Senior Project Scheduler

Granite Construction; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending plans

401(k) match

Job summary

Granite Construction is seeking a Senior Planner/Scheduler for the Federal Division to lead planning and scheduling from proposal through closeout. The role integrates design, estimating, procurement, permitting, stakeholder decisions, and construction activities into executable schedules.

Location options include Christmas Valley, OR or Westminster, CO. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or similar, plus 10+ years of heavy civil

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, construction management, project management, or comparable discipline
• Equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree
• AACEI PSP, PMI-SP or other professional planning and scheduling certification preferred
• 10+ years of full-time construction-related experience in project level planning and scheduling
• Minimum 75% career experience as a schedular for large heavy civil projects with a general contractor
• Experience in performing, monitoring, reviewing, and planning scheduling functions, including schedule development, controls, and analysis

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning and scheduling functions, including policy, process, and procedures, to meet overall operational needs and company objectives
• Partner with project stakeholders to develop an approved baseline schedule that aligns with proposed sequencing and short-interval schedules, ensuring contractual requirements are met
• Create high-quality CPM schedules with resource and cost loads to generate necessary reports for addressing questions on the planned project approach
• Prepare detailed schedule narratives for all formal submissions to accurately convey the company’s position to the client
• Integrate multiple planning and scheduling software and methodologies into a cohesive plan to streamline project execution
• Update CPM schedules to reflect requirements, identified challenges, and their implications on proposed sequencing, ensuring successful project completion
• Review and understand project-specific scheduling specifications and plans, providing guidance on contractual language to the project team to mitigate risks
• Prepare weekly prospective schedule TIA’s, updates, and reconciliation schedules, ensuring monthly submissions are compliant with contractual obligations
• Support the development of companywide planning and scheduling guidance, processes, and procedures to enhance corporate, regional, and project-level planning and scheduling capacity
• Communicate effectively with project stakeholders, leveraging a strong understanding of heavy civil construction methodology and sequencing to facilitate planning
• Support federal pursuits by developing proposal schedules, milestone tables, phasing plans, procurement timelines, schedule narratives, and schedule graphics
• Review solicitations, technical requirements, milestones, access and security constraints, owner-furnished information, and other schedule-related requirements
• Collaborate with pursuit leadership, estimating, design, procurement, operations, and project teams to align the schedule with the estimate, staffing plan, construction approach, and procurement strategy
• Support Progressive Design-Build and other delivery methods by integrating design releases, owner decisions, permitting, long-lead procurement, early work packages, construction, commissioning, and closeout
• Participate in pursuit strategy meetings, color reviews, risk workshops, interview preparation, and client presentations
• Identify schedule risks, critical decisions, acceleration opportunities, and alternative execution strategies, and support schedule continuity from pursuit through project completion

Skills

CPM scheduling

Cost loading

Schedule development

Project planning

Stakeholder communication

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management

Tools

Primavera P6

Powerproject

Tilos

Job description

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General Summary

This position is responsible for planning and scheduling functions for assigned program. The role ensures compliance with project specifications and promotes continuous improvement of company standard practices. For the Federal Division, the role also supports complex federal pursuits and projects by integrating design, estimating, procurement, permitting, stakeholder decisions, and construction activities into executable schedules from proposal through closeout. Location of project is Christmas Valley, OR. Position will be filled in either Christmas Valley, OR or Westminster, CO.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Oversee planning and scheduling functions, including policy, process, and procedures, to meet overall operational needs and company objectives
• Partner with project stakeholders to develop an approved baseline schedule that aligns with proposed sequencing and short-interval schedules, ensuring contractual requirements are met
• Create high-quality CPM schedules with resource and cost loads to generate necessary reports for addressing questions on the planned project approach
• Prepare detailed schedule narratives for all formal submissions to accurately convey the company’s position to the client
• Integrate multiple planning and scheduling software and methodologies into a cohesive plan to streamline project execution
• Update CPM schedules to reflect requirements, identified challenges, and their implications on proposed sequencing, ensuring successful project completion
• Review and understand project-specific scheduling specifications and plans, providing guidance on contractual language to the project team to mitigate risks
• Prepare weekly prospective schedule TIA’s, updates, and reconciliation schedules, ensuring monthly submissions are compliant with contractual obligations
• Support the development of companywide planning and scheduling guidance, processes, and procedures to enhance corporate, regional, and project-level planning and scheduling capacity
• Communicate effectively with project stakeholders, leveraging a strong understanding of heavy civil construction methodology and sequencing to facilitate planning

Federal Pursuit and Preconstruction Support

• Support federal pursuits by developing proposal schedules, milestone tables, phasing plans, procurement timelines, schedule narratives, and schedule graphics that communicate the team’s execution strategy.
• Review solicitations, technical requirements, milestones, access and security constraints, owner-furnished information, and other schedule-related requirements.
• Collaborate with pursuit leadership, estimating, design, procurement, operations, and project teams to align the schedule with the estimate, staffing plan, construction approach, and procurement strategy.
• Support Progressive Design-Build and other delivery methods by integrating design releases, owner decisions, permitting, long-lead procurement, early work packages, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Participate in pursuit strategy meetings, color reviews, risk workshops, interview preparation, and client presentations.
• Identify schedule risks, critical decisions, acceleration opportunities, and alternative execution strategies, and support schedule continuity from pursuit through project completion.

Education

Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, construction management, project management, or comparable discipline

Equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree

AACEI PSP, PMI-SP or other professional planning and scheduling certification preferred

Work Experience

• 10+ years of full-time construction-related experience in project level planning and scheduling
• Minimum 75% career experience as a schedular for large heavy civil projects with a general contractor
• Experience in performing, monitoring, reviewing, and planning scheduling functions, including schedule development, controls, and analysis
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to planning and scheduling problems
• Federal construction, pursuit or proposal scheduling, alternative delivery, design-phase scheduling, or Progressive Design-Build experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of planning and scheduling for heavy civil projects, including means and methods.
• Mastery of Primavera P6, Powerproject, or Tilos, and ability to learn and teach various scheduling software.
• Comprehension of CPM and PDM methodology, including network diagramming, WBS, task creation, and report preparation.
• Familiarity with AACEI and PMI standards; knowledge of Linear, 4D, Lean, and TOC methodologies is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office, including Excel for schedule data analysis.
• Proven experience with cost and schedule databases.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
• Effective communication skills in English, both orally and in writing, with experience in developing and presenting training.
• Ability to translate solicitation, design, estimating, procurement, and construction information into integrated proposal and project schedules.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Our Benefits at a Glance

Building tomorrow starts with you, and Granite knows that you can excel only if we support you in and out of the workplace. That is why we offer a broad benefits package that includes paid holidays, sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans, as well as special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more. Salaried employees may choose from two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, including our most popular plan, for which 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents. Employees can also opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA). As part of our investment in your future outside of the workplace, Granite provides a 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately. Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States.

Base Salary Range: $110,159.00 - $182,631.00 Pay may vary based upon relevant experience, skills, location, and education among other factors.

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation’s largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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