Project Scheduler - Construction, 40% travel!

TGG Accounting•Scott, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

A privately owned commercial construction company in Scott, Louisiana, is hiring a Project Scheduler to manage CPM scheduling across 3–5 concurrent projects. This is a hands-on, onsite role that involves regular jobsite visits and approximately 40% travel, primarily to local sites, with limited out-of-state travel to Texas, Mississippi, or Arkansas. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., plus one required Saturday per month. The scheduler will develop Primavera P6 schedules from scratch, maintain accurate schedules using verified field progress, and collaborate with project managers, superintendents, and Project Controls. During periods without project assignments, the role may support corporate estimating and other project tasks as needs vary.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience developing, updating, and maintaining construction project schedules.
Strong Primavera P6 skills, including the ability to build schedules from scratch.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
Ability to work with field and project leadership and verify progress onsite.
Willingness to travel to jobsites approximately 40% of the time and work one Saturday per month.
Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder; current or future visa sponsorship is not available.
Local candidates only.
C2C arrangements and third-party submissions are not considered.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain integrated, resource-loaded Primavera P6 CPM schedules aligned with contract requirements.
Build P6 schedules from scratch.
Establish baselines using approved calendars, activity coding, logic, sequencing, and constructability.
Update schedules weekly or monthly using verified field progress, actual dates, remaining durations, and percent complete.
Maintain schedule logic, constraints, lags, and float.
Identify and report critical and near-critical activities.
Analyze delays, resequencing, and scope changes.
Support mitigation and recovery planning, time impact analyses, and delay documentation.
Prepare schedule narratives, look-ahead schedules, executive reports, and data for forecasting and manpower planning.
Incorporate approved change orders and coordinate updates with PMs, Superintendents, and Project Controls.
Deliver baseline and updated CPM schedules, narratives, look-aheads, and impact or recovery schedules as needed.
Participate in scheduling review meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
Partner with Field PMs, Senior PMs, Superintendents, Field Engineers, Project Controls, and project stakeholders.
Participate in required or voluntary education to improve job performance.
During non-project periods, support corporate estimating and other project tasks as project needs require.
Travel to jobsites and work one Saturday per month.