Scheduler - CALTRAIN - Arcadis : Job Details

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.Role description:Arcadis seeks a Scheduler to join our team in San Francisco to play a crucial role in the successful execution of Caltrain projects by ensuring that project schedules are effectively planned, managed, and maintained. This position requires technical proficiency, strong organizational skills, and the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with stakeholders to achieve project milestones and objectives.The Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules for Caltrain projects. This role requires expertise in project scheduling software, a thorough understanding of project management principles, and the ability to collaborate effectively with project teams to ensure timely and efficient project delivery.Role Accountabilities:

• Develop and establish initial project schedules based on project scope, milestones, and deliverables.
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, and stakeholders to gather input and define project scheduling requirements.
• Incorporate resource requirements, constraints, and dependencies into the project schedule.
• Monitor and update project schedules throughout the project lifecycle to reflect actual progress, changes, and delays.
• Identify critical path activities and potential schedule impacts and propose mitigation strategies.
• Conduct schedule analysis to assess schedule performance and adherence to milestones.
• Collaborate with project teams to allocate resources (e.g., manpower, equipment) effectively to meet project schedule requirements.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and suppliers to integrate their schedules and activities into the master project schedule.
• Optimize resource utilization to minimize project duration and maximize efficiency.
• Identify scheduling risks and develop contingency plans to mitigate potential delays.
• Analyze schedule variances and deviations from baseline plans and recommend corrective actions.
• Communicate schedule impacts and potential risks to project stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Prepare regular progress reports, including schedule status updates, milestones achieved, and upcoming activities.
• Present schedule-related information to project teams and stakeholders during meetings and reviews.
• Facilitate discussions on schedule-related issues and collaborate on solutions with project teams.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of project schedules, revisions, and approvals.
• Ensure compliance with Caltrain scheduling guidelines, procedures, and reporting requirements.
• Support audits and reviews by providing comprehensive schedule documentation and analysis.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in project scheduling, preferably on transportation infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Key Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency in project scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project) and MS Office Suite.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications:Certification in project management (e.g., PMP) or scheduling (e.g., PMI-SP) is desirable.Why Arcadis?We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.Together, we can create a lasting legacy.Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & BelongingWe want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $160,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.#LI-VF3 #LI-ONSITE #Mobility-ANA-Jobs #Scheduler