Senior Federal Scheduler - CPM Expert & Risk Lead

HDR; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is a leading engineering and environmental firm that values employee-owners and inclusive culture. This Senior Scheduler (Federal) role supports large projects with advanced CPM scheduling, risk analysis, and client coordination in a U.S.

federal context. You will develop and maintain schedules using Primavera P6, integrate inputs from clients and contractors, mentor junior schedulers, and contribute to schedule narratives and change management across HDR’s Federal Business Group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of scheduling experience on engineering or construction projects.
• Proficiency in Primavera or other scheduling software.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced technical leadership for project scheduling on medium to large or higher-risk projects.
• Exercises independent technical judgment to evaluate schedule performance and impacts, and may approve schedules for low to medium complexity projects within delegated authority
• Develop and maintain CPM schedules for major projects, including baseline strategy, update structure, and coding consistency
• Lead schedule update analysis, including identification of critical and near-critical drivers and emerging schedule risks
• Prepare time impact analyses and scenario evaluations to assess schedule impacts and recovery options
• Integrate schedule inputs from clients, contractors, and third parties to support a coherent forecast and change narrative
• Coordinate with project leadership and stakeholders on sequencing conflicts, mitigation strategies, and plan revisions
• Provide written schedule narratives and compliance observations for project and client reporting
• Review and approve schedules or schedule updates for low-complexity projects within delegated authority and defined thresholds
• Contribute technical input to the development and refinement of scheduling templates, narratives, and quality checks
• Provide day-to-day technical direction to small scheduling teams and mentor junior schedulers, without ownership of staffing or performance management
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

CPM scheduling

Schedule analysis

Team leadership

Mentoring juniors

Communication

Alternative scheduling tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Science/Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Cost & resource loaded schedules

Power BI

Power Apps

Job description

HDR is a leading engineering and environmental firm that values employee-owners and inclusive culture. This Senior Scheduler (Federal) role supports large projects with advanced CPM scheduling, risk analysis, and client coordination in a U.S.

federal context. You will develop and maintain schedules using Primavera P6, integrate inputs from clients and contractors, mentor junior schedulers, and contribute to schedule narratives and change management across HDR’s Federal Business Group.