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Project Scheduler

Hargrove and Associates, Inc
Springfield, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/2/2026

What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: The Project Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, analyzing, and communicating integrated project schedules that support safe, predictable, and value-focused project delivery. This role applies AACE planning and scheduling principles and IPA-style front-end loading and stage-gate practices to build schedule logic, validate scope maturity, support decision quality, and improve schedule performance across the project lifecycle. The scheduler partners with project managers, engineering, procurement, construction, contractors, and stakeholders to establish baselines, monitor progress, evaluate changes, and recommend corrective actions using Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project (MPP).

Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

  • Develop and maintain integrated project schedules from early planning through execution, commissioning, and closeout using Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project (MPP).

  • Build logically sound CPM schedules with appropriate work breakdown structures, activity coding, calendars, milestones, constraints discipline, and resource/cost loading where required.

  • Support IPA-aligned front-end loading (FEL) and stage-gate reviews by developing phase schedules, evaluating schedule maturity, and confirming alignment between scope definition, execution strategy, risks, and key decision dates.

  • Establish schedule baselines, basis of schedule documentation, progress measurement methods, update cycles, and governance procedures in alignment with project controls requirements and AACE recommended practices.

  • Perform critical path, float, variance, what-if, and time impact analyses to identify schedule threats and opportunities and recommend mitigation or recovery actions.

  • Coordinate schedule inputs with engineering, procurement, construction, contractors, vendors, and operations to produce realistic sequencing and milestone commitments.

  • Prepare schedule narratives, dashboards, milestone reports, look-aheads, and management presentations that clearly communicate status, forecast completion dates, risks, and required actions.

  • Review schedule quality and integrity, including logic, constraints, progress accuracy, and reasonableness of durations, in support of management decision-making.

  • Support change management by assessing the schedule impact of scope changes, delays, and emergent work, and maintaining proper baseline and revision control utilizing schedule change logs.

  • Promote standardization, continuous improvement, and lessons learned in scheduling methods, templates, and reporting practices.

Below is the range that we in good faith believe is the potential compensation for this role at the time of this posting and is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Illinois. The typical base salary range for this position is just one component of Hargrove’s total compensation package for Teammates. Actual compensation will be based on education, experience, skill set and location.


Minimum Salary: $65.00 per hour

Maximum Salary: $75.00 per hour

Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience in role is highly preferred.

Certification: Preferred Certifications and Experience Preferred credentials include AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), Certified Scheduling Technician (CST), or comparable project controls certification

Experience: This position requires 5 years of relevant industrial experience in project planning, scheduling, or project controls for capital, industrial, engineering, or construction projects.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of critical path method (CPM) scheduling, schedule development, progress measurement, forecasting, and schedule analysis.

  • Working knowledge of AACE planning and scheduling concepts, including schedule basis development, controls, performance measurement, and schedule quality practices.

  • Understanding of IPA-style FEL/stage-gate project development, including schedule expectations for FEL 1, FEL 2, FEL 3/definition, execution readiness, and governance reviews.

  • Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and solid proficiency in Microsoft Project (MPP); ability to organize, analyze, and present schedule data effectively.

  • Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder coordination skills.

  • Experience supporting stage-gated capital projects, front-end planning, EPC/EPCM delivery, turnaround/outage planning, or owner’s project controls environments

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to sit, stand or walk for long periods of time.

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Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Benefits:

Health Insurance, 401K Plan, Vacation & Paid Time Off

Salary : $65 - $75

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