Scheduler - Industrial Construction

Requisition ID: 177841

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: MEC Industrial District

Department: Project Controls

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

As a Scheduler, you’ll play a key role in planning and scheduling activities on a variety of Infrastructure projects. This hands-on role will give you the opportunity to directly impact the scheduling outcome over a broad range of projects in various stages of development and progress. By analyzing, monitoring and maintaining the project’s progress, you’ll prepare and analyze reports, develop alternative solutions, and drive successful project completion.

District Overview

Mass. Electric Construction Co. (MEC) is a subsidiary of the Kiewit Corporation. Since our founding in 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, Mass. Electric Construction’s philosophy has been to pursue electrical projects that require a higher level of technical and logistical skill. MEC has organized strategically to actively participate and capture projects in the growing industrial market. We intend to effectively compete and win in traditional and alternate delivery procurements and position ourselves for a sustainable future. We self-perform the majority of our work and are looking for people committed to the industrial construction industry.

Location

This position will be based out of our Waltham MA office.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with project managers, engineers, procurement staff, estimators, and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from conceptual planning through engineering and construction.
• Develop and maintain resource loaded schedules, including lists of activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long lead procurement items and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the projects.
• Develop schedule logic and realistic activity durations
• Analyze available manpower and resources, commodity charts, trends, schedule variations, schedule performance and schedule forecast.
• Assess the impact of design changes and schedule slippages and inform company management of all schedule updates.
• Perform Time Impact Analysis to quantify time entitlement.
• Apply knowledge of engineering, procurement, and construction terminology and concepts to develop and maintain critic path logic networks; accumulate and access historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting.
• Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems. May interface with clients, attend regular meetings and give statistical reports.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in construction scheduling experience with heavy civil, water/waste water or transit projects
• Proficiency in planning and scheduling using current Primavera P6 software in the Infrastructure industry
• Working knowledge of standard cost control methods utilized in the execution of various types of project (EPC/Alternative Delivery, Lump Sum, time and Material, Maintenance)
• Proficiency in various project controls software such as Primavera, Microsoft Project, Smart Sheet, Excel and other company-specific software
• A minimum of 5 years of construction scheduling experience with heavy civil, water/waste water or transit projects
• Proficiency in planning and scheduling using current Primavera P6 software in the Infrastructure industry
• Working knowledge of standard cost control methods utilized in the execution of various types of project (EPC/Alternative Delivery, Lump Sum, time and Material, Maintenance)
• Proficiency in various project controls software such as Primavera, Microsoft Project, Smart Sheet, Excel and other company-specific software
  
  
  

Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
  
  
  

Base Compensation: $84,000/yr - $126,000/yr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.