Project Scheduling Manager (Travel Required)

TD Thornton; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TD Thornton is seeking a seasoned Project Scheduling Manager to lead planning and scheduling for complex construction programs across North America. The role demands expert Primavera P6 skills, CPM scheduling, and hands-on leadership of project-site schedulers and teams.

The ideal candidate will understand how construction projects are built, including sequence planning, logistics, crew requirements, equipment, and field execution.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in construction scheduling, planning, or project controls.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Advanced Primavera P6 experience and CPM scheduling expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CPM schedules for complex construction projects.
• Lead planning sessions with PMs, field teams, and subcontractors.
• Analyze critical path, float, and schedule performance to drive recovery actions.
• Provide technical leadership to site schedulers and project teams.
• Ensure schedules align with estimates, crew needs, and execution plans.
• Prepare schedule narratives and progress reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

TD Thornton is a premier consulting firm specializing in project management and project controls solutions. We have a strong onboarding and training program that sets our people up for success. All are welcome to apply—especially those with backgrounds in engineering, construction management, business analytics, scheduling, and project management, as well as anyone who thrives in a collaborative team environment.

Location: St. Louis, MO – Project Site-Based

Travel: Up to 85% to St. Louis office

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience Level: Senior / Management

Compensation: $130,000-$150,000

About The Opportunity

TD Thornton is seeking an experienced Project Scheduling Manager to lead planning and scheduling activities for complex construction projects throughout North America.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring advanced Primavera P6 expertise, strong construction knowledge, and the ability to oversee scheduling activities in active project environments. The Project Scheduling Manager will develop and maintain detailed CPM schedules, evaluate project performance, identify schedule risks, develop recovery strategies, and provide technical leadership to project-site schedulers and project teams.

The ideal candidate understands not only how to build a schedule, but how construction projects are actually built. This includes sequencing, logistics, crew requirements, equipment, production rates, subcontractor coordination, and field execution.

This position requires extensive travel to project locations throughout North America, potentially up to 85%.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop proposal, preconstruction, baseline, execution, and completion schedules for complex construction projects.
• Build and maintain detailed CPM schedules using Primavera P6.
• Develop resource-loaded schedules aligned with project estimates, crew requirements, production rates, and execution plans.
• Lead planning sessions and scheduling workshops with project managers, field teams, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
• Collect and validate project progress through coordination with project teams and direct observation of field conditions.
• Analyze critical path, float, schedule variance, production rates, resource requirements, and forecasted completion dates.
• Identify schedule risks, delays, and emerging trends and communicate potential impacts to project leadership.
• Develop recovery schedules, what-if scenarios, and alternative sequencing strategies to address project delays or changing conditions.
• Evaluate resource requirements and recommend improvements to resource leveling, sequencing, and project execution.
• Maintain schedule documentation supporting change management, delay analysis, and claims avoidance.
• Develop schedule narratives, performance reports, and customized project controls reporting.
• Review and audit project schedules for quality, consistency, and compliance with scheduling standards.
• Participate in project schedule reviews and performance meetings.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to field schedulers, scheduling consultants, and project teams.
• Train and mentor project personnel on planning, scheduling, resource loading, and project controls best practices.
• Support productivity and production-rate analysis.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of scheduling processes, standards, and tools.
• Support 4D scheduling and modeling activities when applicable.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of construction scheduling, planning, or project controls experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling.
• Demonstrated experience developing detailed baseline schedules and maintaining schedules throughout active construction.
• Experience developing and analyzing resource-loaded schedules.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, logistics, materials, equipment, production rates, and crew requirements.
• Ability to analyze critical-path movement, float, schedule variance, delays, and project performance trends.
• Experience developing recovery schedules, what-if scenarios, and alternative execution plans.
• Ability to independently assess project progress and validate schedule updates against actual field conditions.
• Experience working directly with project managers, superintendents, field teams, subcontractors, and other construction stakeholders.
• Experience providing technical oversight, schedule reviews, or leadership to other schedulers.
• Strong communication and analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout North America for extended project assignments, up to approximately 85%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing or supervising project-site schedulers.
• Scheduling experience across industrial, civil, energy, utility, healthcare, automotive, commercial, or infrastructure construction.
• Experience managing large and complex resource-loaded Primavera P6 schedules.
• Experience developing schedules from proposal and preconstruction through commissioning and project completion.
• Schedule risk analysis, delay analysis, change management, or claims-avoidance experience.
• Productivity and production-rate analysis experience.
• Experience with 4D construction scheduling or modeling.
• Demonstrated experience training or mentoring schedulers and project teams.
• Experience working in a consulting, owner's representative, EPC, or large general contractor environment.