Senior Project Controls & Scheduling Leader

CDM Smith; Vero Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Manager of Project Controls to lead a scheduling team for complex infrastructure projects. The role focuses on scheduling excellence, standard tools, and best practices while guiding schedule forecasting, critical path management, and delay analysis.

Collaboration with project managers and clients is essential for successful delivery. The ideal candidate oversees baseline and resource-loaded schedules, develops WBS standards, and provides executive-level reporting on

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project controls and scheduling management.
• Strong knowledge of schedule forecasting, critical path method, and variance analysis.
• Ability to lead teams and communicate with executives.
• Experience with schedule documentation, data management, and project record retention.
• Familiarity with contractual scheduling requirements and client expectations.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and implements schedule performance metrics, reporting standards, and forecasting methodologies.
• Develops and maintains protocols for schedule documentation, data management, and project record retention.
• Ensures compliance with contractual scheduling requirements, project controls standards, and client expectations.
• Provides executive-level schedule reporting and performance insights to project and business leaders.
• Leads the development and implementation of scheduling processes, procedures, and best practices for major projects and programs.
• Oversees the creation, maintenance, and review of baseline schedules, resource-loaded schedules, critical path analyses, and recovery schedules.
• Establishes and maintains standardized Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and scheduling frameworks.
• Serves as a technical advisor to project managers and clients on schedule development, risk identification, schedule optimization, and project execution strategies.
• Supports proposal development by providing scheduling expertise and project planning input.
• Oversees the periodic schedule update process across projects and programs.
• Reviews and audits schedules to ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance with established standards.
• Performs schedule variance analysis, trend analysis, critical path assessments, and delay evaluations.

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Manager of Project Controls to lead a scheduling team for complex infrastructure projects. The role focuses on scheduling excellence, standard tools, and best practices while guiding schedule forecasting, critical path management, and delay analysis.

Collaboration with project managers and clients is essential for successful delivery. The ideal candidate oversees baseline and resource-loaded schedules, develops WBS standards, and provides executive-level reporting on