Scheduler - Electrical Construction

Position Overview As a Scheduler, you’ll play a key role in planning and scheduling activities on a variety of Infrastructure projects. This hands‑on role gives you the opportunity to directly impact the scheduling outcome across projects at various stages of development and progress. By creating a baseline schedule, analyzing, monitoring and maintaining project progress, you will prepare reports, analyze impacts, develop alternative solutions, and drive successful project completion. Location This position will be based out of our Waltham, MA office. District Overview Mass. Electric Construction Co. (MEC) is a subsidiary of the Kiewit Corporation and has operated since 1928. The company focuses on high‑skill electrical projects in the industrial and transportation markets, primarily self‑performing most work. Responsibilities Work closely with project managers, engineers, procurement staff, estimators, and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from conceptual planning through engineering and construction. Develop and maintain 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. Develop schedule logic and realistic activity durations. Prepare schedule narrative reports. Analyze available manpower and resources, commodity charts, trends, schedule variations, schedule performance, and schedule forecast. Assess the impact of design changes and schedule slippages and inform company management of all schedule updates. Perform Time Impact Analysis to quantify time entitlement. Apply knowledge of engineering, procurement, and construction terminology and concepts to develop and maintain critical path logic networks; accumulate and access historical data for realistic future planning and forecasting. Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems. May interface with clients, attend regular meetings and give statistical reports. Qualifications 3+ years of experience in construction scheduling with heavy civil, water/wastewater, or transit projects. Proficiency in planning and scheduling using Primavera P6 software in the infrastructure industry. Working knowledge of standard cost‑control methods used in EPC, lump‑sum, time‑and‑material, and maintenance projects. Proficiency in project controls software such as Primavera, Microsoft Project, Smart Sheet, Excel, and other company‑specific software. Working Conditions Regular, reliable attendance. Work productively and meet deadlines timely. Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others both individually and in a team environment. Perform work safely and effectively; understand and follow oral and written instructions, 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. Compensation & Benefits Base Compensation: $85,000/yr – $155,000/yr (actual compensation may vary due to education, experience, skillset, and/or location). Benefits include 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; paid parental and maternity leave; and generous paid time off. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr Kiewit