Project Scheduler - Construction, 40% travel!

TGG Accounting; Scott (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

401K + match

PTO and holidays

Travel expenses 100% paid

Per diem when travelling

Job summary

Project Scheduler role in Scott, LA for a privately owned commercial construction company. On-site, you’ll own CPM scheduling across 3–5 concurrent projects using Primavera P6 and MS Project, aligning with contract requirements and field progress.

This hands-on position requires 40% local travel, one Saturday per month, and collaboration with PMs, Superintendents and Project Controls to deliver baselines, narratives, and recovery schedules.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing, updating and maintaining construction project schedules.
• Strong Primavera P6 skills, including building schedules from scratch.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Ability to verify progress on site with field leaders.
• Willingness to travel ~40% and work one Saturday per month.
• U.S. citizenship or Green Card holder; no sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated, resource-loaded Primavera P6 CPM schedules for multiple projects.
• Build P6 schedules from scratch and establish baselines with calendars and logic.
• Update schedules weekly or monthly with field progress and percent complete.
• Identify critical activities and report progress to PMs and Superintendents.
• Support time impact analyses, recover schedules, and look-ahead narratives.
• Coordinate updates with PMs, Superintendents and Project Controls; attend reviews.

Skills

Primavera P6

Construction scheduling

Microsoft Project

Travel readiness

On-site coordination

Job description

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY - NO RELOCATION

Project Scheduler | Commercial Construction | Scott, LA

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7am-5pm, ONSITE, plus 1 required Saturday per month. About 40% travel to local jobsites. Out-of-state travel is limited- to TX, MS or AR.

Compensation & Benefits: 85,000-95,000 base salary, car allowance, 401K + match, PTO, holidays, travel expenses 100% paid, as well as per diem WHEN travelling

About the Role

A privately owned commercial construction company in Scott, LA is looking for a Project Scheduler to own CPM scheduling across its projects. You’ll build Primavera P6 schedules from scratch, keep them accurate with verified field progress, and work directly with PMs, Superintendents and Project Controls. This is a hands-on role with regular jobsite time, not a desk-only position. You will be working on 3-5 projects concurrently.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain integrated, resource-loaded Primavera P6 CPM schedules aligned with contract requirements
• Build P6 schedules from scratch
• Establish baselines with approved calendars, activity coding, logic, sequencing and constructability
• Update schedules weekly or monthly using verified field progress, actual dates, remaining durations and percent complete
• Maintain schedule logic, constraints, lags and float
• Identify and report critical and near-critical activities
• Analyze delays, resequencing and scope changes
• Support mitigation and recovery planning, time impact analyses and delay documentation
• Prepare schedule narratives, look-ahead schedules, executive reports, and data for forecasting and manpower planning
• Incorporate approved change orders and coordinate updates with PMs, Superintendents and Project Controls
• Deliver baseline and updated CPM schedules, narratives, look-aheads and impact/recovery schedules as needed
• Participate in scheduling review meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Partner with Field PMs, Sr. PMs, Superintendents, Field Engineers, Project Controls and project stakeholders
• Participate in required or voluntary education to improve job performance
• During non-project periods, support corporate estimating and other project tasks (responsibilities vary with project needs)

Software

Primavera P6 (CPM, resource-loaded scheduling) and Microsoft Project

Must Haves

• 3+ years of experience developing, updating and maintaining construction project schedules
• Strong Primavera P6 skills, including building schedules from scratch
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project
• Ability to work with field and project leadership and verify progress on site
• Willingness to travel to jobsites (about 40%) and work one Saturday per month
• Must be a US citizen or Green Card holder. No sponsorship of any kind will be considered.

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Please Note: This position is open to candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. We are not able to consider C2C arrangements or third-party submissions.