Planning and Scheduling Associate

Hensel Phelps; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Hensel Phelps is seeking a skilled Scheduler to own planning and schedule-risk across Services, including commissioning, low-voltage, and specialized construction. You will develop templates, a historical library, and reporting standards to accelerate project startups.

The role sits on the OSI team, emphasizing systems, data work, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable schedules and value to our projects.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years developing and maintaining CPM construction schedules.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 / OPC; strong Excel skills.
• Experience with schedule analysis, recovery scheduling, and TIAs.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and contract schedule requirements.
• Experience scheduling commissioning, low-voltage/technology, or other specialty-trade scopes is preferred.
• Field experience and understanding of construction building processes is preferred.
• Familiarity with Power BI or similar reporting/visualization tools is preferred.
• PSP, PMI-SP, or CCP certification is a plus.
• Experience building schedule templates or standards for a program or portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project schedules that optimize task sequencing, logic, and resource loading across assigned Services projects.
• Identify scheduling conflicts and constraints early, model mitigation options, and drive workflow improvements with project teams.
• Track Services scopes against the master schedule, surfacing divergence and risk to leaders before impact.
• Diagnose schedule impacts and root causes; partner with project leaders to produce recovery schedules and TIAs.
• Develop and maintain schedule templates by line of business to accelerate startup.
• Curate a well-organized historical schedule library to support procurement, bidding, and startups.
• Lead OSI initiatives; apply data analysis and process optimization within focus areas.
• Translate operational needs into execution tasks and technical solutions with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Facilitate working sessions; prepare materials, guide discussions, and document decisions.
• Set and enforce documentation, reporting, and system-usage standards for data consistency.
• Safeguard data accuracy and system integrity; flag issues and recommend actions.
• Mentor junior team members and run workstreams with increasing independence.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Schedule analysis

Reading drawings

Communication

Education

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

Tools

Primavera P6 / OPC

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Job Location: Broomfield, CO, Westminster, CO

About Hensel Phelps

At Hensel Phelps, we don’t just build projects—we build careers, communities, and a culture of excellence. As an employee-owned company, every person here plays a vital role in shaping our success and future. Guided by our core values of Ownership, Integrity, Builder mindset, Diversity, and Community, we combine cutting-edge technology with hands-on expertise to deliver landmark projects across the nation. When you join Hensel Phelps, you join a team that values your growth, empowers your ideas, and invests in your journey. Together, we create an environment where innovation thrives, safety is paramount, and every individual has the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Hensel Phelps Services is looking for a scheduler who wants to do more than update bars on a Gantt chart. In this role you'll own the planning and schedule-risk function across our Services lines of business — commissioning, low-voltage, and specialized construction — and build the templates, historical library, and reporting standards that make every future project start faster. You'll sit on our Operational Support & Innovation (OSI) team, where scheduling expertise meets systems and data work.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project schedules that optimize task sequencing, logic, and resource loading across assigned Services projects.
• Identify scheduling conflicts and constraints early, model mitigation options, and drive workflow improvements with project teams.
• Track Hensel Phelps Services scopes — commissioning (Cx), low-voltage, and specialized construction — against the master Hensel Phelps Construction schedule, surfacing divergence and risk to project and business unit leaders before it impacts the project.
• Diagnose schedule impacts and root causes; partner with project leaders to produce recovery schedules and Time Impact Analyses (TIAs).
• Develop and maintain schedule templates by line of business to accelerate and standardize project startup.
• Curate a well-organized historical schedule library — benchmark durations, production rates, and sequencing logic — to support procurement, bidding, and future startups.

Systems, Data & Team

• Lead assigned OSI initiatives, applying advanced system knowledge, data analysis, and process optimization within your focus areas.
• Translate operational needs into defined execution tasks and technical solutions with cross-functional stakeholders; escape risks and dependencies early.
• Facilitate working sessions — prepare materials, guide discussions to defined objectives, and document decisions and follow-ups.
• Set and enforce documentation, reporting, and system-usage standards so data stays consistent, accurate, and scalable.
• Safeguard data accuracy and system integrity, proactively flagging issues and recommending corrective action.
• Mentor junior team members through day-to-day guidance, knowledge sharing, and technical support.
• Run assigned workstreams with increasing independence, escalating strategic, cross-functional, and resourcing considerations to senior leadership.

Qualifications

Required qualifications

• 3–5 years developing and maintaining CPM construction schedules.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 / OPC; strong Excel skills.
• Demonstrated experience with schedule analysis, recovery scheduling, and TIAs.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and contract schedule requirements.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience scheduling commissioning, low-voltage/technology, or other specialty-trade scopes.
• Field experience and strong understanding of construction building processes.
• Familiarity with Power BI or similar reporting/visualization tools.
• PSP, PMI-SP, or CCP certification.
• Experience building schedule templates or standards for a program or portfolio, not just a single job.

Physical Requirements

Light Work. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

• The individual in this position will periodically walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and finger/type. The frequency of each action varies by workflow and office activity.
• Walking - The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, boxes, cabinets, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, phone, computer, and computer printer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and external stakeholders regarding a variety of topics related to office administration.
• Constantly computes, analyzes, and conceptualizes mathematical calculations and formulas.
• Constantly reads written communications and views email submissions.
• The person in this position regularly sits in a stationary position in front of a computer screen.
• Visual acuity and ability to operate a vehicle as certified and appropriate.
• Rarely exposed to high and low temperatures.
• Rarely exposed to noisy environments and outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind.

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field — or equivalent field/scheduling experience.

Hensel Phelps provides generous benefits for our full-time employees. This position is eligible for company-paid medical insurance, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, long-term disability, 401(K) retirement plan, and our employee assistance program (EAP). Hensel Phelps also believes in the importance of taking time to recharge. As a result, employees are eligible for paid time off beginning upon hire. Based on position location, a cost of living adjustment (COLA) may also be included (subject to periodic review and adjustment).

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Hensel Phelps is an equal opportunity employer. Hensel Phelps is committed to engaging in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Hensel Phelps shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, domestic partner status, pregnancy, disability, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

At Hensel Phelps, we bring our clients’ vision to life with a comprehensive approach that begins with innovative planning and extends throughout the life of the property. Our expert development, construction and facility services teams
ensure that every project meets our clients’ goals and objectives.
Over our 84-year history, Hensel Phelps has evolved from a bid-build general contractor to a full-service building provider. Our organization is comprised of three lines of business – development, construction, and facility services.
These groups work as a cohesive team, sharing ideas and knowledge from each discipline to provide our clients with the highest level of service. Our capabilities span from concept through the long-term facilities management of projects,
which means that our focus is on the complete life cycle of each project we build.
Hensel Phelps Facility Services Group is uniquely qualified with decades of facility experience. The Facility Services Group
specializes in facility solutions, building systems integration, specialized construction, and facility management. Our team provides best-in-class operational solutions with technical knowledge and subject matter experts of building systems, envelopes, campus, and client operations.

Hensel Phelps will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation related to completing the online application, please contact [e-mail] or 970.346.7414