Senior Construction Project Scheduler (Data Center)

Interstates • Kansas City, MO

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Interstates, we know that project success starts long before boots hit the ground. It begins with a schedule—crafted with precision, grounded in real-world conditions, and built by someone who understands how to keep complex hyperscale data center projects moving safely and efficiently. If that sounds like you, you're in the right place.

Requirements

• 7+ years of construction scheduling experience, with at least 5 years utilizing Primavera P6.
• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications.
• Strong understanding of CPM scheduling principles and schedule recovery planning.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Understanding of construction methods, industrial processes, and project execution.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Experience scheduling large industrial, mission critical, or hyperscale data center projects strongly preferred.
• Industrial construction and/or MEP experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with estimating, project management, and operations leadership to break down complex hyperscale data center projects into clear tasks, milestones, and deliverables.
• Support the creation and structure of work packages aligned with field workflows and execution strategies.
• Provide scheduling guidance during project pursuit, planning, and execution phases.
• Build and maintain detailed schedules using Primavera P6 or Asta Powerproject.
• Define activity sequencing, dependencies, and duration based on scope, drawings, and project leadership input.
• Establish schedule baselines in partnership with project leadership.
• Develop and oversee multiple project schedules simultaneously across large-scale data center programs.
• Identify, maintain, and communicate the critical path and near-critical paths.
• Develop custom reports and schedule views that highlight risks and impacts.
• Provide strategic schedule recommendations to project leadership and clients.
• Coordinate labor, equipment, and material needs to optimize availability and utilization.
• Identify constraints and recommend adjustments that keep work on track.
• Monitor schedule performance against the baseline and analyze variances.
• Deliver updates, look-aheads, and recovery recommendations.
• Support earned value analysis when applicable.
• Present schedule status, forecasts, and recovery plans to senior leadership and client stakeholders.
• Identify schedule risks including long-lead materials, design changes, subcontractor delays, weather impacts, and procurement impacts.
• Build mitigation strategies and integrate contingency plans.
• Work with project leadership to develop what-if scenario planning.
• Serve as the scheduling subject matter expert for assigned projects.
• Mentor and provide guidance to Project Schedulers and project teams on scheduling best practices.
• Support the continuous improvement of scheduling standards, templates, and processes across the organization.
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, programmers, field leaders, subcontractors, and clients to maintain alignment.
• Lead schedule review meetings and support timely issue resolution.
• Collaborate directly with owners and trade partners to ensure schedule alignment across all phases of construction.
• Maintain advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, including resource loading, WBS structuring, baselining, and quality checks.
• Ensure schedule quality meets company and industry standards.

Benefits

• Award-winning electrical, controls, automation, and OT work
• Works hard, shares laughs, and takes pride in doing quality work
• Building strong teams, doing the right thing, and making a difference in the communities where we live
• Grow and do meaningful work
• EEO provider
• Drug-free workplace

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior