Federal Preconstruction Scheduler (P6 Expert)

BL Harbert International; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BL Harbert International, with its corporate office in Birmingham, AL, seeks an experienced Scheduler to lead federal construction schedules from concept to bid and beyond. The role emphasizes integration of design milestones, permitting, procurement, and construction into cohesive master schedules.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years scheduling experience in federal projects, strong Primavera P6 skills, and a solid grasp of federal contracting guidelines.

Qualifications

• 5 years of scheduling experience in federal construction.
• Proficiency in scheduling software, Primavera P6, including cost & resource loading and activity coding.
• Experience in building and updating schedules per federal contracting guidelines and specifications.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Limited travel to project sites required

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive preconstruction schedules from concept through final bid
• Integrate design milestones, permitting, procurement, and construction activities into master schedules
• Collaborate with estimators, project managers and upper management to validate sequencing and durations
• Analyze schedule risks, constraints, and critical paths; recommend mitigation strategies
• Perform schedule what-if scenarios to support bid strategies and value engineering efforts
• Review subcontractor and vendor input to ensure alignment with project timelines
• Prepare schedule narratives, phasing plans, and milestone reports for internal and client use
• Support bid presentations and client meetings with schedule analysis and visualizations
• Support preconstruction teams with proposal effortsTransition approved schedules to project teams at handoff
• Assist project teams with evaluating critical path impacts and schedule impacts associated with change orders and/or delays
• Maintain schedule templates and best practices across projects

Skills

Scheduling experience

Primavera P6

Cost & resource loading

Activity coding

Construction means & methods

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Limited travel

Education

Bachelor's degree or better

Tools

Primavera P6 scheduling software

Job description

BL Harbert International, with its corporate office in Birmingham, AL, seeks an experienced Scheduler to lead federal construction schedules from concept to bid and beyond. The role emphasizes integration of design milestones, permitting, procurement, and construction into cohesive master schedules.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years scheduling experience in federal projects, strong Primavera P6 skills, and a solid grasp of federal contracting guidelines.