Assistant Scheduling Engineer for Major NYC Projects

WDF Inc; City of Mount Vernon (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

WDF Inc. in Mount Vernon, NY is seeking an Assistant Scheduling Engineer to join our office. You will assist in developing and maintaining project schedules across all phases, collecting schedule progress data, and supporting the Scheduling Manager and project teams.

Experience with Primavera P6 and proficiency in Excel are preferred. Candidates must communicate effectively, work in a team, and be willing to learn advanced scheduling techniques including time-impact analyses and earned value

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Experience with construction scheduling concepts and project controls fundamentals.
• Primavera P6 preferred; proficiency in Microsoft Excel required.
• Ability to review project information, organize data, and prepare accurate reports under guidance.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a team environment.
• Willingness to learn schedule development, progress measurement, critical-path analysis, earned value management, and time-impact analysis.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing project schedules for all phases of the project, from pre-construction through close-out.
• Collect, verify, and enter schedule progress information, including actual start and finish dates, remaining durations, and percent complete.
• Assist with updating project schedules and preparing progress and performance reports.
• Support the Scheduling Manager and project teams in maintaining accurate, timely, and logically sequenced schedules.
• Coordinate with the Construction, Project Management, Design, Procurement, and Cost Control teams to gather schedule information.
• Help review subcontractor schedules, short-term look-ahead schedules, and supporting schedule narratives.
• Assist with creating schedule fragments for Time Impact Analyses, recovery plans, and scenario studies.
• Support the preparation of preliminary schedule analyses for completed, ongoing, and future work.
• Participate in pull-planning sessions and schedule review meetings with field teams, consultants, and subcontractors.
• Maintain scheduling data from change order, procurement, submittal, RFI, billing/requisition, commissioning, and close-out logs.
• Assist with identifying schedule variances, potential delays, critical-path activities, and upcoming milestones for review by the Scheduling Manager.
• Prepare meeting materials, schedule reports, charts, and presentations as directed.
• Support earned value analysis, cost and resource loading, schedule modeling, claims documentation, and other scheduling assignments.
• Maintain organized schedule files, update logs, and supporting documentation in accordance with project procedures.
• Perform quality checks on schedule data and promptly communicate incomplete or inconsistent information to the Scheduling Manager.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Job description

WDF Inc. in Mount Vernon, NY is seeking an Assistant Scheduling Engineer to join our office. You will assist in developing and maintaining project schedules across all phases, collecting schedule progress data, and supporting the Scheduling Manager and project teams.

Experience with Primavera P6 and proficiency in Excel are preferred. Candidates must communicate effectively, work in a team, and be willing to learn advanced scheduling techniques including time-impact analyses and earned value