Senior Planner/Scheduler - Luxury Home Design-Build

Jenkins Design Build; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Company matching 401(k)

Professional development and advance-

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Jenkins Design Build in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Planner/Scheduler to own detailed schedules from design through construction, aligning design, estimating, permitting, and construction teams.

You will develop initial summary schedule, train PMs, and establish companywide scheduling standards, with a focus on integrating design-build processes for luxury homes.

This in-office role offers a competitive salary, benefits, relocation support, and professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• At least five years of hands-on project scheduling experience in residential construction, design-build, architecture, engineering, or a closely related field.
• Advanced Oracle Primavera P6 skills, including critical path schedule development, progress updates, baseline management, and reporting.
• Strong understanding of schedule logic, progress measurement, construction sequencing, and long-lead risks.
• Experience coordinating schedules across design, preconstruction, permitting, procurement, and construction teams.
• Ability to read drawings and specifications and explain schedule issues clearly to colleagues outside the scheduling discipline.
• Strong organization, judgment, follow-through, and communication skills, including the ability to coach experienced Project Managers.
• A four-year degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or a related field is preferred; equivalent scheduling experience will be considered.
• Experience with "The Lean Builder" approach and the "Last Planner System" is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain detailed schedules from project kickoff through issuance of construction documents, covering design, selections, consultants, owner decisions, estimating, permitting, and approvals.
• Set realistic activity sequences, durations, milestones, and dependencies; identify the critical path and risks to key dates.
• Gather progress from each discipline and update active design schedules weekly. Compare forecasts with approved baselines and recommend recovery actions when work slips.
• Share clear weekly reports and look-aheads covering completed work, upcoming milestones, overdue decisions, and schedule risks.
• Develop the initial summary construction baseline with preconstruction and construction leaders, accounting for major phases, permitting, procurement, long‑lead items, and contractual milestones.
• Document baseline assumptions and hand the construction schedule to the assigned Project Manager at the start of construction. Remain available for coaching and schedule analysis.
• Create companywide scheduling standards, including templates, update procedures, reporting formats, and quality checks.
• Lead adoption of Oracle Primavera P6 and train Project Managers on scheduling fundamentals, progress updates, forecasting, and software use.

Skills

Oracle Primavera P6

Scheduling

Project coordination

Communication

Coaching teams

Education

Four-year degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or related field

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Job description

Jenkins Design Build in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Planner/Scheduler to own detailed schedules from design through construction, aligning design, estimating, permitting, and construction teams.

You will develop initial summary schedule, train PMs, and establish companywide scheduling standards, with a focus on integrating design-build processes for luxury homes.

This in-office role offers a competitive salary, benefits, relocation support, and professional growth opportunities.