Construction Scheduler

APSI Construction Management$170K — $200K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. citizenship is required due to Department of Defense regulations
  • 8+ years of scheduling experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field preferred
  • Experience in manufacturing plant construction or large campus-style projects is preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) baseline
  • Engage with stakeholders to gather information for IMS development
  • Validate alignment between Client's and Design-Builder's critical milestones
  • Identify and resolve logic issues between activities
  • Verify critical path aligns with contract requirements
  • Flag major constraints impacting the schedule
  • Assess risks and recommend optimization options

Benefits

  • Training provided for internal scheduler on schedule development and updating processes
  • Opportunity for extension beyond the initial 6-8 weeks project duration
  • Involvement in a significant $70-$100M project with potential for impact
  • Working on a federal government project, enhancing credentials
  • Engagement in early construction and demolition phases, which adds variety to the role
Full Job Description
Job Title: Scheduler

Location: Atlanta, GA (The address listed is for posting purposes only. The project is located in the Atlanta area; the exact location is confidential and will be disclosed during the interview process)

Pay Range: $170-200k/year plus benefits

Client: Federal Government

Project Name: Brownfield Manufacturing Facility Renovation/Expansion

Project Duration: 6-8 weeks, with potential for extension

Anticipated Start Date: September 2026

Project Details (Size, SOW, Site Background, etc.):

This role supports a $70-$100M brownfield manufacturing facility project in Atlanta, GA, currently in the early construction and demolition phase, with a significant focus on MEP systems. The scope and duration of the work is subject to change.

Daily Responsibilities:

Integrated Master Schedule Development
  • Lead the development of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) baseline
  • Engage with project stakeholders to collect necessary information for IMS development
  • Validate the alignment between Client's and Design-Builder's critical milestones
  • Identify missing or circular logic between activities
  • Verify the critical path and ensure critical milestones align with contract requirements and key dates
  • Flag major constraints - labor, equipment availability, supply chain disruption
  • Assess contingency and float risk, and recommend optimization or acceleration options

Integrated Master Schedule Management and Hand-over
  • Establish an IMS Management Plan outlining the process of updating, analyzing and reporting on IMS
  • Manage the IMS as per established Schedule Management Plan
  • Train Client's internal scheduler on schedule development and updating processes

Deliverables
  • A1:Integrated Master Schedule - comprehensive baseline schedule that aligns critical milestones from Client, Design-Builder, and other 3rd party stakeholders (MS Project) to be used by Client's internal scheduler to manage overall project milestones.
  • A2: Basis of Schedule - comprehensive report that explains the rationale, logic, assumptions, and constraints driving the IMS, including risks and critical activity dependencies.
  • A3: Schedule Management Plan - detailed process flow for collecting schedule data, updating the schedule, and distributing critical information to key project stakeholders.

Required Qualifications (Experience, Education, Certifications, Clearances, etc.):
  • U.S. citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense regulations
  • 8+ years of related scheduling experience

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field is preferred
  • Manufacturing plant construction or large campus style project is preferred

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