Project Scheduler

Requisition ID: 182602


Job Level: Mid Level


Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial District


Department: Project Controls


Market: Industrial


Employment Type: Full Time


Position Overview

We are hiring several mid-career Project Schedulers to support our industrial group to support a wide variety of projects in our Industrial market. We are one of North America's largest and most respected engineering and construction organizations, and one of the most profitable. Our company has grown significantly in the past 5 years, and broadened our market scope into new market areas including biosciences, manufacturing and advanced technologies. If you want to be a part of the future, your future is here! Kiewit's commitment to safety, quality and environmental stewardship are ingrained in everything we do. It's visible in our core values, the work that we build and in our people.


Our schedulers support both engineering and construction projects, performing resource and cost loaded schedules and analysis. You will be responsible for building and updating schedules as milestones progress and as deliverables are completed. This is an opportunity for a long-term career, not just a project, with excellent benefits, strong leadership and great resources to support you. You will play a key role in the development and maintenance of project schedules, analyze and monitor the project's critical path, as well as prepare reports, provide and develop alternative solutions and drive successful project completion. If you have 4+ years of experience in scheduling for engineering/construction, a passion for the details and want to work across broad market areas, for great leaders, apply today!


District Overview

Kiewit Industrial is a full-service engineering, procurement, and construction organization delivering complex industrial projects across North America. Our teams support clients in high-growth markets, including advanced technology, industrial manufacturing, process facilities, energy, and other mission-critical environments where safety, execution certainty, and schedule performance are critical.

Within our growing Advanced Technology market, teams deliver large, fast-paced projects that require disciplined planning, integrated project controls, and close partnership across construction, engineering, procurement, and business management. We are an operations-focused organization committed to developing practical, data-driven solutions that support strong project performance and informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

Location

This is an in-office position based in Lenexa, KS.


Responsibilities

• Work with a team of schedulers to support all sizes of engineering design and construction projects to ensure all aspects of the project schedule maintain the highest level of quality and accuracy.
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, designers, estimators, procurement staff, construction managers, contractors and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from conceptual planning through engineering and construction.
• Develop resource loaded schedules, including lists of activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long lead procurement items and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the projects.
• Develop schedule logic and constraints, realistic activity durations and available manpower and resources.
• Assess the impact(s) of design changes and schedule slippages and inform company management and clients of all schedule updates.
• Apply knowledge of engineering, procurement and construction terminology, work processes, and concepts to develop and maintain critic path logic networks; accumulate and access historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting.
• Prepare standard progress reports for each assigned project
• Confirm project status; identify and report on variations in the schedule in a timely manner
• Coordinate the development, maintenance, and review of discipline and project schedules
• Upload original and updated resources to reflect current status
• Maintain careful documentation of all schedule submittals and related facts, so that any requests for time adjustments can be measured against the accepted schedule in place at the time any delays or changes were experienced.
• Coordinate with project team to develop revision or recovery schedules as needed
• Prepare written narratives for all schedule submittals
• Track the contract document requirements for schedule adherence, as well as change orders and contract amendments
• Interpret performance curve data and forecast productivity; provide manpower information for forecasting

Qualifications

• 3+ years' construction/engineering scheduling experience (resource loaded schedules); able to to develop logic and constraints, WBS structure, review manpower curves, identify gaps, and track critical project deliverables, and report on variations in scheduling in timely manner.
• Experience with Datacenters or other advanced technologies is preferred.
• Able to exhibit knowledge of construction engineering technology, codes, standards, etc., plus an in-depth understanding of the interdependence and relationship between other functional units
• Working knowledge of standard cost control methods utilized in the execution of various types of project (EPC, Joint Venture, Lump Sum, time and Material, Maintenance).
• Skilled in Primavera (P6), and other company-specific software
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, or engineering preferred. Technical training or related experience will also be considered. #LI-MM1

Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

There's no limit to what you'll do at Kiewit. Whether you're building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people's lives for generations to come.

Here you'll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.


We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.