WSP

Vice President, Construction Scheduler

WSP$220K — $250K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • 12 years of experience managing construction schedules for large rail and transit programs.
  • 5 years of rail field construction experience required.
  • Proficient in critical path method analysis/technique with Primavera.
  • Strong project financial forecasting skills.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee critical path method scheduling using Primavera for rail transit projects.
  • Develop integrated program schedules considering inputs from designers, contractors, and third parties.
  • Assess project schedules and recommend solutions for delays.
  • Coordinate with project teams to identify risks and create forecasts.
  • Develop and analyze execution schedules for multiple simultaneous projects.
  • Establish and review baseline schedules and related documentation.
  • Perform Earned Value analysis and manage schedule changes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Disability and life insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan for financial stability.
Full Job Description
Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a Vice President, Construction Scheduler to join our Project Controls team in Morristown, NJ.

Your Impact

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Providing and/or overseeing critical path method scheduling (via Primavera) to support client's Program including design and construction rail transit projects.
  • Developing integrated program schedules based on input from the various entities including designer, contractor, third party etc.
  • Assess and provide recommendations to resolve schedule, scope changes or delays to the project team and executive management.
  • Coordination with project teams to assess reporting and identify risk and create accurate forecasts.
  • Responsible for developing, updating, and analyzing detailed execution schedules for simultaneous projects
  • Establish baseline schedule: summary and detailed review of baseline durations, logic, resources, costs, cost curves, resource histograms.
  • Review periodic CPM Updates, provide Primavera schedule comparison reports and detailed reviews.
  • Perform Earned Value analysis reports, schedule change management and review of change orders.
  • Perform time impact analyses (TIA) to determine the extent of the impacts of potential delays.
  • Provide recommendations for schedule recovery. Recovery schedule reviews and perform what-if scenario analysis.


Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management or related discipline or equivalent experience.
  • 12 years of experience in developing and managing construction schedules for large rail and transit programs.
  • 5 years of rail field construction experience required
  • Experienced with critical path method analysis/technique with Primavera.
  • Project financial forecasting skills.
  • Change Order and Extension of Time analysis.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience working within large and challenging Client Programs with one or more project teams.
  • Effective reporting and communication skills.
  • Experience in preparing project reports and documentation.
  • Building Construction and or project management experience
  • Team player and Strong communication skills


Compensation and Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

Expected Salary: $220,000 - $250,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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