Schedule Analyst
About The Position
The Schedule Analyst plays a key role in supporting the successful planning and execution of capital improvement projects by developing and maintaining detailed project schedules. This junior-level position is responsible for independently managing schedules, performing basic schedule analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including management, engineering design, and construction, to ensure schedule integrity and performance. The ideal candidate will possess a working knowledge of CPM/GPM scheduling theory, be proficient in Primavera P6, and demonstrate the ability to communicate schedule insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelorâs degree in engineering, construction management, or a related quantitative or technical field.
- 5+ years of scheduling or project controls experience.
- Proficient in Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel.
- Strong understanding of CPM logic theory, quantity-loading and schedule project development fundamentals.
- Familiarity with project lifecycle phases and construction methodologies.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to a larger team effort.
- Experience with schedule analysis, reporting, and stakeholder collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain CPM logic based, quantity-loaded project schedules used to manage workflow across the project life cycle in Primavera P6, using company standard project templates and input from the Project Management Team
- Interpret contract documents and apply scheduling obligations and specifications to deliverables.
- Attend and co-lead recurring internal and client project meetings to collect project status information, provide schedule updates, and support schedule coordination and planning changes.
- Update project schedules on a weekly to bi-weekly basis, ensuring accuracy and integrity in schedule logic, activity sequencing, durations, and constraints.
- Coordinate with internal departments and external organizations to obtain and communicate project schedule information.
- Support the development and maintenance of work breakdown structures (WBS) and activity coding frameworks aligned with project standards. Identify and track critical path, near-critical path, and schedule deviations.
- Develop and maintain schedule status reports, metrics, dashboards, and executive summaries used to evaluate and measure schedule, project and program performance, for both internal and client audiences.
- Monitor progress against approved baselines and key project milestones to identify variances and support schedule revisions as needed.
- Assist in conducting what-if scenarios and time impact analysis (TIA) to support schedule risk evaluation and decision-making.
- Analyze float paths, observe scheduling trends, and identify potential impacts to project delivery.
- Participate in process improvement initiatives and contribute to the development and maintenance of detailed scheduling and project controls process guides.
- Apply feedback from senior schedulers to improve schedule logic, modeling accuracy, and reporting clarity.
- Learn and apply earned value management (EVM) principles in schedule assessments.
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
