Scheduler

Allied Resources Technical Consultants; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied Resources Technical Consultants is seeking an experienced Scheduler to manage schedules for a portfolio of engineering and construction projects in a manufacturing environment. The role requires strong Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project skills and solid CPM knowledge.

The schedule professional will coordinate with engineers, contractors, vendors, and operations to ensure accurate baselines, look‑aheads, and progress reporting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience creating and managing project schedules.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Experience developing schedules for construction, engineering, industrial, or manufacturing projects.
• Understanding CPM, baselines, float, resource loading, and schedule variance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update project schedules with Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Create activity dictionaries, logic, durations, constraints, and resource loading.
• Integrate subcontractor schedules, vendor milestones, and engineering deliverables.
• Prepare baseline, recovery, and look-ahead schedules with weekly/monthly updates.
• Develop progress curves, S-curves, Gantt charts, milestone reports, and percent complete.
• Perform critical path analysis, float management, and schedule risk analysis.
• Identify schedule risks and recommend mitigation/recovery strategies.
• Coordinate inputs from engineers, contractors, vendors, and operations.

Skills

Project scheduling

Critical path analysis

Schedule risk analysis

Coordination across teams

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Scheduler to support a growing portfolio of engineering and construction projects in a highly technical manufacturing environment. This position will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules for projects ranging from approximately $10K to $2M.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project, a solid understanding of construction/project scheduling principles, and the ability to coordinate schedule information across engineering, contractors, vendors, and operations. Experience working around cleanrooms, controlled environments, or other restricted-access facilities is highly valuable.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Create detailed activity dictionaries, logic, durations, constraints, and resource/craft loading.
• Integrate subcontractor schedules, vendor milestones, engineering deliverables, and project activities.
• Prepare baseline, recovery, and look-ahead schedules, including weekly and monthly updates.
• Develop progress curves, S-curves, Gantt charts, milestone reports, and percent-complete summaries.
• Perform critical path analysis, float management, schedule risk analysis, and scenario planning.
• Identify schedule risks and recommend mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from engineers, contractors, vendors, and operations to ensure proper sequencing and accurate access windows.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience creating and managing project schedules preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Experience developing and maintaining schedules for construction, engineering, industrial, manufacturing, or similar projects.
• Understanding of critical path method (CPM), schedule logic, baselines, float, resource loading, and schedule variance analysis.