Strategic Construction Scheduling Lead

Clark Builders; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Builders is seeking a Scheduling Manager to lead the development and tracking of construction project schedules across Western Canada. You will work with stakeholders to ensure CPM-based plans are realistic, and you will guide a team of schedulers through pre-construction and construction phases.

You will defend schedule logic, assess change impacts, and coordinate with departments and VDC to maintain accurate, integrated project timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma, or Certificate from an accredited program in Engineering, Construction Management, Building Construction, or related field, with minimum of 6 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Scheduling Certification (e.g., ACE, PSP, PMI SP), a plus.
• Proficient use of Primavera P6 scheduling software.
• Experience using scheduling comparison tools (e.g., Acumen Fuse, Change Inspector).
• Large construction project experience (>$150m).
• Experience in construction positions (e.g., Project Manager, Superintendent, or related).
• Knowledgeable of building construction, materials, systems, market conditions and Trade practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and manage a team of scheduling professionals.
• Develop Pre-Construction schedules to assist in evaluation of varied construction assemblies and systems to allow effective feedback to clients, project teams, and design teams.
• Present, discuss, and defend the schedule logic and the feasibility of construction methodology reviews during pre-construction and construction periods.
• Review the impact of change on project schedules, develop integrated fragnet schedules as needed to verify the impact of change on a project schedule.
• Collaborate with project team to confirm Contract Item List (CIL), develop ROJ dates for schedule, and review Procurement Schedule to track subcontractor commitments.
• Develop project schedule based on CPM logic-generated baseline schedules using scheduling software.
• Collaborate with project departments to prepare detailed schedules and align with VDC Engineer for schedules and models.
• Define project schedule metrics and monitor critical path activities to achieve forecast end-date.
• Lead constructability reviews of project schedules and contribute to GMP submissions for scheduling details and timing.
• Maintain information to update project schedule dashboard and create look-ahead schedules.
• Monitor progress and challenge project team based on schedule data; review Last Planner System integration.
• Provide guidance to end-users to develop proficiency in scheduling software and share training.

Skills

Leadership

Project scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Engineering/Construction Management/related)

6+ years of related experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Acumen Fuse

Change Inspector

Job description

Clark Builders is seeking a Scheduling Manager to lead the development and tracking of construction project schedules across Western Canada. You will work with stakeholders to ensure CPM-based plans are realistic, and you will guide a team of schedulers through pre-construction and construction phases.

You will defend schedule logic, assess change impacts, and coordinate with departments and VDC to maintain accurate, integrated project timelines.