Capital Project Scheduler

Piper Companies; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks a Capital Project Scheduler for a major capital construction program in the industrial manufacturing sector. The role is on-site in Clayton, NC, supporting schedule oversight, risk analysis, contractor coordination, and project controls for a $150 million program as the owner's representative.

The position requires 5+ years of scheduling experience, expertise with Level 4, resource-loaded schedules, and proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project or Smartsheet.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project scheduling experience in capital construction or industrial projects.
• Experience developing and maintaining resource-loaded, detailed Level 4 project schedules.
• Ability to analyze schedule risks, dependencies, delays, and recovery strategies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner's scheduling representative for a large-scale capital project.
• Maintain and manage the integrated project schedule with contractor activities and milestones.
• Review contractor baselines and updates for logic, sequencing, durations, and milestones.
• Validate progress through coordination with project teams and field personnel.
• Analyze critical and near-critical paths, float, milestones, and schedule performance.
• Identify schedule risks, constraints, and recovery opportunities throughout execution.
• Coordinate scheduling across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup teams.
• Evaluate schedule impacts from changes, delays, and risks with scenario analyses.

Skills

Schedule management

Risk analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Level 4 schedules

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Capital Project Scheduler to support a major capital construction project within the industrial manufacturing sector. The Capital Project Scheduler will serve as the owner's representative, providing schedule oversight, risk analysis, contractor coordination, and project controls support to ensure successful execution of a $150 million capital project. The Capital Project Scheduler is a long term contract opportunity and requires you to work onsite 5 days per week in Clayton, NC.

Responsibilities of the Capital Project Scheduler:

• Serve as the owner's scheduling representative for a large-scale capital project in execution.
• Maintain and manage the integrated project schedule, incorporating contractor activities, owner responsibilities, key interfaces, and major milestones.
• Review contractor baseline schedules and schedule updates for completeness, logic, sequencing, durations, and milestone alignment.
• Validate reported progress through coordination with project teams and field personnel.
• Analyze critical and near-critical paths, float consumption, milestone movement, and schedule performance.
• Identify schedule risks, dependencies, constraints, and recovery opportunities throughout project execution.
• Coordinate scheduling activities across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup teams.
• Evaluate schedule impacts related to changes, delays, and project risks, providing scenario analysis and recommendations.
• Review contractor recovery plans and monitor mitigation measures to improve schedule performance.
• Support commissioning, startup, staffing, loop checks, equipment readiness, and operational readiness activities.
• Prepare schedule reports, look-ahead schedules, and performance analyses for project leadership.
• Maintain schedule baselines, update documentation, and ensure traceability of schedule changes.

Requirements of the Capital Project Scheduler:

• 5+ years of project scheduling experience supporting capital construction or industrial projects.
• Strong experience developing and maintaining resource-loaded, detailed Level 4 project schedules.
• Proven ability to analyze schedule risks, dependencies, delays, and recovery strategies.
• Experience coordinating contractors, field personnel, and cross-functional project stakeholders.
• Proficiency with scheduling software such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar scheduling platforms.
• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, and operational readiness planning activities preferred.

Compensation for the Project Scheduler:

• Salary range: $150,000 - $180,000
• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.

Keywords:

Project Scheduler, Project Scheduling, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Capital Projects, Construction Scheduling, Owner's Representative, Project Controls, Schedule Risk Analysis, Resource Loaded Schedules, Level 4 Schedules, Critical Path Method, CPM Scheduling, Recovery Planning, Schedule Forecasting, Construction Management, Industrial Manufacturing, Commissioning, Startup Planning, Operational Readiness, Contractor Coordination, Project Reporting, EPC Projects, Schedule Management, Float Analysis, Milestone Tracking

This job opens for applications on 10/09/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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