Scheduler - Heavy Industrial

Big-D Construction • , AZ

5h • Onsite

About The Position

Big-D Construction is hiring a Scheduler to join its construction team headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. The position supports heavy industrial projects by developing and maintaining integrated project schedules, assessing schedule performance and impacts, coordinating with project teams, and documenting project schedule history and lessons learned. The role requires travel and extended periods at jobsites.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or five or more years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a heavy industrial environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in modern planning and scheduling principles, methodologies, techniques, and tools.
• Proficiency with project controls software such as Excel, Primavera, and P6, as well as company-specific software.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Good time-management skills.
• Ability to multitask across multiple projects and manage priorities for multiple managers.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Understanding of the claims process and its full lifecycle.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to travel and spend long periods of time at jobsites.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor, and update integrated project plans and schedules to support efficient project execution.
• Prepare baseline schedules and schedule basis documents for project-team approval.
• Assess impacts to critical-path and near-critical activities and report findings to the project team.
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in developing corrective-action alternatives.
• Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, trending charts, and schedule analysis periodically.
• Maintain records of scope changes, trends, and variances that may affect schedule performance.
• Ensure the credibility of information contained in schedules.
• Review schedules regularly with project team members to ensure accurate and timely data is incorporated.
• Analyze schedules from architects/engineers, vendors, and general contractors.
• Verify schedule integrity and evaluate logic and float paths.
• Evaluate activity sequences for constructability.
• Recommend ways to manage float and sequence activities to achieve project milestones and interim target completion dates.
• Analyze change orders for schedule impacts.
• Resource-load schedules as required by the project team.
• Walk jobsites to verify physical progress of scheduled activities.
• Facilitate project scheduling and interactive planning meetings as required.
• Participate in project meetings at the project manager’s discretion and in departmental staff meetings.
• Comply with departmental scheduling practices and procedures.
• At project completion, develop and record historical schedule information and lessons learned for future use.

Benefits

• Company-paid medical and dental insurance, including family plans.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution.
• 401(k) with match.
• Life insurance and disability insurance paid by Big-D.
• Voluntary supplemental plans available.
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time