PROJECT SCHEDULER

Balfour Beatty plc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Vacation Time

Sick Time

Holidays

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Project Scheduler to manage and create project schedules using Primavera P6. The role involves attending job site meetings, preparing schedule updates, and maintaining project timelines. A Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3+ years of experience in project scheduling are required. The position emphasizes safety and innovation, collaborating closely with various stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience performing project level scheduling with Primavera P6.
• Experience on highway projects and with revenue loaded schedules.

Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules and attend job site meetings.
• Develop and maintain standard project timelines using scheduling software.
• Prepare monthly schedule updates and status reports.

Skills

Project level scheduling

Primavera P6

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

AACE – PSP or PMI certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Become Part of Our Team

As an industry leader Balfour Beattyoffers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitivesalaries and more including:

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays

Responsibilities

• Manage and/or create conceptual (RFP), bidding (preconstruction) and final project schedules from preliminary and ongoing project information for marketing, preconstruction, and operations departments use.
• Attend job site meetings, work and meet with architects, engineers, subcontractors, owners, and contact and visit job sites in order to develop the project schedule.
• Develop standard and custom graphs and charts for site personnel to manage the project.
• Build and maintain a database of activity groups with as-built information for future use and reference.
• Train field and office personnel on scheduling software use and all scheduling issues including fragnets, value of reports, and ways to document project effects.
• Train field and office personnel on performing a Time Impact Analysis along with the monthly review of all pre-submitted Time Impact Analyses for each project.
• Manage and/or create the baseline schedule submission is timely, complete, accurate, and in compliance with standard company procedures and the contract.
• If applicable, visit each assigned job site at least once per quarter or as necessary to assist with schedule maintenance and change order management.
• Participate in financial and legal project reviews as necessary to evaluate and mitigate any schedule risk in accordance with standard company procedures.
• Produce presentation quality schedules for business development, operations, and legal presentations.
• Build owner activities, project close-out activities, and activities from Technical Services and Safety Departments into all project schedules. As required.
• Develop documentation for claims - assist operations personnel in identifying situations where a claim is likely and take early steps to prevent these claims and/or defend the company and, as appropriate the owner, from these claims.
• Participate in meetings regarding project delay issues and suggest alternative means and methods of scheduling in order to recover the project’s progress as appropriate.
• Enforce and know the importance of maintaining the integrity of schedule logic.
• Ensure implementation of company policies and procedures for project scheduling.
• Prepare monthly schedule updates as required per project contract documents.
• Prepare monthly schedule status report for project management and the Scheduling Manager.
• Prepare and maintain monthly billing schedule as required.
• Participate in job related associations and community-based organizations and associations to enhance the company’s image and position.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field
• 3+ years of experience performing project level scheduling with Primavera P6
• Experience on highway projects
• Experience with revenue loaded schedules and billings
• Primavera experience from college courses or construction work is required.
• Construction Science, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, or Civil/Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree required
• Basic understanding of constructability issues, knowledge of techniques, trade sequencing for planning
• AACE – PSP or PMI certification is a plus.

About us

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.