Project Scheduler

Job Title: Project Scheduler

Duration: 12 months

Location: Chester, VA

Candidates should have hands-on field construction and EPC contractor scheduling experience, preferably supporting large-scale industrial construction projects. Experience working directly with contractors and understanding how construction activities are sequenced and executed is especially important.

The Project Scheduler will be responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and analyzing the master project schedule in coordination with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors. This role will oversee project schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning to ensure key activities remain on track and project milestones are achieved.

The position will serve as the lead scheduling representative and subject matter expert, providing schedule analysis, identifying potential delays, resolving scheduling issues, and communicating project risks to the project team and management.

Key Responsibilities

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• Develop, implement, and maintain the master project schedule in collaboration with EPC contractors.
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• Integrate contractor and owner schedule submissions into the overall project schedule.
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• Review critical path activities, lag relationships, constraints, and key project milestones.
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• Identify, address, and resolve schedule issues with assigned EPC contractors.
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• Track project issues and evaluate their potential impact on the overall project schedule.
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• Apply construction scheduling expertise to troubleshoot and resolve project-related scheduling challenges.
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• Serve as the lead scheduling representative and subject matter expert, communicating schedule risks and concerns to project teams and leadership.
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• Conduct regular site walks to verify and document contractor progress against weekly schedules.
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• Coordinate with other supplier groups to provide scheduling information for change orders, bid comparisons, and schedule resolution efforts.
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• Perform detailed schedule variance analysis using Primavera P6.
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• Partner with EPC contractors to develop and maintain project metrics, including progress curves, labor histograms, milestones, and project issue logs.
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• Prepare weekly and monthly schedule updates and summary reports for project management and site leadership.
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Required Qualifications

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• 5–6+ years of direct construction scheduling experience, preferably supporting large-scale industrial projects valued in the millions or billions of dollars.
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• Hands-on proficiency with Primavera P6 is required.
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• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Project, and Word.
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• Experience developing and managing resource-loaded schedules, contractor-generated baseline schedules, time impact analyses, and earned value management reporting.
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• Ability to read and interpret engineering and construction drawings.
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• Working knowledge of construction sequencing, project execution, and supplier work scopes.
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• Ability to convert schedules between different platforms, including Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
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• Strong schedule analysis, troubleshooting, forecasting, and problem-solving skills.
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