Project Scheduler 4 - Tysons, VA

M.C. Dean; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean in Tysons, Virginia is seeking a Project Scheduler 4 to manage project schedules and ensure alignment with customer requirements. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in using scheduling software for medium to large projects and possesses a strong background in construction management.

The role involves providing robust documentation, assisting project managers in tracking progress, and continuously updating schedules. Position requires U.S. citizenship for security clearance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in scheduling with a Bachelor's degree.
• Proficient in using SureTrak and Primavera Scheduling Software.
• Construction experience required and experience in matrix organization structure.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning and scheduling documentation for project requirements.
• Assist Project Managers in tracking projects against schedules and budgets.
• Prepare management and customer reports and presentations as required.

Skills

MS Project

Primavera

Microsoft Office

Construction experience

Change control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Master's degree

Associate's degree

Tools

SureTrak

PM Online

AS400

Job description

Overview

M.C. Dean is a Building Intelligence company that designs, builds, operates, and maintains cyber‑physical solutions for mission‑critical facilities and infrastructure. With 7,000 employees, we provide services in electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, and related systems from our headquarters in Tysons, Virginia.

Project Scheduler 4

Responsible for analysis, control activities, schedule development and maintenance, monitoring, impact identification, and recovery plan development for medium to large‑size projects, including cost estimating, cost analysis/control, and planning/scheduling.

Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants must undergo a government security investigation and meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. citizenship for access to classified information.

Responsibilities

• Providing project planning and scheduling documentation to support project and customer requirements.
• Providing planning and scheduling support for in‑house or on‑site work as required.
• Assisting Team Leads, Superintendents, and Project and Program Managers in tracking projects against baseline schedules and budgets.
• Preparing periodic management and/or customer reports and presentations as required.
• Assisting on project proposal teams.
• Prior to project start, creating and revising preliminary master schedules, detailing the sequence of all work to be performed.
• Assisting Project Manager in maintaining Master schedule for each project, identifying and recording the impact of work performed and not performed as scheduled.
• Evaluating actual progress and providing regular schedule updates.
• Interfacing with Operations to discuss impact of work and resolution of problems.
• Contributing to the development of working schedules for Estimating, prior to proposal date, which sufficiently illustrate the sequence of work activities and contract time.
• Assisting in preparing and issuing proposals and preliminary schedule.
• Incorporating Resource and/or Cost Loading data into schedules as required.
• Consulting appropriate project team members and estimating procedures to ensure proper planning prior to the commencement of work.
• Assisting Project Managers in creating short‑term schedules, monitoring such schedules to determine impact on the master schedule, and helping formulate actions to correct scheduling problems.
• Providing information as needed on the content, modification, or presentation of project schedule.
• Remaining current on advancements in scheduling software.
• Continuously expanding and updating professional knowledge and honing training skills to enhance individual and team innovation and productivity.
• Aiding Project Managers and others as required with incorporation of fragments in Project Schedule.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience using MS Project/Primavera scheduling software for small to medium projects with more than 2,000 activities, with a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Project Management, or related field OR
• 5+ years of experience with a Master's degree OR
• 10+ years of experience with an Associate's degree
• Proficiency in using SureTrak and Primavera Scheduling Software Applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point) and SharePoint to create effective management and status reports.
• Change control experience, working with multiple project schedule baselines and full lifecycle implementation.
• Construction experience is required.
• Experience working in a matrix organization structure.

Experience Preferred

• Project Management Software (PM Online) – In‑house Software.
• AS400 (internal).

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.