Schedule Engineer

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a schedul­ing professional to support the Schedule Manager with group and project responsibilities in the Harrisburg area. You will help develop pursuit, master, and detailed construction schedules and enter activities into Primavera.

Responsibilities include schedule updates, reporting, and health checks, plus data mining for metrics. Occasional site travel may be required to verify progress and ensure alignment with contract requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree in construction management or engineering is required or strongly preferred.
• Interest in scheduling, data analytics, BI, and visualization is encouraged.
• Experience with construction scheduling processes is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support Schedule Manager with group and project responsibilities.
• Develop pursuit, proposal, master, and detailed construction schedules.
• Enter activities, durations, and sequences in Primavera (Oracle).
• Develop cost loading and maintain cost information in updating process.
• Produce schedule update reports and graphics per contract requirements.
• Perform schedule analysis and health checks; mine data for metrics.
• Travel to support project teams within the operating group as needed.

Skills

Scheduling

Data analytics

Visualizations

Project controls

Education

Construction Management or Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

MS Teams/Zoom

Database management

Job description

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans.

Job Description

• Supporting Whiting-Turner Schedule Manager with group and project specific responsibilities
• Development of pursuit and proposal schedules
• Development of master project schedules
• Development of detailed construction schedules
• Data entry of activities, durations, and sequences (predecessors / successors) into Primavera
• Schedule development is done in Oracle Primavera scheduling software (training provided by Whiting-Turner)
• The potential candidate will also be expected to become familiar with other schedule software platforms
• Schedule management and controls
• Schedule updating process – collecting progress and incorporating into scheduling software
• Reporting – Preparing schedule update reports and graphics per Contract requirements
• Schedule analysis
  • Developing and analyzing the impact issues have on the project schedule
  • Collecting scheduling metrics and creating spreadsheets / data bases to interpret and visualize the data
• Technical Review – Reviewing the project schedule’s quality and performance (health)
• Data mining – Mining data from as-built schedule for historical metrics
• Estimating – Performing square footage and quantity take-offs, as needed
• Cost loading of schedule activities and maintaining the cost information through the updating process
• Management of Whiting-Turner’s schedule database and Primavera software
• If the potential candidate is assigned to a project site, they will have the following responsibilities in addition to those listed above
• Walking the project site to independently confirm the project team's assessment of progress and completion of schedule activities
• Collecting information from lean scheduling meetings and using the information to update the CPM

Basic Qualifications

1. College Degree:

• Construction Management or Engineering (civil, industrial, mechanical, construction)

2. Course Work:

• In addition to the standard classes to support the engineering discipline, the following are recommended (but will not automatically disqualify a candidate if not taken)
• Class in either estimating or scheduling
• Alternatively, a general construction management class with exposure to estimating or scheduling

3. Experience:

• Any exposure to construction or manufacturing is recommended, however, NO experience is not a disqualification
• Experience can be as an intern or as summer employment working for a general contractor or construction manager
• Working for a trade contractor (carpenter, electrician, …) helping to install the work
• Scheduling experience or participation in the construction scheduling process is helpful for the position but does not disqualify a candidate
• Internships in a non-construction related field will be considered if the candidate expresses a solid interest working in the construction industry.
• Summer classes and school related summer work are acceptable

4. Interests - Professional (do not need to have interest in all):

• Construction and participating in the building process
• Scheduling and project controls
• Information systems and data analytics
• Business intelligence and visualizations
• Emerging technology for construction application

5. Software Experience:

• CPM schedule software experience (Primavera P6 is a bonus)
• Typical MS Office suite of programs – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Collaborative platforms like MS Teams, Google Hang-Out, Zoom, Go-To (any other video conferencing)
• Other pluses: Database management

Travel

• Day trips to support project teams within the assigned operating group
• 12 - 24 month assignments to a single project, either
• Within the employees assigned operating group’s region, or
• For an opportunity, outside the operating group’s region, the operating group leader believes is beneficial for the employee’s growth and development