Scheduler - Eastern District

Kiewit; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Health, dental, and vision plans

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Scheduler / Project Controls Specialist to join the Eastern District’s Portsmouth, NH project team. You will plan, schedule, and control quantity and cost across the project lifecycle, interfacing with estimating, design, and construction teams to ensure accurate lifecycle management from estimate to completion.

This hands‑on role focuses on developing resource loaded schedules, analyzing progress, and maintaining control over costs and schedule performance.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
• At least 2 years of experience supporting project controls for construction projects.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and understanding of scheduling fundamentals.
• Understanding of Earned Value Management System.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Computer proficient and the ability to adapt to new innovations and processes.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Demonstrated work ethic while working both independently and with teams to complete tasks under a deadline.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Occasional travel to project sites and/or offices.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of project scopes and contracts.
• Manage quantity take-offs and incorporate changes from the original estimate into all quantity, cost, and schedule reporting to support earned value claiming and material purchasing.
• Ensure work is quantified and tracked in appropriate units of measure and cost items/codes.
• Develop resource loaded schedules, including activities, milestones, approvals, procurement items and other deliverables.
• Develop schedule logic and constraints, plausible durations, manpower, and resources.
• Provide scheduling analysis for delays and impacts to identify and mitigate project risk.
• Implement internal controls and measure project performance; report status.
• Apply engineering, procurement, and construction terminology to develop and maintain critical path logic networks.
• Accumulate and access historical and forecast data for planning and forecasting.
• Provide guidance for resolving difficult project control problems.
• Assist in preparation and updates of progress reports, graphs, and charts including earned‑value schedule progress.

Skills

Primavera P6

Earned Value Management

Reading drawings

Communication

Time management

Data analysis

Teamwork

Education

Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or related field

Tools

Excel

Data manipulation

Scheduling software

Job description

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As a Scheduler / Project Controls Specialist for Kiewit, you will be part of a project controls team responsible for planning, scheduling, quantity management, budget cost controls, change management, and reporting. This hands‑on role will give you the opportunity to directly interface with the estimating, design, and construction teams to ensure the accurate life cycle of quantity, cost, and schedule management from original estimate through project completion.

This hands‑on role will give you the opportunity to directly impact the scheduling outcome, from estimate through project completions. By analyzing, monitoring, and maintaining the projects’ progress, you’ll prepare and analyze reports, develop alternative solutions, and be a key team member in driving successful project completion.

District Overview

You will be part of Kiewit’s Eastern District, which specializes in challenging infrastructure construction projects throughout the Northeast, including the metropolitan areas of New York, Chicago, Boston, and Washington DC. We are leaders in bridge, transit, foundation, tunnel, and water/wastewater construction while specializing in cast‑in‑place concrete, structural steel erection, earthwork, pile driving, and caissons. Kiewit’s Eastern District also has a large amount of work in the energy/power sector in various northeast locations. With our experienced and dedicated employees, extensive resources and in‑depth market knowledge, the Eastern District can handle projects of any size.

Location

This position will be located on our project site in Portsmouth, NH area.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of project scopes and contracts.
• Manage quantity take-offs and incorporate any changes from the original estimate into all quantity, cost, and schedule reporting to support earned value claiming and material purchasing.
• Ensure work is being quantified and tracked in appropriate units of measure and cost items/codes.
• Develop resource loaded schedules, including lists of activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long lead procurement items and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the project.
• Develop schedule logic and constraints, realistic activity durations, available manpower, and resources.
• Provide scheduling analysis for delays and impacts to identify and mitigate project risk.
• Manage internal controls including implementing process controls, measuring project performance, reporting on project status, and ensuring the integrity and validity of internally and externally disseminated information.
• Apply knowledge of engineering, procurement, and construction terminology and concepts to develop and maintain critic path logic networks.
• Accumulate and access historical and forecast data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting.
• Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems.
• Assist in the preparation, review, and updates of periodic progress reports, graphs, and charts that include earned‑value schedule progress, schedule forecasting, and executive Management Summaries.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or related field (technical training and related experience may be considered in lieu of).
• At least 2 years of experience supporting project controls for construction projects, including planning, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, cost control, schedule control, and/or project reports.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and understanding of scheduling fundamentals.
• Understanding of Earned Value Management System.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Computer proficient and the ability to adapt to new innovations and processes.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Demonstrated work ethic while working both independently and with teams to complete tasks under a deadline.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage, analyze, and manipulate large data sets.
• Occasional travel to project sites and/or offices.

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Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary

Base Compensation:$85,000 -$120,000

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on‑the‑job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full‑time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry.From top‑tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal‑opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.

Nearest Major Market: Portsmouth
Nearest Secondary Market: Boston
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