Senior Scheduler

WSP•Glastonbury, CT

2h•$163,700 - $200,100•Onsite

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Senior Scheduler to join its Project Controls team in the Glastonbury, Connecticut office. The position is part of the WSP US Program Management National Practice and reports to the Senior Vice President, Scheduling. The role provides technical leadership, governance, and advanced scheduling expertise across complex programs and projects, serving as a subject matter expert in Oracle Primavera P6, scheduling standards, and project controls best practices. It supports internal and external clients by helping ensure schedule integrity, consistency, and alignment with cost, risk, and performance objectives across service lines and contracting methodologies. The Senior Scheduler develops and manages integrated master schedules, project work breakdown structures, work packages, performance measures, baseline schedules, and Basis of Schedule documentation. The role reviews and analyzes project and contractor schedule performance, identifies critical-path activities and dependencies, conducts schedule updates and detailed schedule reviews, and prepares earned value, critical-path, look-ahead, and resource-requirement analyses. It also monitors baseline variances, evaluates changes and potential delays, develops recovery recommendations and what-if scenarios, and advises project teams and executive management on schedule, scope, and delay issues. WSP describes a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package and states that the selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience developing and managing CPM project schedules in Primavera P6 or equivalent, including detailed execution schedules for large-scale, complex programs and projects.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Extensive experience in construction schedule development and management.
Ability to anticipate, identify, and mitigate potential schedule issues and coordinate contingency and/or recovery plans across large, multi-stakeholder project teams.
Advanced skills in Time Impact Analysis (TIA), forensic analysis, and what-if scenarios.
Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM) and EVM reporting.
Extensive experience in Change Order Management, including merit reviews and time impact assessments.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate across large, multi-stakeholder client programs.
Effective reporting and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree and/or related project controls professional certifications.
Experience developing and managing schedules through engineering, procurement, and construction, including commissioning, turnover, and project closeout.
Experience supporting claims analysis and dispute resolution.
Energetic team player with strong communication skills.
Strategic problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Experience mentoring junior schedulers.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership, governance, and advanced scheduling expertise across complex programs and projects.
Serve as a subject matter expert for Oracle Primavera P6, scheduling standards, and project controls best practices.
Develop and manage integrated master schedules for large, multi-stakeholder programs and projects.
Develop project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), work packages, and project performance measures.
Review, analyze, and report internal project and/or contractor schedule performance.
Develop baseline project schedules and associated Basis of Schedule documentation.
Identify schedule activities, dependencies, and durations that control the project and critical path.
Conduct or review periodic CPM schedule updates, provide schedule quality feedback and comparison reports, and conduct detailed schedule reviews.
Develop Earned Value analysis reports, critical-path analyses, look-ahead reports, and resource requirements.
Monitor variances from baseline, develop schedule recovery options, and coordinate corrective actions.
Manage schedule changes, including review and analysis of project change orders.
Perform time impact analyses to evaluate potential delay impacts.
Recommend schedule recovery approaches, review recovery schedules, and perform what-if scenario analyses.
Assess schedule issues, scope changes, or delays and provide recommendations to project teams and executive management.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Disability coverage
Life coverage
Retirement savings
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation or other personal time
Paid parental leave
Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings