Senior Project Scheduler

Clark Construction Group, LLC•McLean, VA

10d•$85,000 - $185,000

About The Position

Clark Construction is seeking a Senior Construction Project Scheduler to support planning and scheduling efforts across multiple commercial construction projects as part of its expanding national team. The role works independently while collaborating closely with Operations Project Teams, Clark executives, subcontractors, owners, and their representatives. The scheduler also contributes to corporate initiatives, including training development and delivery, data analytics, trend identification, and reporting. The position includes developing and reviewing project schedules, evaluating construction progress and schedule impacts, supporting bid and proposal schedules, and preparing Time Impact Analyses. It also involves travel to project sites, delivering training through Clark Corporate University, and contributing to departmental policies, procedures, and special projects. The work combines active construction-site visits with office work and requires following company safety policies and applicable laws. This is a demanding, high-performance role that may require extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines, as well as responsiveness to time-sensitive issues or emergencies outside regular working hours. A pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly screenings are required.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
4–6+ years of scheduling experience on commercial construction projects.
Proven success implementing strategic initiatives.
Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance.
Skilled at developing and maintaining relationships with owners, subcontractors, senior leaders, and project teams.
High degree of initiative, personal responsibility, and integrity.
Advanced proficiency with Primavera (P6) software.
Alignment with Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results-oriented, adaptable, a team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, able to build relationships and people/teams and followership, and able to set direction and execute.
Ability to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines and respond to time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular working hours.
Ability to meet the stated physical and site-work demands, including lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening; the company also conducts random quarterly screenings.

Nice To Haves

Learning agility.
Communication skills to relate to people at all levels.
Patience.
Adaptability.
Ability to identify the motivations of others.
Ability to bring out other people’s potential and talents.

Responsibilities

Understand and implement accepted planning and scheduling best practices.
Analyze drawings, specifications, and statements of work to prepare and accept usable baseline construction schedules.
Monitor multiple project schedules developed and updated by Operations staff, providing guidance as needed.
Work with Operations teams and represent Clark and its partners to owners, subcontractors, and their representatives.
Support executive management in developing conceptual bid and proposal schedules and present them to selection committees when required.
Use analytics to identify and report project trends.
Cost- and manpower-load schedules for project execution.
Evaluate actual construction status relative to the proposed plan.
Analyze and communicate the schedule impact of changes.
Prepare Time Impact Analyses in accordance with practices recommended by commonly accepted standards.
Travel to project sites.
Develop and deliver specialized planning, scheduling, and other project-controls training for Clark Corporate University.
Critique, create, and recommend improvements to departmental policies and procedures.
Handle special projects and other departmental duties as necessary.
Follow Clark Construction safety policies and procedures and applicable laws at all locations.
Respond to communications as required for time-sensitive business needs or emergencies.