Scheduler

Project Scheduler (Federal Construction)

Location: Washington, DC (Onsite)

Industry: Federal Construction / Owner’s Representative

Experience: Minimum 4+ Years

About the Opportunity

Our client is a large, well-established Owner’s Representative firm supporting high-profile federal construction programs throughout the Washington, DC area. They are seeking a Project Scheduler to join their project controls team and support the planning, scheduling, and execution of complex capital improvement and construction projects for federal agency clients.

This role is ideal for a scheduler or project controls professional coming from a General Contractor, Owner's Representative, Construction Management, Design-Build, or Specialty Trade Contractor environment who has experience developing and maintaining project schedules throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will work closely with project managers, contractors, architects, engineers, and government stakeholders to ensure projects remain on schedule and critical milestones are achieved.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Support planning and scheduling activities across multiple federal construction projects.
• Review baseline schedules and analyze schedule logic, durations, sequencing, and critical path activities.
• Monitor project progress and evaluate schedule performance against established milestones.
• Identify schedule variances, delays, and potential impacts to project completion.
• Perform schedule risk analysis and recommend recovery strategies when required.
• Review contractor-submitted schedules for compliance with contract requirements and industry best practices.
• Prepare schedule updates, progress reports, look-ahead schedules, earned value metrics, and project control documentation.
• Participate in project meetings with federal clients, contractors, and project teams.
• Coordinate scheduling information across design, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Support change order reviews, schedule impact analyses, and time extension evaluations.
• Assist project management teams with project forecasting, reporting, and overall project controls functions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of scheduling and/or project controls experience supporting construction projects.
• Experience working for a General Contractor, Owner's Representative, Construction Management firm, or Specialty Contractor.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 scheduling software.
• Strong understanding of CPM (Critical Path Method) scheduling principles.
• Experience developing and maintaining detailed construction schedules.
• Ability to analyze schedule impacts, delays, and project risks.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and project reporting tools.
• Ability to work full-time onsite in Washington, DC.

Preferred Qualifications

• Federal construction, government, or public-sector project experience.
• Experience supporting agencies such as GSA, USACE, NAVFAC, DOS, DHS, Smithsonian, NIH, or other federal clients.
• Familiarity with project controls disciplines including cost controls, forecasting, earned value management, and reporting.
• Experience reviewing contractor schedules on behalf of an owner.
• PMP, PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional), CCM, or similar industry certifications.
• Experience with large-scale renovations, secure facilities, campus developments, mission-critical infrastructure, or occupied government facilities.