Senior Program Scheduler

Foster CM Group•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Foster CM Group is seeking a Senior Program Scheduler to join a team of infrastructure solutions experts working to solve our client's ever evolving project needs. This position supports the technical aspects of project development and delivery and will perform quality control/quality assurance on elements of project controls work efforts, products and deliverables. This position supports the periodic disposition of contractor schedules while maintaining a master schedule incorporating all schedule components from stakeholders and contractors. Attend meetings with contractors and stakeholders to discuss project status and participate in field inspections if necessary. Incorporate schedule input from stakeholders and contractors. Develop and implement master schedule management plan and reporting for program and contractor specific level schedule. Collaborate on the development and implementation of cost control procedure and reporting. Conduct risk interviews and develop and monitor risk register in an FTA environment. Develop draft risk and contingency management plan and implement. Support ongoing process development and Procore implementation. Develop and maintain dashboard reporting. Coordinate cost estimate workbooks as provided by stakeholders and contractors. Consult on complex project issues. Ability to cost and/or resource load a CPM schedule. Apply advanced knowledge to make recommendations and deliver solutions.

Requirements

B.S. degree in construction management, civil or structural engineering or equivalent
Minimum of 10 years of experience utilizing Oracle Primavera P6
Minimum of 8 years of experience on projects in rail, transit, or operation and maintenance facilities
Minimum 5 years of field construction experience
Minimum of 5 years of delay claim and time impact analysis
Have a collaborator mindset with the ability to communicate proficiently in written and verbal forms
Ability to thrive in a cost accounting environment
Ability to clearly communicate the status of a CPM schedule and recommend workarounds
Ability to merge or summarize schedules into a master schedule
Have excellent skills in updating and maintaining CPM schedules using Oracle Primavera P6
Proficient in analyzing CPM schedules to determine how to mitigate loss time
A proven self-starter and analytical approach to project controls
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Proficiency in implementation and use of SharePoint, e-Builder and Procore to manage document controls
Have great organizational skills
High diligence in analyzing schedule data
Working knowledge of FTA requirements for implementation of earned value management
Possession of a valid state of residence driver's license with a clean driving record.
Daily travel to and from construction sites, generally within 100 miles from the home office is expected.
Short term, out of town, assignments may be required.
Long term, out of town, assignments may be required, with advance notice of planned dates.
May be required to work protracted and irregular hours to meet client's needs, including nights, overtime and weekends.
All positions at Foster CM Group require an applicant who has accepted an employment offer to undergo a background check.
Background checks may include, SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, criminal background check, fingerprint verification, and/or drug test.
All employment offers are contingent upon successful results of required background checks.

Nice To Haves

PMP, PMI-SP, or PSP certification a plus
10+ years of onsite construction experience
5 or more years of estimating on rail and transit centric projects to provide subject matter expertise in technical specialty
Minimum of 5 years of delay claim and time impact analysis experience
Experience with Power BI a plus
Ability to create, manage and analyze project timelines
Ability to perform time impact analysis and/or delay claims
Ability to cost and or resource load a construction schedule
Ability to manage large schedules for complex projects
Ability to review contractor and/or designer schedules submittals for conformance with contract requirements
Ability to update project schedules to reflect actual progress and compare against a baseline
Ability to forecast potential delays and propose "what-if” scenarios to keep projects on track
Ability to cost and/or resource load schedules

Responsibilities

Responsible for the technical work including Primavera P6 scheduling, project management information systems and the Microsoft Suite
Supports the technical aspects of project development and delivery and will perform quality control/quality assurance on elements of project controls work efforts, products and deliverables
Supports the periodic disposition of contractor schedules while maintaining a master schedule incorporating all schedule components from stakeholders and contractors
Attend meetings with contractors and stakeholders to discuss project status and participate in field inspections if necessary
Incorporate schedule input from stakeholders and contractors
Develop and implement master schedule management plan and reporting for program and contractor specific level schedule
Collaborate on the development and implementation of cost control procedure and reporting
Conduct risk interviews and develop and monitor risk register in an FTA environment
Develop draft risk and contingency management plan and implement
Support ongoing process development and Procore implementation
Develop and maintain dashboard reporting
Coordinate cost estimate workbooks as provided by stakeholders and contractors
Consult on complex project issues
Ability to cost and/or resource load a CPM schedule
Apply advanced knowledge to make recommendations and deliver solutions