Onsite Capital Project Scheduler — $150M Construction

Piper Companies; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks a Capital Project Scheduler to support a major capital construction project in the industrial manufacturing sector in Clayton, NC. The Capital Project Scheduler will serve as the owner's representative, providing schedule oversight, risk analysis, contractor coordination, and project controls support to ensure successful execution of the project.

The role requires 5+ years in capital/construction scheduling and proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project, and Smartsheet.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project scheduling experience in capital construction or industrial projects.
• Experience with resource-loaded, Level 4 schedules.
• Ability to analyze schedule risks and recovery strategies.
• Coordination with contractors, field personnel, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner's scheduling representative for a large-scale capital project in execution.
• Maintain and manage the integrated project schedule, incorporating contractor activities, owner responsibilities, interfaces, and milestones.
• Review contractor baseline schedules and updates for completeness, logic, sequencing, durations, and milestone alignment.
• Validate reported progress through coordination with project teams and field personnel.
• Analyze critical and near-critical paths, float consumption, milestone movement, and schedule performance.
• Identify schedule risks, dependencies, constraints, and recovery opportunities throughout project execution.
• Coordinate scheduling activities across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup teams.
• Evaluate schedule impacts related to changes, delays, and project risks, providing scenario analysis and recommendations.
• Review contractor recovery plans and monitor mitigation measures to improve schedule performance.
• Support commissioning, startup, staffing, loop checks, equipment readiness, and operational readiness activities.
• Prepare schedule reports, look-ahead schedules, and performance analyses for project leadership.
• Maintain schedule baselines, update documentation, and ensure traceability of schedule changes.

Skills

Project scheduling

Risk analysis

Contractor coordination

Owner's representative

Schedule oversight

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Piper Companies seeks a Capital Project Scheduler to support a major capital construction project in the industrial manufacturing sector in Clayton, NC. The Capital Project Scheduler will serve as the owner's representative, providing schedule oversight, risk analysis, contractor coordination, and project controls support to ensure successful execution of the project.

The role requires 5+ years in capital/construction scheduling and proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project, and Smartsheet.