Currently seeking a Project Planning and Scheduling Specialist to join our clients Program Management team. This role involves schedule analysis and review with regular client engagement providing schedule input for executive reports on a full-time program. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, be technically competent in Primavera P6, and have the ability to manage and convey complex scheduling information effectively.
This is a Hybrid position with a flexible schedule – will be working remotely and going onsite to the project site about once a week for site walks.
This person will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
- Conduct regular field walks (minimum weekly) to aid the schedule review deliverables.
- Provide contemporaneous schedule analysis, identifies and investigates project schedule variances and provides regular client advisement.
- Identification and monitoring of key performance metrics to assist in assessing and reporting the health of the project.
- Regularly review critical paths, perform what-if analysis, and identify schedule risks.
- Develop weekly schedule reports comparing plan vs. actual performance.
- Lead monthly schedule reviews, Time Impact Analysis, and third-party schedule reviews.
- Schedule Progress validation during GC payment application review.
- Provide schedule input for executive reports, principal meetings, and Architect of the Capitol briefings.
- Facilitate monthly schedule review conferences and TIA review meetings.
- Participate in weekly schedule workshop calls.
- Prepare timelines, stakeholder schedules, and respond to ad-hoc requests.
- Gathers data for schedule baseline development and maintenance.
- Familiar with construction drawings, specifications and construction contracting methods.
- Understands CPM scheduling concepts and principles and able to develop basic engineering, procurement and construction logic.
- Understands concepts and principles of scope control and change management and earned value methodology. Knowledgeable of planning and scheduling concepts and principles including effects on financial performance.
- Exposure to basic scheduling and cost baseline fundamentals, concepts and principles.
- Assists in the development and maintenance of WBS and support activities to implement applicable coding. Supports basic schedule development.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- BA/BS in Engineering or Construction Management + 6 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- Prior field experience on construction projects
- Experience with Primavera P6 Software
Preferred Qualifications:
- PMP Certification
- PSP Certification
- Federal Project experience
- Experience in developing construction cost estimates and risk analysis