Project Scheduler

Project Scheduler

Location: Akron, OH

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Right to Hire
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $45.00-$48.00 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for developing, updating, and maintaining project schedules in Oracle Primavera P6 across transmission & distribution line, substation, and/or telecommunication projects. The Project Scheduler works closely with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to communicate and understand technical progress, identify schedule risks, and ensure the integrity of project controls deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain level 1 to level 2 schedules in Oracle Primavera P6
• Create Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), activities, and activity codes
• Develop and maintain resource-loaded schedules
• Utilize constraints, lags, and leads effectively
• Generate reports, layouts, and filters in Oracle Primavera P6
• Identify schedule drivers, delays, and opportunities
• Responsible for performing quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables
• Ability to communicate and understand technical progress of project schedules with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders regarding transmission & distribution line, substation, and/or telecommunication projects
• Ability to integrate and analyze schedule data and information from other sources in Excel via formulas, pivot tables, macros, Power Query, Power BI, etc.
• Identify logic errors, sequencing issues, or incorrect durations
• Identify schedule risks and propose mitigation issues
• Ability to handle multiple schedules across different projects

Required Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to travel; valid driver's license required

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or business administration from an accredited program

Required Experience

• Minimum 3 years related experience

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel; valid driver's license required

About the Client

This client is a 100% employee-owned firm operating in the infrastructure engineering and utilities sector, with more than 125 years of experience building critical infrastructure across energy, aviation, water, telecommunications, transportation, and healthcare. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the organization operates from 75 offices across the country and internationally, employing more than 14,500 employee-owners and generating over $7.4 billion in annual revenue. Every full-time employee holds an ownership stake through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), a structure that aligns professional incentives with company performance and has earned the firm a 4.2 out of 5 stars on Glassdoor across more than 1,800 reviews, with 87% of employees recommending it as a workplace and multiple Glassdoor Best Places to Work designations. Teams span civil and structural engineers, architects, environmental scientists, construction managers, project schedulers, and program management professionals who engage with complex, consequential, and often one-of-a-kind projects - from major airport expansions to large-scale energy infrastructure.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-08531

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