Senior Project Scheduler (Electrical)

AACE International; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan with company

Vision coverage

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Travel accident insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

College coaching services

Wellness programs

Job summary

AACE International is seeking a Senior Project Scheduler to lead complex electrical and mission-critical construction scheduling. You will develop, maintain, and analyze master schedules, translating field progress into accurate updates and recovery strategies.

Ideal candidates have expert Primavera P6 skills, EV reporting experience, and the ability to collaborate with owners, GC’s, and field leaders to align internal and external reporting and drive on-time project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of project scheduling experience for electrical, industrial, or mission-critical projects.
• Expert-level proficiency with Primavera P6 and earned value management.
• Experience developing resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules.
• Knowledge of Lean construction planning practices and Last Planner System.
• Strong MS Office skills; Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 and other tools.
• Create WBS, activity logic, relationships, constraints, milestones, and critical-path schedules.
• Build resource- and cost-loaded schedules for forecasting and EV reporting.
• Perform schedule risk, variance, and trend analyses; recommend mitigations.
• Coordinate with general contractors, owners, field teams, and project managers.
• Prepare schedule narratives, dashboards, and executive status updates.
• Lead or support forensic schedule analyses and time-impact studies.

Skills

Primavera P6

Earned Value Management

Schedule Risk Analysis

Look-Ahead Planning

Resource-Loaded Scheduling

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Smartsheet

Touchplan

Job description

Senior Project Scheduler

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Scheduler to support complex electrical, industrial, and mission-critical construction projects. This individual will develop, maintain, and analyze detailed project schedules; collaborate with project, field, and general contractor teams; and provide clear reporting, forecasting, and schedule-risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings expert Primavera P6 capability, strong experience with resource-loaded scheduling and earned value, and the ability to translate field progress into accurate master-schedule updates, look-ahead plans, and recovery strategies.

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules using Primavera P6 and other planning and scheduling tools.
• Create and manage work breakdown structures, activity logic, relationships, constraints, milestones, and critical-path schedules.
• Build resource- and cost-loaded schedules incorporating labor, equipment, and material requirements to support forecasting and earned value reporting.
• Perform critical path, schedule-risk, variance, and trend analyses; identify potential impacts and recommend mitigation or recovery plans.
• Evaluate actual project progress and prepare timely schedule updates for internal leadership, project teams, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with general contractors, owners, field leaders, project managers, and trade partners to align internal master schedules with external reporting requirements.
• Prepare schedule narratives, dashboards, progress reports, variance reports, and executive-level status updates.
• Lead or support forensic schedule analysis, including delay analysis, time-impact analysis, root-cause review, and documentation for claims or dispute-resolution efforts.
• Develop and refine short-interval plans, look-ahead schedules, and task-specific micro schedules in partnership with field leadership.
• Participate in recurring schedule-update meetings with general contractors and key project stakeholders.
• Export, import, and reconcile schedule data between Primavera P6, Smartsheet, and other project-planning platforms.
• Review schedule submissions for quality, accuracy, completeness, contractual compliance, and alignment with project requirements.
• Support project managers in developing short-term execution schedules and assessing their impact on the overall master schedule.
• Compare prior and current schedule updates to identify logic changes, activity shifts, milestone movement, schedule compression, and emerging risks.
• Contribute to scheduling standards, reporting processes, continuous improvement initiatives, and mentoring of junior scheduling personnel as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of project scheduling experience supporting electrical, industrial, commercial, or mission-critical construction projects.
• Expert-level proficiency with Primavera P6.
• Demonstrated experience developing resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules.
• Experience with earned value management, schedule forecasting, critical-path analysis, and forensic schedule analysis.
• Familiarity with Lean Construction planning practices, including Last Planner System and Pull Planning.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with project management, field supervision, general contractors, owners, and cross-functional internal teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting on-site mission-critical, data center, industrial, or other highly complex construction projects.
• Electrical construction background or direct experience scheduling electrical scopes of work.
• Experience with Smartsheet, Touchplan, or comparable construction planning and collaboration software.
• Knowledge of AACE and PMI scheduling standards and best practices.
• Familiarity with project contracts, delay documentation, claims support, and dispute-resolution processes.
• Ability to mentor junior schedulers and help implement scheduling best practices across multiple projects.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Vision coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Travel accident insurance.
• Paid vacation and company holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• College coaching services.
• Wellness programs and initiatives.