Senior Scheduler

HNTB Corporation•San Jose, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Senior-level scheduling professional responsible for supporting complex, large-scale transportation, and heavy civil infrastructure programs. The role requires extensive experience developing, reviewing, analyzing, and maintaining complex project schedules. Experience with megaprojects and complex underground construction, such as tunnels, underground structures, excavation/support-of-excavation, ground improvement, utilities, stations, portals, and related transit infrastructure, is highly desirable. The Senior Scheduler will provide schedule analysis and advisory support to project and program management teams, including evaluation of critical activities, milestones, sequencing, schedule risks, delays, recovery strategies, and overall schedule performance. The position will work closely with project controls, engineering, construction, and management teams to integrate schedule information with broader project controls and support informed project decision-making. Candidate should demonstrate strong knowledge of construction sequencing and the ability to evaluate interfaces among multiple contractors, disciplines, work areas, and project phases.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or Business and 9 years relevant experience, or In lieu of education, 13 years relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Experience with megaprojects and complex underground construction, such as tunnels, underground structures, excavation/support-of-excavation, ground improvement, utilities, stations, portals, and related transit infrastructure, is highly desirable.
AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) or equivalent
Experience preparing and/or reviewing project schedules using commercially available scheduling software
Experience in 2 or more phases of project lifecycle (e.g., predesign, design, procurement, construction, and post-construction phases)
Experience working as client's PM/CM agent (e.g., providing program management/construction management services), or as part of design-build contractor (or equivalent design and construction experience)

Responsibilities

Works on multiple scheduling projects as a project leader or project advisor within functional teams.
Develops and maintains sustainable Enterprise level scheduling processes and procedures.
Creates complex scheduling models.
Prepares and analyzes master project/program schedule.
Oversees a database or “warehouse” of scheduling data recorded and tracked from each job.
Participates in client presentations as required.
Participates in and coordinates with other project controls areas.
Participates in labor projections in support of department staff planning.
Supports department growth by participating in business development and marketing efforts.
Provides support, guidance, or subject matter expert services in RFP development to aid in pursuit development.
Provides schedule support for claims analysis (e.g., using contractor claims, delay cost estimates, time impacts, etc.).
Serves as Subject Matter Expert in VE Studies.
Analyzes contract documents/construction documents (plans and specifications) to translate scope of work, milestones, contract time, and/or construction phasing and sequencing into the schedule.
Leads the planning effort alongside Project Manager, collaborates and makes recommendations to project management team in planning the work, including developing Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS), estimating durations, and sequencing the work (hard restraints and soft restraints).
Independently develops new project schedules for complex projects using scheduling software.
Maintains project schedule including progress updates.
Communicates status of schedule and key risk areas to members of project management team.
Performs schedule risk analysis, including quantitative risk analysis.
Performs schedule analysis to include critical activities, risk areas, key milestones and significant changes to schedule.
Develops “what if” scenarios to explore alternate sequencing in order to mitigate or avoid schedule delays.
Revises forecasts and evaluates impact of delay.
Prepares reporting from schedules including EVA analysis, integration of cost and schedule.
Performs contemporaneous schedule analysis.
Performs detailed review of contractor schedule submittents, including baseline and progress update
Quality controls all scheduling deliverables prepared by support staff
Supports the preparation of procurement documents related to scheduling specifications.
Mentors Schedulers I, II, and III if applicable and may serve as technical lead.
Performs other duties as assigned.