Assistant Scheduling Engineer ( Special Projects)

Carnegie Search; City of Mount Vernon (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WDF, Inc. is seeking a Scheduling Engineer to develop and update CPM schedules in Primavera P6 for NYC public works projects. The role involves coordinating with project teams, reviewing subcontractor schedules, and supporting progress reporting and earned value management.

You will contribute to schedule development across all project phases, ensuring accurate data, timely updates, and clear narratives for stakeholders, including field teams and consultants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience with Primavera P6 preferred; Excel proficiency required.
• Ability to prepare reports and manage schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop 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.
• Update project schedules and prepare 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.
• 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

Scheduling concepts

Project coordination

Verbal and written communication

Education

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

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The ideal candidate would have hands-on experience building and updating CPM schedules in Primavera P6 for NYC public work—ideally projects involving agencies such as SCA, NYCHA, DDC, DEP, DASNY, MTA, Port Authority, DCAS, or similar government owners coming from a consultant agency GC or Specialty contractor

As an Scheduling Engineer WDF, Inc., you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop 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.
• 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.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Working knowledge of construction sequencing, scheduling concepts, and project controls fundamentals.
• Experience with Primavera P6 preferred; proficiency in Microsoft Excel required.
• Ability to review project information, organize data, and prepare accurate reports under the direction of the Scheduling Manager.
• 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.