through assigned tasks.
Assist in tracking corrective actions and coordinating schedule inputs from across the organization.
Identify and analyze project schedule variances and recommend corrective actions.
Update and produce scheduling management reports.
Assist in developing and maintaining work breakdown structures and ensure effective project coding across cornerstone applications.
Use drawings and specifications to develop schedules and develop CPM schedule logic for engineering, procurement, and construction.
Resource-load schedules and perform remedial schedule risk analysis.
Assemble data for schedule updates and assume responsibility for some baseline schedule elements and their maintenance.
Measure progress and review contractor invoices.
Review purchase orders and subcontract schedule status and provide management input on subcontract performance.
Incorporate directed changes into the schedule baseline and support scope control and change management.
Apply earned value methodology and assist with cost analysis and forecasting related to planning and scheduling.
Conduct or assist with performance measurement and schedule trend analysis.
Support project reporting at various levels.
Participate in and sometimes lead project planning and scheduling review meetings.
Assist in procedure development and implementation.