Senior Scheduler

WSP • Glastonbury, CT

13d • $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 role is part of the WSP US Program Management National Practice and reports to the Senior Vice President, Scheduling. The Senior Scheduler 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. The position supports internal and external clients by ensuring 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 for large, multi-stakeholder programs and projects; develops work breakdown structures, work packages, and performance measures; and reviews, analyzes, and reports project and contractor schedule performance. The role develops baseline schedules and Basis of Schedule documentation, evaluates critical-path activities and dependencies, reviews periodic CPM updates, and provides schedule quality feedback and detailed analysis. It also prepares earned value, critical path, look-ahead, and resource-requirement reports; monitors baseline variances; and coordinates corrective actions and recovery options.

Additional work includes schedule change management and change-order analysis, time impact analyses, recovery schedule reviews, what-if scenario analysis, and recommendations for resolving schedule issues, scope changes, or delays. The Senior Scheduler communicates recommendations to project teams and executive management and coordinates across large, multi-stakeholder programs.

The expected salary range is $163,700–$200,100 per year. WSP notes that actual compensation and additional benefits may vary based on factors including education, experience, skills, abilities, internal equity, and geographic location.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience developing and managing CPM project schedules in Primavera P6 or equivalent.
• Proven experience developing, updating, and analyzing 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 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 phases, including commissioning, turnover, and project closeout.
• Experience supporting claims analysis and dispute resolution.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Strategic problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience mentoring junior schedulers.

Responsibilities

• 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 performance and contractor schedule performance.
• Develop baseline project schedules and associated Basis of Schedule documentation.
• Identify schedule activities, dependencies, durations, and factors controlling the overall 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 reports, look-ahead reports, and resource requirements.
• Review and monitor variances from baseline, develop schedule recovery options, and coordinate timely corrective actions.
• Manage schedule changes, including review and analysis of project change orders.
• Perform time impact analyses (TIA) to evaluate potential delay impacts.
• Recommend schedule recovery actions, 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, dental, and vision coverage.
• Disability and 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.

What This Job Offers

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