Chief Scheduler

Albert M. Higley Co.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Albert M. Higley Co. is seeking a Chief Scheduler with deep CPM scheduling expertise to lead corporate scheduling across projects in Cleveland, OH.

You will identify risks, improve scheduling practices, and strengthen project controls with enterprise visibility. The role requires leadership, strong communication with executives, and travel to project sites as needed. You will develop and oversee resource- and cost-loaded schedules, support Earned Value Management where required, and mentor teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of commercial construction experience, including at least 10 years in CPM scheduling or project controls.
• Proven experience developing and leading CPM scheduling practices for complex commercial projects.
• Experience supporting large projects in diverse market sectors is preferred.
• Willingness to travel to project sites and regional offices.

Responsibilities

• Own corporate scheduling oversight for all Higley Construction projects.
• Perform schedule impact analyses and provide mitigation recommendations and delay documentation.
• Quality-check project schedules company-wide for accuracy, logic, and compliance.
• Identify schedule risks and impacts from changes or disruptions; propose improvements.
• Develop resource- and cost-loaded schedules to support EVM where required.
• Lead Last Planner System implementations and integrate with CPM scheduling.
• Train teams on CPM scheduling principles and effective use of schedules.
• Establish and enforce scheduling standards and quality-control expectations.
• Support staffing and resource planning for scheduling needs across the company.
• Visit project sites to validate progress and coordinate with teams.
• Develop enterprise-wide scheduling reporting for executive and project visibility.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives in scheduling processes and governance.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Schedule risk analysis

Last Planner System

Resource loading

Cost loading

Primavera P6

Communication with leadership

Project controls

Quality control

Training & mentoring

Education

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

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Job description

Position Overview:

The Chief Scheduler is a corporate resource responsible for managing the strategic oversight of project scheduling across Higley Construction. Reporting to the Director of Project Controls, this role develops, reviews, and provides quality control for project schedules throughout the company. The Chief Scheduler partners with project teams and company leadership to identify schedule and constructability risks, improve scheduling practices, enhance enterprise visibility into project performance, and promote consistent scheduling standards across the organization. This position requires deep expertise in Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling and the ability to translate complex schedule information into clear, practical guidance for project teams.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the corporate scheduling oversight for all projects across Higley Construction.
• Perform and oversee schedule impact analyses to evaluate potential and realized impacts from changes, delays, disruptions, sequencing revisions, and project events, providing recommendations for mitigation and recovery, and generating documentation for delay claims.
• Review and perform quality control of project schedules company-wide to confirm accuracy, logic, sequencing, completeness, and compliance with company standards and contract requirements.
• Evaluate project schedules, construction drawings, specifications, and project information to identify schedule risks, sequencing concerns, constraints, and potential impacts to project delivery.
• Perform critical path and schedule variance analyses to identify risks, trends, and schedule impacts, and recommend improvement strategies to project teams and leadership.
• Develop standards for and oversee resource- and cost-loaded schedules to support Earned Value Management (EVM), where required, and strengthen performance measurement, forecasting, resource utilization, and project controls reporting across the company.
• Lead implementation of the Last Planner System where required on projects and integrate collaborative planning practices with Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling to improve project predictability, coordination, and execution across projects.
• Train project teams and scheduling personnel on CPM scheduling principles, schedule development, schedule quality, schedule impact analysis, and the effective use of project schedules to enhance planning, forecasting, communication, decision-making, and schedule ownership across the organization.
• Establish and reinforce scheduling standards, procedures, best practices, and quality-control expectations across the company.
• Support staffing and resource planning for scheduling needs across the company.
• Visit project sites to validate progress, understand field conditions, and coordinate with project teams.
• Develop and oversee enterprise-wide scheduling reporting that provide executive leadership and project teams with visibility into portfolio performance, schedule trends, risks, forecasted impacts, and recommended actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for scheduling processes, tools, systems, governance, and organizational scheduling maturity to enhance schedule quality, project team engagement, executive visibility, and consistency across the organization.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities:

• Expert-level knowledge of Critical Path Method scheduling theory, schedule logic, sequencing, float analysis, and schedule risk identification.
• Knowledge of Lean Construction principles and the Last Planner System, including experience integrating collaborative planning practices with CPM scheduling to improve project predictability and execution.
• Advanced ability to develop, evaluate, and quality-control schedules for large, complex commercial construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction plans, specifications, means and methods, sequencing, and project controls-related contract requirements.
• Experience with resource loading and cost loading, including the ability to evaluate loading assumptions and schedule impacts.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 is preferred; experience with other construction scheduling platforms will be considered.
• Ability to identify schedule deficiencies, explain their project impact, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Ability to teach complex scheduling concepts in a clear, approachable manner and build scheduling capability across project teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with field teams, project leadership, clients, and senior leadership.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and support multiple projects and offices in a corporate environment.
• A self-starter who demonstrates commitment, accountability, sound judgment, and a focus on continuous improvement and excellence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Technology, or a closely related field is preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Minimum of 15 years of commercial construction experience, including at least 10 years in dedicated CPM scheduling, project controls, or scheduling leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing, and leading CPM scheduling practices for complex commercial construction projects across multiple project types, delivery methods, and organizational stakeholders.
• Experience supporting large commercial projects in government, institutional, healthcare, higher education, industrial, or other complex market sectors is preferred.
• Candidates with prior Project Manager or construction operations experience and significant scheduling responsibility are encouraged to apply.
• Ability to travel to project sites and regional offices.

Location and Work Arrangement:

• This corporate position is ideally based in Cleveland, Ohio, with regular access to the Cleveland office. A hybrid arrangement may also be considered for candidates located near Higley offices in Detroit, Michigan; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; or Erie, Pennsylvania.
• This position requires travel and on-site presence.