Sr Planner & Scheduler

DPR Construction•San Jose, CA

4d•$145,000 - $165,000

About The Position

The Sr Planner & Scheduler leads the development and optimization of complex project schedules to support successful, timely delivery across multiple programs or portfolios. The role partners with leadership and cross-functional teams to align advanced planning and scheduling strategies with organizational priorities and long-range resource planning. It evaluates project performance metrics to identify trends, anticipate significant risks, and recommend strategic adjustments. The position facilitates MAP, pull, and phase planning sessions and collaborates with the Short Interval Planning (SIP) process to improve workflow reliability and schedule predictability. It uses visual planning methodologies and model-based workflows to improve communication, coordination, and predictability across project teams and phases, while promoting leading practices and continuous improvement in planning and scheduling. The senior planner leads and supports DPR's best practices in production planning, including takt planning, supply chain management, progress analysis, issue management, and production control, with the goal of uninterrupted workflow. The role also supports, coaches, and encourages project members in applying lean practices and the last planner system to plan for and achieve flow from design through the project life cycle. A bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, a related field, or equivalent experience is required. Six to eight years of experience in project planning, scheduling, or a related field is required. PMP or PSP certification is preferred. The anticipated starting pay range is $145,000 to $165,000.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
6–8 years of experience in project planning, scheduling, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules and visual planning strategies for complex, multi-phase, or enterprise-wide initiatives, aligning them with strategic organizational objectives.
Collaborate with project teams, external partners, and stakeholders to resolve complex scheduling challenges and optimize enterprise resource allocation.
Analyze project data and performance indicators to forecast systemic risks, develop mitigation strategies, and inform strategic decisions.
Communicate schedule status, critical path updates, and potential impacts to executive leadership and key stakeholders.
Ensure compliance with advanced scheduling standards, methodologies, and documentation requirements across the enterprise.
Lead post-project reviews, capture lessons learned, and improve planning processes.
Support MAP and pull planning sessions, phase planning, and Schedule Integration Planning (SIP).
Prepare schedules and supporting inputs for Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) and Planning Risk Workshops; document planning, sequencing, and risk mitigation approaches in a schedule management plan.
Lead and support production planning practices, including takt planning, supply chain management, progress analysis, issue management, and production control, to promote uninterrupted workflow.
Coach and encourage project members in lean practices and the last planner system to plan for and achieve flow from design through the project life cycle.
Collaborate across projects and mentor team members to support growth of the organizational planning and scheduling function.