About this Role
COMPANY: Quanta Government Solutions
JOB TITLE: Senior Project Controls Specialist/Scheduler
DEPARTMENT: PMO/Project Controls
LOCATION: Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL (Hybrid: on site by project phase, remote otherwise)
REPORTS TO: Director, PMO (works day to day with the QGS Project Manager, Rock Island Arsenal)
MATRIX INTERFACES: Project Manager, Project Executive/Director, Construction Manager, CQC System Manager, Document Control/RMS Admin, Project Controller (Finance), PMO, executing Quanta operating companies and subcontractors
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
POSITION OVERVIEW
Quanta Government Solutions (QGS) is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist/Scheduler to serve as the designated Project Scheduler for the Rock Island Arsenal Power Generation and Microgrid project, delivered for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District, at Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Illinois. The project brings together multiple Quanta operating companies and subcontractors to deliver power generation, medium voltage distribution, battery energy storage, controls and cybersecurity, civil, mechanical, and commissioning scope on an active Army installation.
The Project Scheduler must have prepared and maintained at least three previous Primavera P6 construction schedules for projects of similar size and complexity, and must bring a comprehensive knowledge of CPM scheduling principles and application. Because the cost-loaded schedule is the basis for determining contract earnings and the amount of each monthly progress payment, the accuracy and timeliness of every schedule submission directly affects the project’s cash flow.
As a member of the QGS Project Controls team, the Senior Project Controls Specialist/Scheduler partners closely with the Project Manager, Construction Manager, CQC System Manager, Document Control/RMS Admin, and Finance, and applies QGS enterprise PMO standards and the Acquire-Comply-Execute delivery model to keep the schedule accurate, compliant, and audit-ready from Notice to Proceed through closeout.
What You'll Do
- Designated Project Scheduler: Serve as the authorized representative responsible for preparing the project schedule and all required updates and reports, as a full-time role dedicated to this contract.
- Schedule Development: Develop and maintain the cost-loaded and resource-loaded Primavera P6 project schedule using the Critical Path Method and Precedence Diagram Method, covering all work performed by Quanta operating companies, subcontractors, and the Government, including long-lead procurement, submittals and Government review periods, testing and commissioning, cybersecurity certification, and closeout activities.
- Contract Schedule Submissions: Prepare the Preliminary Project Schedule, Initial Project Schedule, and monthly Periodic Schedule Updates within the time frames required by the contract scheduling specification, each with the Schedule Narrative Report, required schedule reports, network diagram, and cash flow/schedule variance control diagram; participate in the Scheduling Expectations Kickoff (SEKO) meeting.
- USACE Activity Coding and P6 Settings: Build and maintain the mandatory USACE Standard Data Exchange Format (SDEF) activity coding structure (WRKP, RESP, AREA, MODF, BIDI, PHAS, CATW, FOW), project calendars, milestones and constraints, and the required Primavera P6 settings, and export schedule files (.xer) in a version compatible with the Government’s system.
- Cost Loading and Progress Payments: Cost load the schedule so the value of activities coded to each CLIN equals the CLIN value, without front-end loading, and maintain it as the basis for monthly progress payments; align the schedule data date with the pay period in RMS and support the Project Manager and Project Controller in preparing pay estimates that reconcile to the approved schedule update.
- Schedule Update Meetings: Lead the monthly schedule update meetings with the Government, operating the schedule live to organize, filter, and revise it as requested, and attend in person unless virtual attendance is approved by the Contracting Officer; Record verified actual progress each period and obtain required approvals for changes to schedule logic, baseline, milestones, and contract scope in accordance with the contract.
- Progress Data Integrity: Update actual start and finish dates, remaining durations, and percent complete each period, ensuring actual dates match the Contractor Quality Control daily reports in coordination with the CQC System Manager, and ensure schedule data is transferred into RMS in coordination with the Document Control/RMS Admin.
- Analysis and Schedule Health: Perform critical path, longest path, and float analysis and schedule health assessments (e.g., DCMA 14-Point metrics), identify schedule and cost risks early, and recommend recovery actions to project leadership.
- Changes, Delays, and Recovery: Prepare time impact analyses and fragnets in accordance with AACE 52R-06 for contract changes, Government requests for proposal, and delays; support justification of delay and retrospective analysis when required; and prepare recovery schedules when directed by the Contracting Officer.
- Weekly Coordination: Support weekly progress meetings with the Government using the current approved schedule and two-week look-ahead schedules, and coordinate schedule inputs from the Construction Manager, operating companies, and subcontractors so activity durations, logic, and resources reflect how the work will actually be built.
