Senior Project Scheduler – Primavera P6 (Construction)

Ohla USA; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer

Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year of

Personal Time Off Program (PTO)

Engaging work environment

Job summary

OHLA USA is seeking a Project Scheduler in the Greater Chicago Area to develop and manage detailed Primavera P6 schedules for complex construction projects. You will support project managers with scheduling, planning, coordinating, and monitoring timelines across field and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in construction with advanced Primavera P6 proficiency, strong CPM scheduling skills, and experience forecasting revenue, cost, manpower, and equipment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of construction experience, including 3+ years of hands-on Primavera P6 experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, including CPM scheduling, cost loading, resource loading, and schedule analysis.
• Experience using schedules to forecast revenue, cost, manpower, and equipment requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field preferred but not required; equivalent experience considered.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and writing skills; ability to handle multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed Primavera P6 schedules for construction projects.
• Implement and maintain cost, revenue, labor/resource, and equipment-loading into schedules to support project and regional forecasting.
• Work with Project Managers and Superintendents to ensure schedules accurately reflect construction sequencing, production, resources, and field progress.
• Review schedules for critical path, logic, schedule slippage, resource conflicts, and upcoming risks; recommend corrective or recovery actions.
• Perform site visits to validate progress and support accurate schedule updates.
• Prepare preliminary schedules for estimating and proposals.
• Develop schedule fragnets and time-impact analyses to support delays, change orders, and time extensions.
• Facilitate schedule review meetings and provide schedule and forecasting information to project and regional management.

Skills

Primavera P6

CPM scheduling

cost loading

resource loading

schedule analysis

forecasting revenue

forecasting cost

forecasting manpower

forecasting equipment

writing skills

communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management/Engineering/CS

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

OHLA USA is seeking a Project Scheduler in the Greater Chicago Area to develop and manage detailed Primavera P6 schedules for complex construction projects. You will support project managers with scheduling, planning, coordinating, and monitoring timelines across field and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in construction with advanced Primavera P6 proficiency, strong CPM scheduling skills, and experience forecasting revenue, cost, manpower, and equipment.