Scheduler

PayneCrest Electric, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Additional compensation for travel

Job summary

A leading electrical contracting firm is seeking a motivated Scheduler in St. Louis, MO. The role requires expertise in Oracle Primavera P6 for developing and maintaining project schedules. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of project scheduling experience in construction and strong analytical skills. Additional responsibilities include detailed schedule analysis, risk identification, and collaboration with project teams to ensure timely project delivery. Competitive salary and bonus opportunities are available based on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of project scheduling experience.
• At least 3+ years supporting active construction projects.
• Demonstrated understanding of schedule risk identification.
• Understanding of schedule risk identification, analysis, and mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain large-scale project schedules.
• Create proposal schedules to support bid pursuits.
• Perform detailed schedule analysis including variance analysis.
• Perform detailed schedule analysis including variance analysis, root cause evaluation, and critical path analysis.
• Identify schedule risks and implement corrective actions to maintain project timelines.
• Produce standard and ad hoc reporting; consolidate scheduling inputs from multiple sources into unified, actionable reports.
• Partner closely with Estimating and Operations to monitor schedule performance, identify variances, and drive mitigation strategies.
• Analyze labor loading and capacity requirements; contribute to achieving cost, quality, and delivery performance metrics.
• Train and mentor, a backup Primavera P6 super user; coach Project Managers to independently perform defined schedule updates.

Skills

Project scheduling

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

BS in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

MS Excel

Job description

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, PayneCrest Electric, Inc. is a nationally recognized electrical contractor and trusted partner for delivering the industry’s most complex and technically demanding projects. Our competitive advantage is our people-first culture; empowering teams to make decisions, solve problems, and deliver safe, efficient, and innovative solutions while growing and succeeding together.

We are seeking a motivated and confident Scheduler responsible for the overall development, maintenance and update of the proposal schedules and/or project schedules using Oracle Primavera (P6) for intensive construction projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain large-scale project schedules, incorporating activity durations, key milestones, equipment utilization, manpower planning, and cost/revenue forecasting.
• Create proposal schedules to support bid pursuits in collaboration with the Preconstruction team.
• Establish and maintain schedule baselines, providing regular updates throughout the project lifecycle to ensure workload balance, prioritization, and performance alignment.
• Perform detailed schedule analysis including variance analysis, root cause evaluation, and critical path analysis.
• Identify schedule risks and implement corrective actions to maintain project timelines.
• Produce standard and ad hoc reporting; consolidate scheduling inputs from multiple sources into unified, actionable reports.
• Partner closely with Estimating and Operations to monitor schedule performance, identify variances, and drive mitigation strategies.
• Analyze labor loading and capacity requirements; contribute to achieving cost, quality, and delivery performance metrics.
• Train and mentor, a backup Primavera P6 super user; coach Project Managers to independently perform defined schedule updates.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of project scheduling experience, including at least 3+ years supporting active construction projects.
• Proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6 or comparable scheduling software.
• Demonstrated understanding of schedule risk identification, analysis, and mitigation strategies.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with the ability to work cross-functionally.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:

Reports to Project Director

LOCATION:

St. Louis, MO or Project Site

COMPENSATION:

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Bonus opportunity
• Additional compensation when travel is required

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. As a part of the hiring process all applicants will be required to submit to, and pass, a pre‐employment urine drug screening and background check.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.