Senior Scheduler

Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Vision insurance

Location: Sacramento, CA (Hybrid, 50% Travel) Employment Type: Full-Time

Expected Salary Range: $113,900.80 - $180,000.00

About the Role

Jaquith Consulting Group, Inc. (JCG) is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Scheduler to support schedule oversight activities for JCG’s clients. Under the direction of the Deputy Program Controls Director, you will focus on the review and analysis of Contractor schedules, monitoring of PCM schedule management efforts, and ensuring consistency with program requirements across the Project Controls Office within the Project Controls Scheduling branch.

You will collaborate with project partners to evaluate schedule performance, develop What‑if analyses, and maintain accurate, up‑to‑date program schedules. Your work will contribute directly to weekly and monthly progress reporting, strengthen schedule integrity across the program, and enhance the client’s ability to make informed and timely decisions that support successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Provide schedule development, maintenance of schedule data and reporting for California High Speed Rail (CAHSR) schedules

Identify, develop, and correlate program schedule activities with associated CAHSR design plans

Provide detail for CAHSR schedule activities based on CAHSR design plans to reflect the duration and the basis of the duration for construction of element activities

Update schedule data and durations as necessary and as design progresses to identify the basis for construction of element durations

Provide periodic updates and documentation to the Program/Project Controls

Manage progress, schedule duration changes, and duration verification basis

Provide schedule assumptions and general basis for schedule development

Identify key items which may not be included in structure schedules (such as utility relocations, environmental and or seasonal restrictions, or procurements)

Perform review and analysis of current in-progress CHSR schedules for correlation with future, planned CHSR construction schedules (current construction duration estimates vs. future planned construction duration estimates)

Perform review and analysis of CHSR schedules for reliability, risk identification, risk review, and risk assessments

Provide recommendations for increased schedule reliability

Identify longest path and critical schedule items

Perform review and reporting tasks as required under direction of the Program Schedule Lead

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Quantity Surveying or Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience

Ability to develop detailed construction schedules from preliminary and/or conceptual plans, develop and document basis of schedule development.

Identify and document associated schedule risks

Provide recognizable and understandable work activities and sequences

Meet required deadlines and deliverable dates

Document and communicate effectively with others

Program and project schedule development and management experience

Knowledge of rail and roadway transportation projects and disciplines

Scheduling and project controls experience

Ability to Identify and document associated schedule risks and provide recognizable and understandable work activities and sequences

Ability to meet required deadlines and deliverable dates

Proficiency and knowledge of computer Software applications including Primavera P6, Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in developing detailed construction schedules from preliminary and/or conceptual plans, develop and document basis of schedule development

Knowledge of structures, construction means, methods, staging, procurements, and disciplines

Experience in rail and rail systems construction, rail and roadway tunnel construction, rail and roadway bridge construction, retaining wall systems and other systems and structures associated with the operation of a railway

What Makes You a Great Fit

Strong collaboration and communication skills

Analytical rigor, particularly in schedule risks and assumptions

Knowledge in transportation and rail systems domain

Project controls reporting and coordination experience

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan, profit sharing

Paid holidays

Jaquith Consulting Group is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to any legally protected characteristics.