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Senior Scheduler

Actalent
Nashville, TN Contractor
POSTED ON 9/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/2/2026

Job Description

Join a leading construction team as a Sr Scheduler, where you'll drive planning and scheduling efforts for complex commercial, industrial, mission-critical, and data center projects. This role serves as a strategic partner to project teams, helping ensure successful project execution through detailed scheduling, forecasting, risk analysis, and recovery planning.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain CPM schedules using Primavera P6 from proposal through project completion.
  • Analyze project progress, identify risks and delays, and develop recovery plans.
  • Support Pull Planning, Lean construction efforts, and schedule impact analysis.
  • Collaborate with project managers, field teams, clients, and trade partners to keep projects on track.
  • Conduct site visits and provide schedule reporting, forecasting, and change management support.
  • Mentor junior schedulers and contribute to company scheduling standards and best practices.

Qualifications:

  • 5 years of construction scheduling experience.
  • Advanced Primavera P6 proficiency.
  • Strong understanding of CPM scheduling, construction sequencing, and project controls.
  • Experience with schedule recovery, delay analysis, and change management.
  • Ability to read construction drawings and specifications.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred:

  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience supporting data center or mission-critical projects.
  • Lean Construction and Pull Planning experience.

Travel: This role requires periodic travel to project sites throughout the U.S., including locations such as Kansas City, Bowling Green, El Paso, Nashville, and Atlanta. Project assignments may support long-duration construction programs lasting 2 to 3 years. Travel assistance, per diem support, and reimbursable project-related expenses are provided based on assignment requirements.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Nashville, TN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $67.31 - $76.92/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Nashville,TN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 15, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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