Lead Scheduler

E2 Consulting Engineers Inc; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP is seeking a Lead Scheduler to create and update detailed Primavera P6 schedules for pipeline and facility projects in a dynamic, client-driven environment.

The role requires strong CPM analysis, TIA, and EV activities, with coordination across engineering, procurement, and construction teams. Local candidates only in Riverside, CA, with a robust schedule-control background.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field from accredited program.
• 10+ years demonstrated experience in management of complex, multi-phase, capital projects or programs.
• Proficient in Primavera version 6 (P6) - an Oracle product.
• Proficient in Office 365; SharePoint Online.
• Strong communication to diverse audiences in verbal and written form.
• Projects or portfolios valued over $100 million with facility and pipeline experience.
• PMI-SP, PSP, PMP desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed Primavera P6 schedules for pipeline, complex facility, and pipeline utility infrastructure projects.
• Integrate EPC and contractor schedules into overall master schedules while maintaining logic and coding structures.
• Perform detailed CPM analysis to identify critical activities, constraints, and potential delays.
• Conduct Time Impact Analysis (TIA) by developing schedule fragments to evaluate change impacts.
• Develop cost- and resource-loaded schedules and integrate schedule progress with cost information.
• Perform Earned Value Analysis and forecast trends to support decisions.
• Coordinate schedule information with cost controls and project management teams for reports.
• Develop dashboards and management reports communicating schedule status and forecast dates.
• Facilitate schedule review meetings with PMs, engineering, procurement, construction, contractors, and client stakeholders.
• Mentor lower-level schedulers and collaborate to refine scheduling templates and standards.

Skills

Effective communication

Presentation to large audiences

Project controls leadership

Mentoring junior schedulers

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6 (P6)

Office 365 / SharePoint Online

Job description

Lead Scheduler

Job Locations

US-CA-Riverside

Job Details

ID: CA-6308

Category: Project Controls

Type: Full Time

Work Location: Onsite

About the Organization

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP (E2) is a professional services firm established in 1988 specializing in a full spectrum of engineering services including, project engineering and design, federal base operations and infrastructure support services, gas pipeline construction and inspection services, environmental consulting and remediation, and information technology services. At E2, we value safety, innovation and collaboration, and we are dedicated to excellence.

Overview

The Lead Scheduler is responsible for creating and updating program and project schedules in Primavera P6 and subsequent versions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed Primavera P6 schedules for pipeline, complex facility, and pipeline utility infrastructure projects.
• Develop integrated project schedules from approved scope, project execution plans, engineering deliverables, procurement requirements, construction sequencing, and contractual milestones.
• Integrate EPC and contractor schedules, subcontractor schedules, and schedule fragments into the overall project and program master schedules while maintaining appropriate schedule logic and coding structures.
• Perform detailed Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis to identify critical and near-critical activities, schedule constraints, float erosion, emerging delays, and potential impacts to key project milestones.
• Analyze schedules for compression and recovery opportunities and work with Project Managers, construction teams, engineering, procurement, and contractors to develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Establish and maintain approved project baseline schedules and perform current-versus-baseline analysis to identify milestone movement, schedule variance, and developing areas of concern.
• Perform comprehensive schedule delay analysis using Primavera P6 to identify, quantify, and assess delays affecting critical and near-critical paths, contractual milestones, and forecast completion dates.
• Conduct Time Impact Analysis (TIA) by developing and inserting schedule fragments to evaluate the prospective impact of scope changes, design modifications, unforeseen field conditions, procurement delays, and other project events.
• Develop cost- and resource-loaded schedules and integrate schedule progress with cost information to support forecasting, resource planning, cash-flow projections, and Earned Value Analysis.
• Perform Earned Value Analysis and evaluate planned value, earned value, actual costs, schedule performance, cost performance, and forecast trends to support management decision-making.
• Evaluate potential schedule impacts associated with design changes, procurement delays, construction constraints, contractor performance, and field conditions.
• Communicate schedule deficiencies and recommend corrective actions to Project Managers, project controls personnel, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain compliance with established Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project codes, global codes, calendars, templates, and scheduling procedures across projects and programs.
• Coordinate schedule information with cost controls and project management teams to produce detailed project reports analyzing actual costs, forecast costs, project cash flows, schedule performance, and cost/schedule trends.
• Develop dashboards and management reports to communicate project schedule status, milestone performance, critical‑path activities, schedule variance, cost trends, and forecast completion dates.
• Facilitate regular schedule review meetings with Project Managers, engineering, procurement, construction, contractors, and client stakeholders to validate progress and resolve schedule issues.
• Provide timely schedule analysis and recommendations to project leadership regarding potential delays, resource constraints, sequencing issues, and milestone risks.
• Collaborate with project controls leadership and stakeholders to develop and refine schedule templates, scheduling procedures, standards, coding structures, and scheduling manuals.
• Coordinate scheduling activities across multiple projects and work with other schedulers to maintain consistent scheduling methodology and reporting standards.
• Perform routine schedule QA/QC assessments, including reviews of logic, open ends, constraints, excessive float, negative float, out-of-sequence progress, activity durations, calendars, coding, and compliance with scheduling standards.
• Develops, trains, and mentors lower-level schedulers.
• Integrate Primavera P6 data into other platforms, such as K2, SAP, IBM Planning Analytics
• Publish approved schedules, reports, and schedule extracts in PDF, Excel, and other required formats to designated SharePoint and project document-control locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field from accredited program preferred.
• 10+ years demonstrated experience in management of complex, multi-phase, capital projects or programs.
• Proficient in Primavera version 6 (P6) - an Oracle product.
• Proficient in Office 365; SharePoint Online.
• Communicate effectively to a diverse audience of different levels of education and expertise verbally and in writing; able to present to a large audience; works well in one-on-one and group settings requiring excellent interpersonal skills.
• Responsible for projects or portfolio worth over $100 million with facility and pipeline project experience.
• PMI-SP,PSP, PMP desirable.

Benefits

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off.

Wage Data Per State Requirements

Salary range for this position is $150,000 - $180,000. The starting salary will be commensurate with skill, education, experience, and working environment.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment and uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to sit/stand for up to 8 hours per day.
• Ability to move freely for up to 8 hours per day.

Local Candidates only

Yes

Drug Free Workplace

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP is a Drug Free Workplace. After accepting an offer of employment, applicants may be required to undergo background checks, drug testing, and/or fit-for-duty physical examination. Drug screens will include, but not be limited to, Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolites, Marijuana Metabolites (THC), Opiates, and Phencyclidine (PCP). As a federal contractor, E2 cannot permit employees in certain positions to use medical marijuana, even if prescribed by an authorized physician.

Solicitation

Please no solicitation of any kind from agencies, staffing, or recruiting firms.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.