Scheduler, Engineering

The Scheduler will support the Operations Department in implementing major projects and will provide scheduling, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on projects. He/she will maintain close working relationships with the Project Team to ensure that they meet or exceed Project Controls standards. The position works, gathers, and distributes information and reports directly to the Scheduling Director or any of the other positions as stated above.

• Working proficiency in Primavera Software
• Resource and Cost loading knowledge
• Understanding of Earned Value Management System
• Strong written, communication, and problem solving skills
• Computer proficient and the ability to adapt to new innovations and processes
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Broad understanding of industry
• Ability to multi-task
• Functions effectively as part of a team
• Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality at all times

• Tools and Technology - Scheduling
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  Utilizes Skanska standard scheduling tools and technology to develop manage and analyze project schedules.
• Contract Management - Scheduling
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  Reviews the terms of the client's prime contract as well as subcontracts and vendor agreements with special focus on scheduling‑specific clauses to implement the contractual requirements in the scheduling process and provides input to the project team as necessary.
• Plans and Specifications - Scheduling
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  Reads and interprets architectural / structural plans and other design documents to understand the project scope, phasing, logistics, constraints, and different components of the project.
• Schedule Development - Scheduling
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  Develops bid / proposal and detailed contractual schedules by defining the work breakdown structure, establishing activities, calculating durations based on estimates and production rates, establishing logic, defining critical paths, and analyzing and adjusting schedule to meet contractual requirements.
• Schedule Management - Scheduling
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  Monitors project progress by walking jobsites, gathering schedule update information from project teams, facilitating schedule update meetings, participating in owner’s meetings, and communicating schedule update, reports and analysis to project stakeholders.
• Schedule Reporting
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  Maintains required standard scheduling processes needed to feed data to scheduling dashboards and reporting tools. Utilizes reports to track and communicate active project status through standard KPIs and metrics, and benchmarks against historical data.
• Building and Construction Knowledge
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  Applies building and construction knowledge, including history, customers, competitive environment, and materials and methods to build quality projects safely.
• Project Planning - Scheduling
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  Collaborates with different project stakeholders to define key milestones, project phasing and sequencing, and identify schedule risks and opportunities in order to guide the project team in developing the project plan.
• Client Facing Skills - Scheduling
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  Presents and demonstrates the merits of our scheduling work and other consultative advice we are providing to clients and other project stakeholders, building trust and confidence.
• Conflict / Dispute Resolution
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  Handles conflicts and de‑escalates disputes between parties. Negotiates resolutions that are agreeable to both parties.
• Lean Principles - Scheduling
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  Implements Lean principles and tools including facilitating interactive planning sessions with project stakeholders and coaching the project team through make‑ready planning, weekly work planning and daily huddles.
• Linear Scheduling / Takt Planning
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  Creates linear/location‑based schedules and/or Takt plans to communicate intricate CPM schedule details to project stakeholders.
• Risk and Opportunity Management - Scheduling
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  Collaborates with the project team to identify risks and opportunities, assess potential impact to schedule, and support the development of mitigation/improvement strategies.
• Schedule Delays and Impacts
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  Assesses, incorporates, and communicates the impacts of project changes and other unforeseen events on the project schedule while following the project specifications and…