Sr. Project Scheduler (34421)

CEC FACILITIES LLC•Canton, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

CEC is a leading specialty subcontractor experiencing rapid growth and is seeking passionate, talented, and creative individuals to join its team. This role offers a challenging opportunity for career advancement. The Senior Project Scheduler is responsible for developing and managing project schedules, creating scheduling processes and templates for field use, and assisting project managers with task coordination, timeline monitoring, and schedule planning. This position identifies potential delays, facilitates solutions, trains field personnel and project staff on scheduling procedures, and analyzes data from reporting processes for management review.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
5+ years of P6 scheduling experience on medium to large-sized construction projects.
Experience on large capital construction projects.
Experience developing and integrating multiple project schedules.
Proficient in MS Excel and/or database systems.
In-depth understanding of construction sequencing and scheduling logic across the project life cycle.
Highly articulate, with a clear, analytical approach to problem-solving and strong decision-making abilities.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and other technology tools used in daily work.
Proficiency in Primavera P6 scheduling software and report preparation.

Nice To Haves

Certification with AACE, PMI, or CMAA preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the project team and stakeholders in managing schedules for successful project delivery.
Work with schedulers from general contractors and design-build teams to monitor schedule risk.
Maintain the overall milestone program and ensure milestone definitions are written and agreed upon by stakeholders.
Determine reasonable schedule logic and constraints based on discussions with task owners and teams.
Evaluate critical and near-critical path activity sequences, and coordinate and facilitate review sessions with stakeholders.
Ensure schedule reports and indicators are created and delivered in accordance with the project execution plan.
Identify major milestones, critical approvals, and long-lead procurement items.
Assess actual progress based on site inspections, and validate contractors' approaches to measuring and reporting against the schedule.
Identify schedule changes, gaps, and trends, and proactively work issues with stakeholders.
Monitor and report on schedule deliverables.
Communicate and present schedule status to stakeholders, and support negative float resolution.
Suggest corrective actions and develop recovery plans when delays are anticipated or occur.
Understand the integration points across multiple projects and ensure schedules support each other.
Prepare and present a consolidated progress report to program and management.
Provide what-if schedules to the project team as needed.
Document lessons learned throughout the project.
Perform other duties as needed to support projects, operations, and the department.