- Cost and Earned Value Integration: Align schedule forecasts with cost forecasts and earnings reporting (including Earnings Reports by CLIN and cash flow S-curves) in partnership with Finance and the PMO, and maintain audit-ready schedule documentation with full version control.
- Junior Project Controls Direction: Direct the day-to-day work of the on-site Junior Project Controls resource supporting schedule and cost data collection.
- Perform related project controls duties for this contract as assigned.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- 7+ years of progressive scheduling and project controls experience in federal construction, EPC, heavy industrial, or infrastructure environments.
- The Designated Project Scheduler must have prepared and maintained at least three previous construction schedules for projects of similar size and complexity to this contract, using Primavera P6.” Candidates must document each of the three schedules (project, contract value, scope, and role) to support Government approval of the Project Scheduler Qualifications submittal.
- Comprehensive knowledge of CPM scheduling principles and application.
- Advanced, hands-on proficiency in Primavera P6 Professional, including schedule development, resource and cost loading, critical path analysis, and .xer file exchange.
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining cost-loaded Primavera P6 schedules used as the basis for progress payments on federal construction contracts.
- Demonstrated experience applying the USACE Standard Data Exchange Format (SDEF) activity coding structure (ER 1-1-11) in Primavera P6 schedules, along with working knowledge of the UFGS 01 32 01 project schedule specification and schedule data in the Resident Management System (RMS).
- Experience preparing time impact analyses and fragnets for changes and delays.
- Working understanding of earned value and cost/schedule integration, and working knowledge of DCMA 14-Point Schedule Health Assessment metrics.
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain schedule status, risks, and impacts clearly to Government representatives and project leadership.
- Ability to obtain and maintain access to Rock Island Arsenal, including required background screening.
- Required Licenses/Certifications: None required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience scheduling USACE construction projects, including SEKO meetings and monthly schedule update meetings with the Government; Louisville District experience is a plus.
- Experience scheduling power generation, medium voltage electrical distribution, battery energy storage, microgrid, or utility infrastructure projects, including testing and commissioning sequences.
- Experience integrating schedule inputs from multiple affiliated companies and subcontractors into a single contractor schedule.
- DoD/DOW program experience, including familiarity with agency-specific scheduling and reporting requirements.
- Experience with forensic schedule analysis and delay claims (e.g., AACE 29R-03, ASCE 67-17).
- Experience with schedule risk analysis tools (Acumen Fuse, Polaris, or similar).
- Deltek Cobra or Deltek Costpoint familiarity.
- Experience with Procore is a plus.
Preferred Licenses/Certifications
- AACE Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification.
- PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification.
- Primavera P6 certification.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- AACE Certified Scheduling Technician (CST) certification.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Directs the day-to-day work of the on-site Junior Project Controls resource, which may be filled by a Quanta operating company or subcontractor and reports to this role.
- No direct reports on QGS payroll initially.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
- Travel Required: Yes
- Percent of Time: Varies by project phase; at minimum, in-person attendance at monthly schedule update meetings at Rock Island Arsenal unless virtual attendance is approved by the Contracting Officer
- Overnight Travel: Yes, if not based in the Rock Island area
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
If one-third of the time, “seldom” or “occasionally”; if one-third to two-thirds of the time, “occasionally to frequently”; if more than two-thirds of the time, “constantly”.
- Stationary Position - Frequently
- Pushing/Pulling/Reaching - Seldom
- Climb - Seldom
- Kneel - Seldom
- Grab - Seldom
- Bend - Seldom
- Lift/carry over - 10 - 25 LBS
- Vision - 20/20 Corrected Vision
- Hearing - Receive detailed information if spoken to
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Wet or Humid - Seldom
- Working near or on moving mechanical parts - Seldom
- Working near or on heavy machinery - Seldom
- Working in high places - Seldom
- Exposed to fumes or airborne particles - Seldom
- Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals - Seldom
- Frequency of working in outdoor weather conditions - Seldom
- Work with Electricity - Seldom
- Work with explosives - N/A
- Work on or near a source of radiation - N/A
- Loud noise conditions (above 87dB) - Seldom
- Other Environmental Factors including weather conditions: Hybrid. Office-based work with on-site presence by project phase at an active Army installation construction site, where site PPE and EM 385-1-1 safety requirements apply.
Note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, working conditions, physical demands, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
