Consultant Scheduling Program Manager

American Transmission Company, LLC

$148K — $173K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or Construction Management.
  • Five years of experience in project controls/scheduling, specifically in construction or transmission projects.
  • Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 for scheduling management.
  • Experience in leading scheduling teams and cross-functional influence.
  • Skilled in developing integrated schedules and executing progress tracking methods.
  • Proficient in identifying schedule-related risks and critical-path impacts.

Responsibilities

  • Guide scheduling practices for multiple programs and projects.
  • Establish and maintain scheduling standards and governance processes.
  • Partner with leaders to align project milestones and delivery objectives.
  • Develop and manage integrated schedules using Primavera P6.
  • Monitor schedule health and address variances early.
  • Analyze schedule trends and provide actionable insights.
  • Balance workloads and mentor scheduling resources.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards package including an incentive bonus.
  • Employer-sponsored pension plan and 401(k) match.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions.
  • Generous time-off plans and flexible work arrangements.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Health care benefits.
Full Job Description
Summary of Responsibilities:

Shape infrastructure delivery through strategic scheduling leadership.

At American Transmission Company, reliable project delivery begins with clear plans, trusted schedules, and timely decisions. We are looking for a Scheduling Program Manager to lead scheduling strategy, governance, and execution across a portfolio of programs and projects. This role is an opportunity to strengthen schedule integrity, improve portfolio visibility, and influence the successful delivery of critical infrastructure work.

Essential Responsibilities:

What You'll Do

Lead Scheduling Strategy & Governance
  • Guide scheduling practices across multiple programs and projects.
  • Establish and maintain scheduling standards, governance processes, controls, and communication routines.
  • Partner with project and program leaders to align priorities, milestones, and delivery objectives.
  • Provide direction, prioritization, coaching, and quality oversight to contracted Schedulers.


Drive Schedule Performance
  • Develop, review, and manage integrated schedules using Primavera P6.
  • Monitor schedule health, milestones, critical-path impacts, variances, and forecasting.
  • Identify risks, assumptions, constraints, and delivery concerns early.
  • Recommend mitigation strategies and help resolve schedule conflicts.


Strengthen Portfolio Visibility
  • Analyze schedule trends and translate data into actionable insights.
  • Provide clear reporting and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership.
  • Support portfolio prioritization, work sequencing, and informed decision-making.
  • Escalate concerns that could affect schedule integrity or milestone achievement.


Develop People & Improve Processes
  • Balance scheduler workloads and resource capacity across active and planned work.
  • Coach and mentor contracted and internal scheduling resources.
  • Drive improvements in consistency, reporting quality, forecasting, documentation, and controls.
  • Provide direct scheduling support for complex, high-priority, or high-visibility work as needed.


What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with emphasis in Engineering, Project Management, or Construction Management.
  • Five years of experience in project controls, scheduling, construction scheduling, or transmission project scheduling.
  • Advanced Primavera P6 scheduling and schedule management experience.
  • Experience leading scheduling resources and influencing cross-functional teams.
  • Experience developing integrated schedules, forecasts, milestones, and progress tracking methods.
  • Ability to identify schedule risks, constraints, issues, and critical-path impacts.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Portfolio- or program-level scheduling governance and execution.
  • Capital project or infrastructure delivery experience.
  • Experience overseeing contracted Schedulers or external scheduling resources.
  • Experience creating scheduling standards, controls, governance practices, and communication routines.
  • Experience supporting complex, high-priority, or high-visibility projects.
  • A record of improving schedule consistency, reporting quality, forecasting, or resource planning.


Join our Great Place to Work, where we build and operate the power grid that enables modern life, and where every role contributes to something bigger than any one of us.

The targeted base pay for this position is $148,300 to $173,000 annually.* Base pay is one component of our comprehensive total rewards package which includes an annual incentive bonus, employer-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) match, HSA contribution, life & disability insurance, health care benefits, generous time off plans, flexible work arrangements, and much more.

*The pay range is a general guideline. Employment offers are evaluated individually and consider qualifications, experience, academic achievements, internal equity, and business needs. Pay exceeding the posted range is considered for uniquely qualified candidates. Interested internal candidates, with questions, please consult your Human Resources Business Partner.

Number of Openings Available:
1

Posting Date:
2026-09-10

Time Type:
Full time

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