Senior Scheduler - Mission Critical

Big-D Mission Critical is looking for a dynamic Senior Scheduler. This is a great opportunity to continue your career with a company that is on a mission to be the most sought-after company in the business. We seek and employ exceptional, hard-working, lifetime learners; we give them the tools to succeed when we find them. We have a culture of growth and achievement powered by innovation, supported by purpose and joy.

Big-D Mission Critical has an opportunity for a Senior Scheduler to join our team of construction professionals to work on the Salt Lake City, UT.

Experience/Training:

• Bachelor’s degree or 8 or more years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience in a construction environment.

 Critical Skills:

• Assist in creating and maintaining project schedules: Develop detailed schedules using software like Primavera, or other scheduling tools. Evaluate activity sequences for constructability.
• Perform data entry and documentation: Input and update scheduling data, project changes, and timelines into the scheduling software.
• Support project managers: Provide scheduling support and assist with analyzing schedule data to help project managers make informed decisions.
• Documentation: Prepare baseline schedules and the schedule basis documents for approval by project teams. Maintain a record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect schedule performance.
• Track project progress: Monitor the project's progress against the baselined schedule, identifying any delays or issues and assisting in developing corrective actions. Perform jobsite walks to verify physical progress of scheduled activities.
• Coordinate with project teams: Communicate with various teams (construction, procurement, design, etc.) to gather information on milestones, timelines, and deadlines.
• Prepare and update reports: Prepare regular schedule reports for project stakeholders, highlighting key developments, risks, and potential delays. Creates additional monthly and ad-hoc reports.
• Closeout: Ensure that the schedule and related documents are properly archived and organized for future reference. Develop and record the project’s historical schedule information and lessons learned‚ for future use.
• Analysis: Perform what-if schedule scenarios, advanced schedule analysis, and variance analysis reports. Assess impacts to the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team. Analyze change orders for schedule impacts.
• Resource Loading: Resource load schedules as required by the project team.
• Compliance: Comply with business unit scheduling practices and procedures.

Leadership Duties 

• Meetings: Facilitate project scheduling meetings and/or interactive planning meetings as required by the project team.
• Training: Provides training and oversight to Scheduler I/II.
• Audits: Conducts routine QA/QC audits of project schedules.
• Process development: Provides input to scheduling standards, templates, processes, and procedures.
• Collaboration: Review and analyze schedules from Trade Partners, coordinate with any Trade Partner schedulers for updates into the Master Schedules.

Qualifications: 

• Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, or related degree
• Experience: Eight or more years of Primavera P6 scheduling experience.
• Industry knowledge/certification: Certification by AACE or PMI in planning/scheduling is highly preferred, but not required
• Software proficiency: Demonstrated expertise knowledge of scheduling software like Primavera, or similar tools.
• Office software proficiency: Advanced knowledge of MS Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Attention to detail: Strong ability to track schedules, resources, costs and timelines.
• Communication skills: Ability to communicate effectively with project managers, team members, and external stakeholders both written and verbal
• Organizational skills: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks timely and prioritize effectively, including managing priorities of multiple managers
• Willingness to teach: An eagerness to teach and develop others in the scheduling industry, particularly in construction and project management.
• Leadership skills: Work well in a team environment, drives consistency and collaboration, approaches challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset.

 Benefits:

• Big-D pays for 100% of your medical and dental insurance - even for family plans.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly Employer Contribution
• 401k w/ match
• Mental Health Program
• Life Insurance & Disability paid for by Big-D
• Voluntary supplemental plans available to sign up for as well.
• PTO & Holidays

Additional Job Information

Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Big-D Construction. #LI-Onsite