About the Role
As a Master Scheduler at Zekelman Industries, you will play a pivotal role in orchestrating the entire schedule lifecycle of multifamily residential projects—from land acquisition and entitlement through modular manufacturing, transport, erection, and lease-up. This highly visible role requires expert-level scheduling and project management skills, offering the opportunity to directly influence cost, timing, and quality outcomes across our innovative Z Modular developments.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams—including project management, design and engineering, manufacturing, logistics, procurement, capital markets, and asset management—ensuring that unified, data-driven schedules drive alignment and execution. This is a hybrid role located in either Austin, TX or Chandler, AZ.
This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, enjoys synthesizing complex information into actionable plans, and excels at fostering collaboration to achieve project excellence.
What You’ll Do
• Develops and maintains high-level master schedules that integrate inputs from multiple business units.
• Manages detailed project schedules across all phases, from land acquisition through lease-up.
• Monitors progress, identifies risks to critical path, and implements corrective actions to maintain timelines.
• Collaborates with stakeholders across internal teams, consultants, and subcontractors to ensure accurate, realistic schedules.
• Consolidates and validates scheduling data to establish a single source of truth for each project.
• Leverages scheduling tools (Asta Powerproject, MS Project, Primavera P6) and reporting platforms (Power BI, Excel) to create dashboards and visualizations.
• Optimizes schedules based on resource allocation, risks, and scope changes while managing change control processes.
• Coordinates schedules across a portfolio of projects to ensure alignment at the program level.
• Identifies schedule risks, develops mitigation strategies, and ensures timely, cost-effective solutions.
• Promotes best practices, captures lessons learned, and drives continuous improvement in scheduling processes.
Who You Are
• 10+ years of construction project scheduling experience, preferably in multifamily residential, modular, or large-scale construction environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Expert-level proficiency in Asta Powerproject, MS Project, or Primavera P6.
• Strong Excel skills (advanced formulas, pivot tables) with familiarity in Power BI or similar reporting platforms.
• Proven ability to manage complex schedules across multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with strong stakeholder engagement experience.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and results-driven, with a strong sense of accountability.
• Experience with modular construction or offsite manufacturing workflows is a plus.
What You’ll Get
Zekelman Industries offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including low-cost, high-quality medical and dental benefits. In addition, we have an amazing tuition assistance program, a bonus plan, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match, loyalty awards, and much more:
• Competitive Compensation
• Bonus Plan & Profit-Sharing Opportunities
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Employee Loyalty Awards
