Senior Scheduler

Linesight; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 108,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight is seeking a Senior Scheduler to lead complex project scheduling in Washington, DC, using Primavera P6 to map full scope, milestones, and timelines. You will define clear ownership via WBS and ensure alignment with the project execution plan, procurement, and control strategy.

Baselining and ongoing updates are essential components of your role. You will maintain the integrated schedule, coordinate with partners to resolve interdependencies, provide regular progress updates, and ensure

Qualifications

• Experience building schedules with full project scope and milestones.
• Experience with quantitative risk assessment (QRA).
• Proficient in Primavera P6 planning software.
• Degree or comparable experience in project management or construction.
• Detail oriented with strong quality focus.
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic environment and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Build project schedules encompassing scope, milestones and timelines.
• Ensure clear responsibility and ownership for all project outcomes via WBS.
• Ensure the schedule aligns with the project execution plan and control documents.
• Baseline schedules and manage periodic updates.
• Manage the fully integrated project schedule and structure for review at multiple levels.
• Negotiate timelines and interdependencies between key partners for client outcomes.
• Provide regular updates on schedule progress.
• Review external schedules to ensure best practices are followed.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Quantitative risk assessment

Detail oriented

Dynamic environment adaptability

Education

Degree in project management or construction

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Scheduler, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skill set, and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us, lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Build project schedules encompassing full project scope, milestones and timelines, using critical planning methodology.
• Ensure clear responsibility and ownership for all project outcomes are defined via Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) methodology.
• Ensure the schedule adheres to the project execution plan and in particular contracting, procurement and project control strategy documents and plans.
• Ensure there is a clear method in place for baselining of schedules and manage periodic updates.
• Manage the fully integrated project schedule and structure it to allow review at a range of levels and details.
• Negotiate and mediate timelines and project interdependencies between key partners for a great client outcome.
• Provide regular updates on schedule progress.
• Review external schedules to ensure that they are compiled using scheduling best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Have grown your planning and scheduling skills.
• Have demonstrated quantitative risk assessment (QRA) experience, and expertly interpret and communicate findings to key partners.
• Have working experience using Primavera P6 planning software to build your schedule.
• Have a degree or comparable experience in project management or construction.
• Are detail oriented and quality focused.
• Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines.

The salary range for this role is between $108,000 and $145,000, but actual salary is dependent on skill set, education, and experience.

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!