ONSITE Sr. Scheduling Professional - Wichita KS

Jacobs; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in Wichita, KS seeks a Senior Scheduler to develop, maintain, and analyze Integrated Master Schedules for large aerospace capital construction programs onsite with our client.

You will coordinate with design, procurement, permitting, construction, commissioning, and turnover, perform CPM analysis, and provide executive‑level scheduling reports to project leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or equivalent in Construction Management or related field.
• 10+ years in progressive project scheduling/controls on large programs.
• Experience managing schedules for multiple contractors and stakeholders.
• Strong experience with large-scale facilities (aerospace, manufacturing, etc.).
• Proven ability to develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules.
• Experience reviewing contractor CPM schedules.
• Experience across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover.
• MS Project, Primavera P6, CPM scheduling, baseline management.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for the program.
• Integrate schedules across design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover.
• Establish schedule hierarchy, WBS, calendars, conventions, and reporting standards.
• Perform CPM analyses to identify critical activities, drivers, risks.
• Develop forecasts and communicate milestone impacts.
• Develop recovery and mitigation scenarios with project leadership.
• Evaluate feasibility and downstream effects of schedule changes.
• Review contractor baselines for compliance, logic, and reasonableness.
• Monitor contractor performance against milestones.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to reflect dependencies.
• Serve as schedule SME and mentor team members.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

CPM scheduling

Schedule risk analysis

Contractor oversight

Executive reporting

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Construction Management/Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Jacobs is seeking a talented Senior Scheduler to be a key part of our team and who will sit onsite with our client in Wichita Kansas. You'll be responsible for developing, maintaining, analyzing, and communicating integrated master schedules for large-scale, highly complex aerospace capital construction programs. These programs may include advanced manufacturing facilities, assembly and integration buildings, laboratories, test facilities, clean environments, utility infrastructure, central plants, office/support facilities, and other mission‑critical assets.

You'll be working as a key member of the Program Management/Construction Management (PMCM) team, and integrate schedules across design, procurement, permitting, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, validation, operational readiness, and turnover to provide program leadership with an accurate and forward‑looking view of project performance.

We'll lean on you for expertise in Primavera P6 & MS Project, Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, schedule risk analysis, contractor schedule oversight, and executive‑level schedule reporting. We'll also look for you to proactively identify schedule risks, evaluate mitigation and recovery strategies, challenge contractor assumptions, and provide actionable recommendations to protect key program and operational milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage detailed Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) covering the complete program lifecycle.
• Integrate schedules across Programming and planning, Design and engineering, Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), permitting, and approvals, Procurement, Long‑lead equipment and materials, Early works and site development, Construction, Utility and infrastructure activation, Owner‑furnished equipment, Manufacturing and process equipment installation, Testing and commissioning, Qualification and validation activities, Operational readiness, and Final turnover and closeout.
• Establish appropriate schedule hierarchy, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), coding structures, calendars, activity conventions, and reporting standards.
• Perform detailed Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis to identify critical and near‑critical activities, schedule drivers, constraints, and emerging risks.
• Develop schedule forecasts and clearly communicate expected completion dates and potential milestone impacts.
• Develop schedule recovery, acceleration, and mitigation scenarios in collaboration with project leadership.
• Evaluate the feasibility and downstream consequences of proposed schedule changes before implementation.
• Review contractor baseline schedules, monthly updates, recovery schedules, and schedule narratives for contractual compliance, logic integrity, constructability, and reasonableness.
• Monitor contractor performance against contractual milestones and approved baseline schedules.
• Support evaluation of schedule impacts associated with change orders, RFIs, design revisions, equipment delays, unforeseen conditions, and other program changes.
• Provide particular focus on schedule interfaces unique to complex aerospace and advanced manufacturing environments, including Manufacturing equipment delivery and installation, Tooling and production equipment, Automation and robotics, Electrical power and specialty utility systems, Process gases and fluids, Cleanroom or controlled environments, Building management and controls systems, Environmental, health, and safety requirements, Special inspections and regulatory approvals, Security‑controlled areas, Equipment energization and startup, Testing and commissioning, Operational readiness activities, and Owner training.
• Coordinate closely with facility, manufacturing, operations, engineering, equipment, IT/OT, security, commissioning, and production teams to ensure dependencies are accurately represented within the integrated program schedule.
• Serve as a schedule subject matter expert for the program.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to schedulers, project controls specialists, project managers, and other team members.

Please Note -- relocation assistance may be available for the ideal candidate.

Bring your curiosity, passion for innovation, and talent for multi‑tasking in a fast‑paced environment. We’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what inspires you – so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline. We will accept equivalent combination of highly relevant industry experience in lieu of degree.
• 10 plus years of progressive project scheduling / project controls experience, preferably supporting large and complex capital construction programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing schedules for projects involving multiple contractors, designers, vendors, and owner stakeholder groups.
• Strong experience with large‑scale commercial, industrial, manufacturing, aviation, aerospace, semiconductor, mission‑critical, pharmaceutical, or other technically complex facilities.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules.
• Experience reviewing and challenging contractor CPM schedules.
• Experience supporting projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Experience with MS Project, Oracle Primavera P6, Critical Path Method scheduling, Baseline development and management.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience supporting aerospace, advanced manufacturing, aviation, defense, semiconductor, mission‑critical, or similarly complex construction programs.
• Experience supporting programs exceeding $500M to $1B+ in total capital value.
• Experience managing integrated schedules containing multiple projects, contractors, bid packages, and operational workstreams.
• Experience with brownfield construction or construction within active operational/manufacturing environments.
• Experience integrating owner‑furnished equipment and manufacturing/process equipment into construction schedules.
• Experience with commissioning, startup, qualification, and operational readiness programs.
• Experience developing schedule governance and reporting standards for a large PMCM or owner organization.
• Professional certifications AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP, or Project Management Professional (PMP).

Our health and welfare benefits

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well‑being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full‑time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $130,000.00 to $165,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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

Job posted on October 23, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full‑time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

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