Project Scheduler, Construction

PROJECT SCHEDULER

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, PayneCrest Electric, Inc. is a nationally recognized electrical contractor and trusted partner for delivering the industry’s most complex and technically demanding projects. Our competitive advantage is our people-first culture; empowering teams to make decisions, solve problems, and deliver safe, efficient, and innovative solutions while growing and succeeding together.

We are seeking a motivated and confident Project Scheduler responsible for the overall development, maintenance and update of the proposal schedules and/or project schedules using Oracle Primavera (P6) for intensive construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain large-scale project schedules, incorporating activity durations, key milestones, equipment utilization, manpower planning, and cost/revenue forecasting.
• Create proposal schedules to support bid pursuits in collaboration with the Preconstruction team.
• Establish and maintain schedule baselines, providing regular updates throughout the project lifecycle to ensure workload balance, prioritization, and performance alignment.
• Perform detailed schedule analysis including variance analysis, root cause evaluation, and critical path analysis.
• Identify schedule risks and implement corrective actions to maintain project timelines.
• Produce standard and ad hoc reporting; consolidate scheduling inputs from multiple sources into unified, actionable reports.
• Partner closely with Estimating and Operations to monitor schedule performance, identify variances, and drive mitigation strategies.
• Analyze labor loading and capacity requirements; contribute to achieving cost, quality, and delivery performance metrics.
• Train and mentor, a backup Primavera P6 super user; coach Project Managers to independently perform defined schedule updates.
  
  

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of project scheduling experience, including at least 3 years supporting active construction projects.
• Proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6 or comparable scheduling software.
• Demonstrated understanding of schedule risk identification, analysis, and mitigation strategies.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with the ability to work cross-functionally.
  
  

Reporting Relationship

Reports to Senior PreConstruction Manager

LOCATION:

St. Louis, MO or Project Site

Compensation

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Bonus opportunity
• Additional compensation when travel is required
• Competitive benefits package including health, dental, matching 401k program, etc.
  
  

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. As a part of the hiring process all applicants will be required to submit to, and pass, a pre‐employment urine drug screening and background check.