Senior Construction Scheduler (Utilities)

Linesight; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative company as a Senior Scheduler, where you'll collaborate with passionate teams on large-scale projects. You'll be empowered to take charge of your career while building comprehensive project schedules and ensuring optimal client outcomes. This role offers extensive industry experience, fostering personal and professional growth in a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion. Embrace the opportunity to develop your skills and advance your career in a thriving organization that believes in the potential of its people.

Qualifications

• Experience in utilities industry is preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate findings to key partners.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage project schedules using critical path method.
• Provide regular updates on schedule progress.

Skills

Quantitative Risk Assessment

Project Management

Critical Path Method

Detail Orientation

Negotiation Skills

Education

Degree in Project Management

Equivalent Experience in Construction Discipline

Tools

P6 Scheduling Software

Job description

As a Senior Scheduler at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams, fostering a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain extensive industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset, and broaden your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take meaningful responsibility in your role, allowing you to take charge of your career progression with us. For us, lasting trusted relationships are everything—both with our teams and our clients.

In this role, you will:

1. Build project schedules encompassing full project scope, milestones, and timelines, using critical path method.
2. Ensure clear responsibility and ownership for all project deliverables via Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
3. Negotiate and mediate timelines and project interdependencies between key partners for optimal client outcomes.
4. Ensure schedules adhere to the project execution plan, including contracting, procurement, and project control strategy documents and plans.
5. Provide regular updates on schedule progress.

We would love to hear from you if you:

1. Have demonstrated quantitative risk assessment (QRA) experience and can interpret and communicate findings effectively to key partners.
2. Preferably have experience in the utilities industry.
3. Are detail-oriented and quality-focused.
4. Hold a degree or equivalent experience in project management or construction discipline.
5. Have experience using P6 scheduling software.
6. Experience on pharma projects is a plus.

Since 1974, we’ve been providing construction consultancy services that keep clients returning. Our people are our strength, creating a thriving, authentic culture built on overcoming challenges together, delivering better projects, and leveraging innovation. We see potential in our people and empower them. We are an agile business proud to be different. We are Linesight. Dynamic. Driven. Different.

Our approach to DE&I

At Linesight, we believe our success is tied to the success of our employees. We are committed to creating a workplace that is fair, equitable, and inclusive for everyone. Our policies and initiatives promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), from accessible job descriptions to ongoing checks at every stage of employment. Fairness, transparency, and gender pay gap assessments underpin all our hiring, salary, and promotion decisions. Employee and family-friendly policies further support inclusion and equity.

About Planning and Scheduling

Integrated and reliable construction planning, scheduling, and project controls are specialized skills that support effective use of funds and provide a roadmap of meaningful progress and realistic forecasts. Our teams offer critical insights to ensure predictability, timely decision-making, and effective process implementation. We offer exciting opportunities worldwide for professionals to develop their skills and advance their careers.

"The scale of projects we work on appeals to me—large, complex projects for world-leading clients, with opportunities to gain international experience."

"In a growing organization, the opportunity to travel and grow professionally and personally is significant. Relocating demonstrates initiative and helps leadership expand Linesight’s presence globally."

Senior Director, Europe

"It’s a supportive, collaborative environment where we stay connected and value each other on a human level, which is quite unique in a corporate setting."