Senior Scheduler

Description

The Senior Planner supports projects over $100 million by creating baseline and progress schedules for various stages of the project, gives technical and practical input on all project schedules and prepares and analyzes updates.

• Maintain quality assurance and control on assigned project schedules
• Gather schedule information, update, analyze, and prepare reports of the project’s progress
• Establish, monitor, and maintain project schedules, generally over 5000 activities per project
• Participate in updating the master schedule and enterprise reporting
• Provide advanced level scheduling support to assigned projects
• Provide formal CPM schedule training to company employees
• Prepare concise schedule narratives describing the status of assigned projects
• Prepare Time Impact Analysis as necessary to support the schedule aspect of contract revisions
• Ensure compliance with company scheduling procedures for preparing and maintaining baseline schedules
• Train Project Managers and Superintendents on company scheduling procedures and proper scheduling techniques
• Prepare lessons learned on completed projects
• Manage the schedules for more than one project
• Assist Project Managers and Superintendents in developing and maintaining a project baseline schedule including resource planning and cash flow

Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

• Proven experience in developing, maintaining, forecasting, and controlling of scheduling costs
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information in a concise manner and to make recommendations on strategies to resolve project issues is required
• Candidate must possess Suffolk’s Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring
• Expert in CPM scheduling with the ability to review and analyze schedules and changes to determine the impact on a project
• Experience in preparing schedules for building projects and high-rise structures is preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills are required, demonstrating a consistent commitment and ability to work with diverse work groups and individuals
• Must have experience with Primavera P6 Project Management Enterprise Scheduling Software including cost loading and resource loading capabilities. Experience in running the most current version of P6 software is preferred
• Positive customer service orientation, with both internal and external clients is required
• Minimum of 6 years of scheduling experience on large-scale ($75M+) construction projects
• Must have or be willing to obtain AACEI PSP Certification within 6 months of hire (Suffolk will pay for certification)
• Have a basic understanding of Lean Pull Planning concepts
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or an applicable discipline
• Strong oral and written communications skills and the ability to apply appropriate communication techniques to various individuals
• Must possess excellent computer skills with working knowledge of importing and exporting information into Primavera P6 Scheduling Software using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project Software
• Must possess full proficiency in CPM scheduling techniques and principles, including the demonstrated ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects concurrently

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance