Senior Project Scheduler

Luster National • Sacramento, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re seeking a Senior Project Scheduler to support large, heavy-civil infrastructure programs across transportation and rail transit. This role is responsible for reviewing and analyzing contractor schedules, overseeing schedule management efforts, and supporting schedule development activities, including what-if scenario analysis and ongoing schedule maintenance. The position also supports weekly and monthly reporting on schedule performance, analysis, and project progress. This is a long-term, full-time, hybrid position (3-4 days per week in office) located in Sacramento, CA, with a 50% travel expectation.

Requirements

• Ability to work independently with minimal direction, under pressure and successfully prioritize deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills.
• Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships.
• Natural curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and a passion for continuous improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, quantity surveying, engineering, or related field or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• 8+ years' progressive experience in project scheduling for heavy civil transportation or transit projects.
• Deep knowledge of rail and roadway transportation projects and disciplines.
• Experience developing construction schedules from preliminary and/or conceptual plans.
• Develop and document the basis of schedule development, including assumptions, duration calculations, sequencing logic, and key constraints.
• Identify, assess, and document schedule risks, including potential impacts and recommended mitigation strategies.
• Experience conducting critical path and variance analyses, preparing Time Impact Analyses, and quantifying schedule risk using Monte Carlo or similar methods.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and MS Excel.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in construction management, quantity surveying, or engineering.
• Active professional certifications such as PSP or PMI-SP (AACE or PMI).
• Demonstrated success in this role as an owner’s representative on large civil infrastructure programs is strongly preferred.
• Experience in rail construction, rail and roadway tunnel construction, rail and roadway bridge construction, retaining wall systems and other systems and structures associated with the operation of a railway.
• Experience with TILOS and linear scheduling.
• Proficiency with schedule risk analysis tools (e.g., Primavera Risk, Deltek Acumen Fuse, @Risk, etc.)
• Proficiency with Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms for building interactive schedule dashboards and KPI visualizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide schedule development, maintenance, and reporting across program and project schedules.
• Develop, align, and correlate schedule activities with associated design plans, ensuring durations and sequencing accurately reflect planned construction approaches.
• Establish and maintain the basis of schedule durations, updating activities and durations as design progresses to reflect evolving construction assumptions.
• Manage schedule progress, including tracking duration changes and validating the basis for schedule updates.
• Develop and document schedule assumptions, including identification of key elements not fully captured in structural schedules (such as utility relocations, environmental constraints, seasonal restrictions, and procurement activities).
• Perform review and analysis of in-progress schedules to ensure alignment with future planned construction activities, including comparison of current versus planned duration assumptions.
• Conduct schedule reviews to assess reliability, identify risks, and support risk analysis and mitigation planning.
• Provide recommendations to improve schedule quality, accuracy, and overall reliability.
• Identify critical path and longest path activities, and monitor impacts to overall project timelines.
• Support ongoing schedule reporting and analysis as required.

Benefits

• Unlimited Flexible Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent/Elder Care)
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Policy
• 401(k) Plan with Guaranteed Employer Contribution
• Formal Career Planning and Development Program
• $2,500 Annually Towards Professional Development
• Wellness Program with Monthly Wellness Stipend
• Company Cell Phone or Cell Phone Plan Reimbursement
• Free Personalized Meal Planning & Nutrition Support with a Registered Dietitian
• Free Personal Financial Planning Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Specific plan details for each benefit noted above will be provided upon offer (e.g., percentages of coverage, premium costs, etc.)

What This Job Offers

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