Scheduler – Federal Group

BL Harbert International; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BL Harbert International in Birmingham, AL is seeking a senior Scheduler to develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules from concept through final bid for federal construction programs. You will integrate milestones, design, permitting, procurement, and construction activities into master schedules and collaborate with estimators, PMs, and leadership to validate sequencing and durations.

This role requires at least 5 years of scheduling experience in federal work, strong knowledge of

Qualifications

• 5 years of scheduling experience in federal construction.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 with cost & resource loading.
• Experience updating schedules per federal contracting guidelines.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Limited travel to project sites required.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive preconstruction schedules from concept through final bid.
• Integrate design milestones, permitting, procurement, and construction activities into master schedules.
• Collaborate with estimators, project managers and upper management to validate sequencing and durations.
• Analyze schedule risks, constraints, and critical paths; recommend mitigation strategies.
• Prepare schedule narratives, phasing plans, and milestone reports for internal and client use.
• Support bid presentations and client meetings with schedule analysis and visualizations.
• Transition approved schedules to project teams at handoff.
• Maintain schedule templates and best practices across projects.

Skills

Primavera P6

Scheduling

Federal contracting

Cost loading

Communication skills

Limited travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Corporate Office
Birmingham, AL 35209, USA

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive preconstruction schedules from concept through final bid
• Integrate design milestones, permitting, procurement, and construction activities into master schedules
• Collaborate with estimators, project managers and upper management to validate sequencing and durations
• Analyze schedule risks, constraints, and critical paths; recommend mitigation strategies
• Perform schedule what-if scenarios to support bid strategies and value engineering efforts
• Review subcontractor and vendor input to ensure alignment with project timelines
• Prepare schedule narratives, phasing plans, and milestone reports for internal and client use
• Support bid presentations and client meetings with schedule analysis and visualizations
• Support preconstruction teams with proposal efforts
• Transition approved schedules to project teams at handoff
• Assist project teams with evaluating critical path impacts and schedule impacts associated with change orders and/or delays
• Maintain schedule templates and best practices across projects

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of scheduling experience in federal construction.
• Proficiency in scheduling software, Primavera P6, including cost & resource loading and activity coding.
• Experience in building and updating schedules per federal contracting guidelines and specifications.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Limited travel to project sites required

Behaviors

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Growth Opportunities

Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Goal Completion

Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Ability to Make an Impact

Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Bachelors or better.

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