Onsite Data Center Scheduler - Primavera P6 Expert

Jacobs; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to join our Project Controls team supporting large-scale data center projects. This on-site role is based in Spartanburg, SC and involves developing, maintaining, and reporting integrated schedules across the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will excel at translating complex project information into actionable insights, coordinating with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and client teams, and driving on-time handover

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline; or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of project scheduling experience supporting mission-critical facilities, data centers, advanced technology facilities, or large-scale industrial projects.
• Data center project experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of EPC/EPCM project execution.
• Experience developing and maintaining resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules.
• Strong understanding of mechanical completion, systems turnover, commissioning, startup, integrated systems testing, and operational readiness processes.
• Experience performing critical path analysis and schedule risk assessments.
• Ability to facilitate planning workshops and drive alignment across multiple stakeholders.
• Proven ability to communicate schedule status, risks, and recommendations to project teams and clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules using Primavera P6 and Oracle Primavera Cloud.
• Work with commissioning managers and startup teams to develop commissioning execution schedules and turnover plans.
• Analyze schedule impacts from scope, design, procurement, construction, or commissioning changes.
• Facilitate schedule development, planning, and progress review meetings with project stakeholders.
• Establish WBS, coding structures, and schedule governance processes.
• Review and validate schedule logic, durations, constraints, calendars, and critical path activities.
• Perform progress updates, forecasting, variance analysis, and schedule health assessments.
• Support IAP sessions, pull-planning workshops, and execution planning activities.
• Generate schedule reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership and clients.
• Participate in client meetings to communicate performance, risks, and recovery strategies.

Skills

Primavera P6

Schedule development

Critical path analysis

Schedule risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management or related

Tools

Acumen Fuse

Power BI

Oracle Primavera Cloud

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to join our Project Controls team supporting large-scale data center projects. This on-site role is based in Spartanburg, SC and involves developing, maintaining, and reporting integrated schedules across the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will excel at translating complex project information into actionable insights, coordinating with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and client teams, and driving on-time handover