Scheduler - Commercial Construction

With offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio, Pepper Construction is a national general contracting and construction management firm that primarily serves the private sector. Pepper Construction provides clients the experience and resources of a national company, combined with the hands-on approach of a local company.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Scheduler, you are responsible for managing time and resources to ensure projects are completed on time. You will work collaboratively with the project team to create timetables for projects, determining the timing of tasks and materials needed in order to accomplish the project. Your goal will be to continuously improve and refine the process while coordinating across Operations to create critical paths for success while highlighting risks.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Management

• Coordinate with Architects, Consultants, Suppliers, Project Managers, and Superintendents to identify needs, understand nuisances, and ensure smooth project execution
• Interact with the Preconstruction team on proposals, during the bidding and estimating phase, to develop well-defined and properly sequenced work activities
• Support the Project Managers in the preparation of the project scope, budget and schedule
• Collaborate with the marketing, high performance, and virtual construction teams to ensure that the company mission is included in all aspects of scheduling
• Create a high-level master schedule and timetables for the entirety of a project, determing the timing of tasks and materials needed to accomplish the required outcome
• Effectively run meetings to update the construction schedule via job walks and or superintendent updates or support the project team in preparing regular updates
• Spot project risks and include impact analysis for review by project team while simultaneously creating work-around solutions
• Collaborate with VP of Operations on staffing needs to ensure projects are adequately staffed
• Track critical activities and changes to the critical path impacting the project
• Keep an eye on program milestones and interdependencies
• Set up key performance metrics, using industry accepted methodologies to analyze delays, and report on them
• Provide information on items impacting the project schedule
• Provide technical support in claims litigation
• Document changes integrated into the project schedule
• Responsible for maintaining current and standardized job files
• Look for and share opportunities to continuously improve the processes
• Educate other Pepper team members on project sequencing and schedule logic
• Develop and lead internal training on developing, mangaging and updating project schedules while integrating the relevant scheduling software and tools

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• B.S. in Construction, Engineering, or related technical area is preferred

• 5+ years' experience schedule on mid-large scale commercial construction projects

• Strong knowledge of construction systems and trade sequencing
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships
• Industrial, Healthcare, K-12 and Higher Education construction experience is a plus
• Outstanding communication skills - both written and verbal
• Proficient using scheduling software including cost loaded scheduling, ASTA preferred
• Ability to conduct technical schedule reviews and analysis
• Collaborative approach to leading projects
• Detail oriented
• PMI or AACEI certification, preferred

Pepper Construction is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Please note: Pepper does not sponsor work visas.