Project Scheduler - 175781

Piper Companies; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks a Project Scheduler for an onsite contract in Clayton, NC, supporting a $150M+ capital expansion. You will manage the owner’s schedule, review contractor baselines, and drive schedule performance with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.

Responsibilities include tracking progress, forecasting completion, and producing executive reports. This role emphasizes CPM scheduling, recovery planning, and risk assessment within a large pharmaceutical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or related field.
• Experience supporting scheduling on large capital construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of CPM scheduling and risk management.
• Experience reviewing contractor schedules and challenging assumptions with data-driven analysis.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 or MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the owner's integrated project schedule with contractor activities and milestones.
• Review contractor baselines and updates for logic, durations, and milestones.
• Validate progress with project management and field teams; assess forecasts.
• Analyze critical/near-critical paths, float, and schedule risks.
• Coordinate schedule interfaces across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Develop scenario analyses for project decisions and change impacts.
• Review recovery plans and monitor mitigation strategies.
• Prepare executive-level schedule reports and look-ahead schedules.

Skills

CPM Scheduling

Schedule Risk Management

Data-driven analysis

Communication

Stakeholder coordination

Schedule forecasting

Float analysis

Schedule reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related technical discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Project Scheduler to join a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing organization supporting a large-scale capital expansion project in Clayton, NC. This is an onsite contract opportunity with an initial one-year term expected to extend into 2028, offering strong potential for additional extensions and possible long-term employment opportunities. The Project Scheduler will provide owner-side scheduling oversight and analysis for a $150M+ project currently in execution, partnering with project leadership, contractors, engineering, construction, and commissioning teams to drive schedule performance and project success.

Responsibilities of the Project Scheduler:

• Maintain the owner's integrated project schedule, incorporating contractor activities, owner responsibilities, key interfaces, and major project milestones
• Review contractor baseline schedules and routine schedule updates for logic, sequencing, durations, constraints, and contractual milestone alignment
• Validate reported progress with project management and field teams, assessing forecast completion dates and remaining durations for accuracy
• Analyze critical and near-critical paths, float consumption, schedule performance, milestone movement, and emerging delays
• Coordinate schedule interfaces across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup functions
• Evaluate schedule impacts associated with project changes, constraints, and risks while developing scenario analyses to support key project decisions
• Review contractor recovery plans and monitor mitigation strategies to improve schedule performance
• Prepare executive-level schedule reports, look-ahead schedules, and risk assessments that clearly communicate project status and required actions
• Maintain schedule baselines, update records, and supporting documentation to ensure traceability of schedule changes and delays

Qualifications for the Project Scheduler:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline
• Experience supporting scheduling activities on large capital construction projects during execution, preferably representing the owner or owner's project team
• Strong knowledge of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, progress measurement, schedule forecasting, float analysis, and schedule risk management
• Experience reviewing contractor schedules and challenging assumptions through data-driven analysis and collaboration
• Proficiency with project scheduling software such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling platforms
• Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate across contractors, engineering teams, construction management, and project stakeholders
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, energy, or other large-scale capital projects preferred

Compensation for the Project Scheduler:

• Pay Rate: $60-$80/hour
• Expected contract duration through 2028 with strong potential for extensions
• Opportunity to support a major capital expansion project with significant long-term impact

Keywords:

Project Scheduler, Project Controls, Primavera P6, CPM Scheduling, Critical Path, Schedule Analysis, Schedule Risk, Construction Scheduling, Capital Projects, Owner's Representative, Baseline Schedule Review, Recovery Planning, Progress Measurement, Float Analysis, EPC Projects, Commissioning, Startup, Construction Management, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Construction, Capital Expansion, Forecasting, Schedule Reporting, Milestone Tracking

This position is an onsite opportunity located in Clayton, NC and will remain open for applications for at least 30 days from the posting date.