Senior Scheduler

Layton Construction Company•Allentown, PA

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About The Position

A Senior Corporate Scheduler develops and maintains software schedules for assigned construction projects within strategic business units. The role monitors schedule progression against the baseline, explains schedule variances, prepares reports on schedule-related trends, and helps project teams understand project outlooks. The Senior Corporate Scheduler provides schedule oversight, mentors lower-level Project Schedulers, and develops scheduling standards and procedures. The position reports to the Strategic Business Unit Executive or, alternatively, a member of the Executive Committee. The role works with project teams and internal and external customers to develop, maintain, communicate, and report project schedules. It evaluates feasibility, resources, productivity, and schedule performance, and recommends corrective actions or schedule revisions as needed. The position also supports project management planning and cost/schedule integration, maintains project documentation and an audit trail, and coordinates participants to keep plans achievable and current.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Construction Management or equivalent.
Over eight years of equivalent specialized training and work experience.
Excellent working knowledge of scheduling software and Microsoft Office software.
Ability to independently apply advanced analysis techniques.
Experience overseeing construction processes and leading others in complex, interrelated tasks effectively and on time.
Knowledge of construction industry markets, such as institutional, retail, government, hospitality, and healthcare.
Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and coordinate team members.
Integrity and ability to maintain ethical, conduct, and organizational policy standards in job-related activities.
Ability to operate office equipment, including a computer, printer, phone, copier, and fax machine.
Effective written, verbal, negotiation, and presentation skills.
Excellent knowledge of construction practices, methods, trends, and crew data.
Ability to perform essential duties and responsibilities efficiently, accurately, and safely, with or without reasonable accommodation, without posing a threat of harm to self or others.

Nice To Haves

Cost and resource loading experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain schedules for assigned projects using critical path scheduling techniques.
Review project schedule data, including activity records, open and close dates, costs and budgets, structures, and associated activity data.
Evaluate work packages and related data for feasibility of implementation.
Recommend alternative methods or processes to efficiently achieve and maintain desired customer results.
Communicate work status and required corrective actions to internal and external customers to support conformance with established schedules.
Work with Project Managers, Superintendents, and Project Engineers to communicate schedule information to those performing the work.
Assist project teams in developing Project Management Plans and integrating cost and schedule information.
Develop or contribute to project status reports, including critical path analyses, and ensure documentation is complete and maintained.
Support construction operations in meeting production schedules and recommend schedule revisions in response to construction changes.
Analyze project requirements with the Project Team and ensure required resources are available to maintain schedules; notify supervision and the Project Team when resources are unavailable.
Coordinate with internal and external customers to obtain status data for assigned project activities or milestones.
Analyze work productivity against established schedules and report findings to management.
Modify schedules as necessary to plan and report activities efficiently.
Maintain an audit trail from project initiation through completion.
Prepare project management reports showing schedule status and required corrective actions.
Coordinate with project participants to ensure plans are achievable and current on a daily basis.
Provide schedule oversight and mentor lower-level Project Schedulers.
Develop scheduling standards and procedures.