Senior Scheduler (Federal)

HDR; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Scheduler (Federal) to lead medium to large project schedules and provide technical direction on scheduling activities. The role requires advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, cost and resource loading, and experience with Federal projects.

You will develop and maintain CPM schedules, analyze impacts, and mentor junior schedulers while coordinating with clients and contractors to ensure accurate forecasts and compliant reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Construction Science.
• Minimum of 7 years scheduling experience on engineering or construction projects, including schedule analysis and impact evaluation.
• Proficiency in Primavera, and/or other scheduling software.
• Experience with cost and resource loaded schedules required.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced technical leadership for project scheduling on medium to large or higher-risk projects.
• Develop and maintain CPM schedules for major projects, including baseline strategy, update structure, and coding consistency.
• Lead schedule update analysis, including identification of critical and near-critical drivers and emerging schedule risks.
• Prepare time impact analyses and scenario evaluations to assess schedule impacts and recovery options.
• Integrate schedule inputs from clients, contractors, and third parties to support a coherent forecast and change narrative.
• Coordinate with project leadership and stakeholders on sequencing conflicts, mitigation strategies, and plan revisions.
• Provide written schedule narratives and compliance observations for project and client reporting.
• Review and approve schedules or schedule updates for low-complexity projects within delegated authority and defined thresholds.
• Contribute technical input to the development and refinement of scheduling templates, narratives, and quality checks.
• Provide day-to-day technical direction to small scheduling teams and mentor junior schedulers, without ownership of staffing or performance management.

Skills

Project scheduling

Schedule analysis

Technical leadership

Mentoring junior schedulers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Construction Science

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Power Apps

Job description

Senior Scheduler (Federal)

In the role of Senior Scheduler (Federal), we’ll count on you to:

• Provides advanced technical leadership for project scheduling on medium to large or higher-risk projects
• Exercises independent technical judgment to evaluate schedule performance and impacts, and may approve schedules for low to medium complexity projects within delegated authority
• Develop and maintain CPM schedules for major projects, including baseline strategy, update structure, and coding consistency
• Lead schedule update analysis, including identification of critical and near-critical drivers and emerging schedule risks
• Prepare time impact analyses and scenario evaluations to assess schedule impacts and recovery options
• Integrate schedule inputs from clients, contractors, and third parties to support a coherent forecast and change narrative
• Coordinate with project leadership and stakeholders on sequencing conflicts, mitigation strategies, and plan revisions
• Provide written schedule narratives and compliance observations for project and client reporting
• Review and approve schedules or schedule updates for low-complexity projects within delegated authority and defined thresholds
• Contribute technical input to the development and refinement of scheduling templates, narratives, and quality checks
• Provide day-to-day technical direction to small scheduling teams and mentor junior schedulers, without ownership of staffing or performance management
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Construction Science
• AACE International Planning and Scheduling Professional Certification (PSP)
• UFGS knowledge
• Power Bi and Power Apps
• Federal and Commercial projects
• Understanding of Work Breakdown Structures
• Experience preparing or reviewing time impact analyses
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 for schedule diagnostics and scenario analysis, Forensic Schedule Analysis
• Experience with Construction Schedules and Construction Claims
• Experience coordinating schedules with contractors or third parties.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible scheduling experience on engineering or construction projects, including schedule analysis and impact evaluation.
• Proficiency in using Primavera, and/or other scheduling software
• Experience with cost and resource loaded schedules required
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Job Details

Schedule: Full-time
Industry: Federal
Primary Location: United States – Texas – Houston
Other Locations: United States – Texas – Dallas; United States – Georgia – Atlanta; United States – Louisiana – Baton Rouge; United States – Tennessee – Brentwood

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.