Construction Project Scheduler

Job Description

Job Description

Construction Project Scheduler

Location: Greensboro, Raleigh, or  Charlotte, NC

Salary: $90,000-$130,000

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Construction Project Scheduler to support commercial and industrial construction projects. This role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and updating project schedules to ensure milestones, deliverables, resources, and timelines are effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle. 

The Construction Project Scheduler will work closely with preconstruction teams, project managers, superintendents, contractors, and other project stakeholders to monitor progress, identify scheduling risks, and develop solutions to keep projects on track.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules from conceptual planning through engineering, procurement, and construction.

• Collaborate with project managers, superintendents, contractors, and preconstruction teams to establish project timelines and milestones.

• Create resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules, including activities, critical approvals, long-lead procurement items, and key deliverables.

• Establish schedule logic, constraints, realistic activity durations, and resource requirements.

• Monitor project progress, identify potential delays, and assess the impact of design changes and schedule deviations.

• Develop and maintain critical path schedules and implement schedule compression and mitigation strategies as needed.

• Communicate schedule updates, project risks, and progress reports to leadership and key stakeholders.

• Maintain historical project data to support future planning, forecasting, and scheduling accuracy.

• Provide guidance and specialized support in resolving complex project scheduling and controls challenges.

• Communicate with clients, participate in project meetings, and present statistical reports as needed.

• Prepare and maintain project plans, staffing requirements, budgets, and progress reports.

• Travel to project sites and company offices as needed to review progress, participate in meetings, and update schedules.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience working on large commercial or industrial construction projects.

• At least 2 years of direct project scheduling experience, including critical path management.

• Demonstrated experience with schedule compression, delay mitigation, and recovery planning.

• Strong understanding of construction processes, engineering, procurement, and project execution.

• Advanced knowledge of construction technologies, codes, standards, and the relationships between project functions.

• Working knowledge of cost control methods used in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), construction management, design-build, time-and-material, and maintenance projects.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with project teams, leadership, contractors, and clients.

Education

• Bachelor's degree preferred.