Onsite Data Center Scheduler — Primavera Pro

Jacobs; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to join our Project Controls team for a large-scale data center project. This on-site role in Spartanburg, SC will develop and manage integrated schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and handover.

You will coordinate with management, engineering, procurement, construction, and client teams to translate complex project information into actionable schedule insights, mitigate risks, and ensure operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of project scheduling experience in mission-critical facilities, data centers, or large-scale industrial projects.
• Experience supporting commissioning-intensive projects such as data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, semiconductor facilities, power generation facilities, life sciences and pharmaceutical facilities.
• 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.

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 schedule logic, durations, constraints, calendars, and critical path activities.
• Perform progress updates, forecasting, variance analysis, and schedule health assessments.
• Generate schedule reports, dashboards, and management presentations for leadership and clients.
• Participate in client meetings to communicate schedule performance, risks, and recovery strategies.

Skills

Project scheduling

Scheduling analytics

Stakeholder communication

Planning workshops

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Business

Tools

Primavera P6

Oracle Primavera Cloud

Acumen Fuse

Power BI

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to join our Project Controls team for a large-scale data center project. This on-site role in Spartanburg, SC will develop and manage integrated schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and handover.

You will coordinate with management, engineering, procurement, construction, and client teams to translate complex project information into actionable schedule insights, mitigate risks, and ensure operational