Early-Career Scheduler and Project Controls Consultant

SOCOTEC, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Training

Social activities

Great Place to Work certification

Job summary

SOCOTEC, Inc. in Boston, MA is seeking a Junior Scheduler / Project Controls Consultant to support our project advisory and construction practice.

The role focuses on developing, updating, and maintaining construction schedules with exposure to CPM scheduling and project control analysis. The successful candidate typically has about two years of experience in construction scheduling and collaborates with senior schedulers, managers, and technical experts across building and infrastructure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
• Approximately 2 or more years of relevant construction industry experience, preferably working for a general contractor, construction manager, or specialty contractor.
• Practical experience developing or maintaining construction schedules.
• Understanding of construction sequencing, project milestones, and the relationship between design, procurement, and construction activities.
• Basic understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary project team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development, review, and maintenance of detailed construction project schedules.
• Develop and update CPM schedules based on project scope, sequencing, and contractor work plans.
• Support preparation of baseline schedules, schedule updates, recovery schedules, and short-term look-ahead schedules.
• Review contractor schedule submissions for completeness, logic, sequencing, durations, and compliance with project requirements.
• Monitor project progress and incorporate actual progress into schedule updates.
• Identify critical and near-critical activities, schedule constraints, and potential impacts to project milestones.
• Assist with analysis of schedule variances and changes to the critical path.
• Work with project teams to collect schedule information, progress data, and supporting documentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Word

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Architecture, or a related field

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

SOCOTEC, Inc. in Boston, MA is seeking a Junior Scheduler / Project Controls Consultant to support our project advisory and construction practice.

The role focuses on developing, updating, and maintaining construction schedules with exposure to CPM scheduling and project control analysis. The successful candidate typically has about two years of experience in construction scheduling and collaborates with senior schedulers, managers, and technical experts across building and infrastructure