Planning and Scheduling Associate

Hensel Phelps; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off start

COLA adjustments

Medical insurance

Job summary

Hensel Phelps Services is seeking a scheduler who will own the planning and schedule-risk function across our Services lines of business, including commissioning and low-voltage. You will build templates, a historical library, and reporting standards to accelerate future project starts while sitting on the OSI team.

This role requires 3–5 years developing and maintaining CPM schedules, proficiency in Primavera P6, and strong Excel skills.

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.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project schedules that optimize task sequencing, logic, and resource loading.
• Identify scheduling conflicts and constraints early, model mitigation options, and drive workflow improvements with project teams.
• Track Hensel Phelps Services scopes against the master schedule, surfacing divergence and risk to leaders before impact.
• Diagnose schedule impacts and produce recovery schedules and TIAs.
• Develop and maintain schedule templates by line of business to accelerate startup.
• Curate a historical schedule library to support procurement, bidding, and future startups.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Schedule analysis

TIAs

Excel

Reading drawings

Education

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

Tools

Primavera P6

OPC

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Compensation Range

$85,000 - $100,000 (USD) Anual Base Pay (Colorado Only)

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.

Job Description

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

Planning & Risk Management

• 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; elevate 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.

Benefits

• 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)