Scheduler - Contract Solutions Division

Poutrix; United States; On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis in Southern California seeks a Scheduler to join the Contract Solutions team within the Places unit, with a preference for Los Angeles or Orange County. You will apply project controls and scheduling expertise on a range of challenging construction projects, collaborating with engineers, managers and clients.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in project scheduling, hands‑on experience in public buildings, infrastructure, or commercial construction, and relevant certifications such as PSP or

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in project scheduling.
• Experience in construction project and program level scheduling.
• Certification such as PSP or PMI‑SP is preferred or obtainable.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules for construction projects.
• Lead schedule and budget review meetings at sites or client facilities.
• Analyze critical path updates and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Collect real‑time schedule data and monitor progress.

Skills

Communication

Mentoring

Scheduling

Public buildings experience

Project controls

Team leadership

Verbal and written skills

Proficiency in Primavera P6

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is currently seeking a Scheduler to join our Contract Solutions team in our Places business unit in Southern California (preference for Los Angeles or Orange County). In this role, you will use your project controls experience with expertise in the discipline of construction project and program-level scheduling to work on a variety of challenging projects. If you have solid leadership skills, along with technical, organizational, and communication skills and have a proven track record, we encourage you to apply.

Role accountabilities:

• Helping in the development of project schedule.
• Assisting in the development of functional schedules for engineering, procurement, construction, and startup activities.
• Building detailed engineering, construction, and validation logic-driven/resource loaded schedules, analyze critical path updates, schedule progress, evaluate schedule options, communicates schedule status to the project manager, client, consultants and others.
• Responsible for maintaining project schedule(s) and alerting project team to potential problem areas.
• Assisting/ Leading schedule and budget review meetings at construction site or client facilities.
• Collecting and recording real time schedule and performance data including installed quantities, expended labor hours, and other progress measurements for direct hire and subcontracted work.
• Limited travel

Qualifications & Experience:

Key Attributes:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Ability and interest in training and mentoring junior level staff
• Hands‑on experience in public buildings, infrastructure, water/wastewater and/or commercial construction projects preferred.
• Currently holds or ability to obtain professional certification such as Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP), or PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)
• Proficiency with Primavera P6

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years' experience in project scheduling
• Construction project and program level scheduling

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is USD$135,000 - $165,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.