Junior Schedule Analyst - Primavera P6 & CPM

Pmaconsultants; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Life, disability

Professional development reimbursement

Job summary

PMA is seeking a Schedule Analyst to support capital improvement project planning by developing and maintaining detailed project schedules. This junior‑level role independently manages schedules, conducts basic schedule analysis, and collaborates with cross‑functional teams to ensure schedule integrity.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2+ years of scheduling or project controls experience, with proficiency in Primavera P6 and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field.
• 2+ years of scheduling, project controls, or project engineering experience on construction or capital improvement projects.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and Excel.
• Strong understanding of CPM logic, quantity-loading, and schedule development fundamentals.
• Able to communicate effectively both written and verbally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CPM logic-based, quantity-loaded project schedules in Primavera P6 using templates and input from PMT.
• Interpret contract documents and apply scheduling obligations to deliverables.
• Attend and co-lead internal and client meetings to collect status, provide schedule updates, and support planning changes.
• Update project schedules weekly to bi-weekly, ensuring accuracy in logic, sequencing, durations, and constraints.
• Coordinate with internal departments and external organizations to obtain and communicate schedule information.
• Support the development and maintenance of work breakdown structures (WBS) and activity coding; track critical path and deviations.
• Develop and maintain schedule status reports, dashboards, and executive summaries for performance evaluation.
• Monitor progress against baselines and milestones to identify variances and support revisions.
• Assist in what-if scenarios and time impact analysis to support risk evaluation and decision-making.
• Analyze float paths, monitor trends, and participate in process improvement initiatives.

Skills

CPM logic

Communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Schedule analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering / construction management

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Job description

PMA is seeking a Schedule Analyst to support capital improvement project planning by developing and maintaining detailed project schedules. This junior‑level role independently manages schedules, conducts basic schedule analysis, and collaborates with cross‑functional teams to ensure schedule integrity.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2+ years of scheduling or project controls experience, with proficiency in Primavera P6 and Excel.