Senior Scheduler

ORCAS Project Controls; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Job summary

ORCAS Project Controls is seeking a Sr. Scheduler in the San Francisco Bay Area for a hybrid onsite role.

You will manage multiple project schedules using Primavera P6, with emphasis on cGMP biotech/pharma capital projects, civil/structural/mechanical/electrical/instrumentation scopes, and commissioning & validation. You will develop baselines, update progress, perform variance analysis, and prepare schedule reports for management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years construction experience with cGMP biotech/pharma projects
• Primavera P6 proficiency with baseline scheduling and critical path focus
• Strong communication and team collaboration to support field-to-executive stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Develop baseline schedules with a quality critical path
• Prepare and provide schedule progress reports and trend analyses
• Monitor deviations, perform variance analysis, and adjust sequences
• Lead schedule meetings and facilitate planning sessions
• Produce detailed critical path networks across disciplines
• Review schedules for constructability and float management
• Support conceptual estimating with scheduling input
• Maintain schedule data integrity and timely updates
• Provide schedule risk analysis to anticipate conflicts between trades

Skills

Primavera P6 expertise

Construction knowledge

Field planning & progressing

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Schedule reporting

Education

10+ years construction experience

Primavera experience 5+ years

PMI or AACE certification beneficial

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We are looking for a Sr. Scheduler who can support multiple project schedules in Primavera P6. Construction experience in biotech or pharmaceutical capital projects is essential. This is a hybrid assignment in the San Francisco/Bay Area.

We are developing, managing, and optimizing schedules for a portfolio of projects. The scopes will include civil, structural, mechanical, process piping, plumbing, electrical, instrumentation, automation systems, commissioning & validation, regulatory, and product commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Develop baseline schedules with a quality critical path.
• Ensure schedules are developed in compliance with corporate and department requirements.
• Perform schedule updates, variance analysis to baseline, and lookahead schedules.
• Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, trending charts and schedule analysis on a periodic basis.
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in developing alternate methods for corrective action. Maintain a record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect schedule performance. Assess impacts to the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team. Analyze and process project change orders for schedule impacts.
• Produce detailed critical path network schedules for projects within a standard work breakdown structure. Analyze schedules submitted in various software packages, but primarily Primavera P6.
• Assure credibility of the information contained in the schedule. Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule.
• Analyze schedules from A/E firms and general contractors. Verify schedule integrity and evaluate logic and float paths. Evaluate activity sequences for constructability. Make recommendations to manage float and re-sequence activities (if required) to achieve project milestone dates and interim target completion dates.
• Work with conceptual estimating department in supporting funding requests with conceptual schedules.
• Versatile people skills, from the field foreman to leadership.
• Manage and directly support the schedule update process.
• Perform what-if schedule scenarios, advanced schedule analysis, and variance analysis reports.
• Summarize schedule status in a narrative and create status reports and presentations for management.
• Performs as the schedule lead and facilitates schedule meetings. Facilitate project scheduling meetings and/or interactive planning meetings as required by the project team.
• Produce schedule reports and analysis.
• Supports development of schedule-related processes, procedures, and training.
• Perform schedule risk analysis. Use risk analysis to anticipate conflicts between trades and define levels of uncertainty.

Requirements

• Multiple large-scale complex project experiences, $500MM+, with some cGMP biotech or pharmaceutical capital project experience.
• Greenfield and large capital project experience required (from design through commissioning)
• Advanced knowledge and experience in Primavera P6.
• Advanced knowledge in the construction of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Experience with field planning and progressing.
• Strong communication and presentation capabilities: written and verbal.
• Demonstrate a team spirit and strong dedication to success of the team.
• This is an onsite assignment with some hybrid. Frequent field visits required during construction.

Education and Training

• Relevant Construction Experience 10+ years and Primavera Experience 5+ years.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Any certification from PMI or AACE is beneficial.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Why ORCAS Project Controls?

ORCAS has been delivering specialized project controls for complex capital projects since 1988, not by growing the biggest team, but by building the best one. We're a place where your expertise is recognized, your growth is supported, and your work genuinely matters to the outcome of major projects.

At ORCAS, you're not a headcount. You're a professional with a career worth investing in. We support ongoing education, professional development, and the kind of collaborative environment where sharp people do their best work.

We hold ourselves to high standards. Integrity, loyalty, and trust aren't just words here. If you share those values and want to work alongside people who take their craft seriously, we'd like to hear from you.

Learn more at www.OrcasProjectControls.com