Senior Construction Scheduler

Title: Senior Construction Scheduler

Reporting to: General Counsel / Office Leader

Location: Project based in Northern Indiana

The Senior Construction Scheduler plays a vital role in a construction project, helping to manage both time and resources to ensure work is completed on time. The job of a Senior Scheduler is to create a variety of schedules and analyses for a project, which includes, but is not limited to, preparing master development schedules, building cost and resource loaded baseline schedules, monitoring and updating schedules, analyzing change order impacts to schedules, performing time impact analysis for delay claims, and preparing monthly schedule reports.

The Senior Construction Scheduler should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client’s desired project outcome.

• Creates, develops, and maintains master development schedules, fully resource and cost loaded project baseline schedules, and updated monthly project schedules all meeting contract requirements.
• Documents and monitors project tasks and schedules. Maintains and backs up schedule files for each project in a timely and organized manner.
• Interfaces with project management, owner, and subcontractors on all scheduling related issues, including reporting requirements, progress status, and preparing time impact analysis.
• Works with project team on what-if schedules to analyze impacts of differing construction means and methods.
• Provides support to teams in assessing and documenting delays and impacts, alternate work plans and methods of construction. Provides support to project teams when delays have been determined. Proposes schedule recovery alternatives and mitigation strategies.
• Performs time impact analyses (TIAs) for change order requests and delay claims.
• Prepares Monthly Schedule Update Reports for each schedule update, describing current project status, deviations, and identifying any critical schedule issues.
• Prepares concise schedule narratives describing the status of assigned projects.
• Creates schedule performance dashboards.
• Maintains quality assurance and control on assigned project schedules.
• Contributes to team performance by collaboration and effective communication.
• Contributes to and understands the client's desired project outcomes, identifying opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
• Adds to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned.

• Preparation of delay analysis and time extension requests utilizing AACE Recommended Practice 29R-03 “Forensic Schedule Analysis.”
• Review and defense of submitted delay claims.
• Preparation of expert opinions and testifying in arbitration and litigation matters.
• Assists in mediation and negotiations.
• Expert in Time Impact Analysis (TIA), Contemporary Period Analysis, Window Analysis, As-built vs As-Planned, and Collapsed As-built methodologies for delay quantum.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence.

• Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required: BS in Engineering, Business, or Construction Management.
• Minimum Experience required: 7+ years previous experience as a Senior Scheduler or Project Controls Manager on major projects/programs.
• Scheduling and Project Management software proficiency:
  Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, ASTA Power project.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to apply appropriate communication techniques to various individuals.
• Positive customer service orientation, with both internal and external clients.
• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrating a consistent commitment and ability to work with diverse work groups and individuals.

• Indoor office environment. May require work on site location when necessary.
• Equipment used includes: computers and standard office machines.
• Essential physical tasks include: ability to work on a computer and to answer and speak on a telephone.