Senior Scheduler

Jaquith Consulting Group Inc•Sacramento, CA

19d•Hybrid

About The Position

Jaquith Consulting Group, Inc. (JCG) is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Scheduler to support schedule oversight activities for JCG’s clients. Under the direction of the Deputy Program Controls Director, you will focus on the review and analysis of Contractor schedules, monitoring of PCM schedule management efforts, and ensuring consistency with program requirements across the Project Controls Office within the Project Controls Scheduling branch. You will collaborate with project partners to evaluate schedule performance, develop What‑if analyses, and maintain accurate, up‑to‑date program schedules. Your work will contribute directly to weekly and monthly progress reporting, strengthen schedule integrity across the program, and enhance the client’s ability to make informed and timely decisions that support successful project delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Quantity Surveying or Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience
Ability to develop detailed construction schedules from preliminary and/or conceptual plans, develop and document basis of schedule development.
Identify and document associated schedule risks
Provide recognizable and understandable work activities and sequences
Meet required deadlines and deliverable dates
Document and communicate effectively with others
Program and project schedule development and management experience
Knowledge of rail and roadway transportation projects and disciplines
Scheduling and project controls experience
Ability to Identify and document associated schedule risks and provide recognizable and understandable work activities and sequences
Ability to meet required deadlines and deliverable dates
Proficiency and knowledge of computer Software applications including Primavera P6, Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook

Nice To Haves

Experience in developing detailed construction schedules from preliminary and/or conceptual plans, develop and document basis of schedule development
Knowledge of structures, construction means, methods, staging, procurements, and disciplines
Experience in rail and rail systems 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
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Analytical rigor, particularly in schedule risks and assumptions
Knowledge in transportation and rail systems domain
Project controls reporting and coordination experience

Responsibilities

Provide schedule development, maintenance of schedule data and reporting for JCG client schedules
Identify, develop, and correlate program schedule activities with associated JCG client plans
Provide detail for the client's schedule activities based on the client's design plans to reflect the duration and the basis of the duration for construction of element activities
Update schedule data and durations as necessary and as design progresses to identify the basis for construction of element durations
Provide periodic updates and documentation to the Program/Project Controls
Manage progress, schedule duration changes, and duration verification basis
Provide schedule assumptions and general basis for schedule development
Identify key items which may not be included in structure schedules (such as utility relocations, environmental and or seasonal restrictions, or procurements)
Perform review and analysis of current in-progress client schedules for correlation with future, planned client construction schedules (current construction duration estimates vs. future planned construction duration estimates)
Perform review and analysis of client schedules for reliability, risk identification, risk review, and risk assessments
Provide recommendations for increased schedule reliability
Identify longest path and critical schedule items
Perform review and reporting tasks as required under direction of the Program Schedule Lead