What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Senior Scheduler (EAD) position at ISI Professional Services?
About ISI Professional Services:
ISI Professional Services provides mission-critical expertise across a wide range of functional and operational areas. ISI brings over 30 years of experience providing tailored workforce and project management solutions across the U.S. we specialize in Program and Project Management, Construction Management, Real Estate Advisory, Acquisition Management, Logistics, Leadership Development, and more.
At ISI, our people are the heart of our success. We prioritize engagement, professional growth, and a strong culture to succeed together. As a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we are proud to support Veterans by creating opportunities for them to succeed.
Join ISI and be part of a team making a meaningful impact—delivering excellence and exceeding expectations every step of the way.
We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. The salary range represents a general guideline as ISI considers several factors when determining compensation to include but not limited to the candidate’s experience, education, skills, and market location of the position.
Position Summary:
ISI is seeking an experienced Scheduler to support a range of federal construction and design programs at the Pentagon. This position is responsible for developing and managing high-level project schedules across multiple phases including planning, design, acquisition, and construction. The Scheduler will collaborate with program managers, design teams, and construction stakeholders to create Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), and milestone-based tracking frameworks.
The successful candidate must be proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, and must have experience developing baseline schedules and tracking performance data against actuals on federal construction projects.
Essential Job Functions:
- Develop and maintain baseline schedules for federal construction and design projects.
- Track actual progress and update schedules to reflect current project status.
- Create and manage Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
- Establish project milestones and logic-based dependencies across design and construction phases.
- Collaborate with federal program managers, designers, and contractors to collect updates and validate progress.
- Generate reports and graphics summarizing schedule status, risks, and trends.
- Support time impact analyses, schedule risk assessments, and recovery planning as required.
- Apply industry and federal best practices in scheduling to ensure consistency, transparency, and stakeholder communication.
- Participate in program and project meetings to present updates and inform leadership of schedule issues and mitigation strategies.
Required Qualifications:
Option A:
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Architecture
- Minimum of 10 years of dedicated construction scheduling experience.
Option B:
- 12 years of field construction/superintendent experience
- Minimum of 7 years of dedicated construction scheduling experience.
Additional Required Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Must be able to pass and maintain a Public Trust clearance (HSPD-12 fingerprint background check).
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
- Experience supporting federal or DoD construction projects
- Position fully on-site at Arlington, VA
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting Pentagon, DoD, USACE, or federal construction projects.
- Experience integrating design and acquisition phase milestones into construction schedules.
- Familiarity with schedule risk analysis and recovery planning.
- Professional scheduling certifications such as PSP (AACEi) or PMI-SP.
Physical Requirements:
This job operates in active construction environments and professional office environments. The physical demands required of this position described here are of those that must be met by the selected employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job daily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The position requires an eight (8)-hour workday performed between 0700 (7AM) and 1700 (5PM), Monday through Friday. employees are expected to arrive between 0700 (7AM) and 0800 (8AM). Employees cannot depart till after 1600 (4PM); limited flexibility in daily start and end times is available based on project demands
- Must be required to occasionally move and lift 20-30 pounds.
- Must be able to climb, erect and maintain balance on a 30-40 pound ladder.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary computer position for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to walk up to 3 miles per day between buildings.
- Must be able to stand for extended periods
- Must be willing to work in external environments of rain, high heat and significant cold.
- Must be able navigate active construction sites containing uneven ground, debris, and active construction hazards such as sharp objects, electrical hazards, and potential fall hazards.
- Must be able to occasionally go into confined spaces and crawl
Work Setting/Environment/Travel Requirements:
- This job operates in active construction environments and professional office environments.
- The position requires an eight (8)-hour workday performed between 0700 (7AM) and 1700 (5PM), Monday through Friday. employees are expected to arrive between 0700 (7AM) and 0800 (8AM). Employees cannot depart till after 1600 (4PM); limited flexibility in daily start and end times is available based on project demands
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Salary : $110,000 - $120,000