Scheduling Manager (Thermal)

Position Summary Barton Malow is seeking a Scheduling Manager for a thermal project in New Albany, Ohio. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, detail-oriented, and adaptable construction scheduling professional with strong leadership, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills. This individual will play a key role in developing, managing, and maintaining the project schedule to support successful project execution, milestone achievement, and overall project performance. Building strong relationships with project leadership, field operations, subcontractors, and the owner to drive accountability, proactively identify schedule risks, and deliver results is essential to this role. This position will be onsite full-time in New Albany, Ohio.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Lead project planning and scheduling efforts, working closely with project leadership, field operations, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to develop and maintain detailed, logic-driven construction schedules.
• Develop, manage, and maintain the project baseline schedule, ensuring alignment with the project execution plan, contractual requirements, procurement activities, construction sequencing, and key project milestones.
• Monitor and analyze schedule progress, including critical path activities, near-critical activities, float, and milestone performance, to identify potential delays and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and project team members to collect, validate, and incorporate schedule updates, ensuring accurate and timely reporting in accordance with owner and project requirements.
• Prepare and present schedule updates, progress reports, look-ahead schedules, and schedule narratives to communicate project status, forecast milestone achievement, and highlight emerging risks.
• Perform schedule analysis, including variance analysis, critical path assessments, delay analysis, and Time Impact Analysis (TIA), as needed, to evaluate the effect of changes and unforeseen conditions on project completion dates.
• Lead and support the schedule change management process, documenting scope changes, schedule impacts, and mitigation strategies, and incorporating approved schedule revisions, fragnets, and recovery plans as appropriate.
• Collaborate with project controls and cost management personnel to align schedule forecasts with cost projections, labor-hour forecasts, resource requirements, and overall project performance.
• Work closely with field leadership and subcontractors to evaluate construction progress, validate planned versus actual performance, and develop recovery strategies when activities fall behind schedule.
• Proactively identify schedule risks, constraints, and opportunities for improvement, communicating findings and recommended actions to project leadership, the owner, and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitate schedule review meetings and planning sessions to maintain alignment on upcoming work, construction sequencing, resource availability, procurement lead times, and critical project milestones.
• Promote consistent planning and scheduling practices, maintain schedule documentation, and support the project team in using schedule data to drive informed decisions and successful project delivery.

Required Knowledge, Education, Experience, Skills, And Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field is required.
• 8+ years of experience in construction planning and scheduling, project controls, or a related role within the construction or engineering industry.
• Experience supporting large-scale industrial, thermal, power generation, mechanical, or other complex construction projects is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6 Professional for developing, updating, analyzing, and maintaining detailed construction schedules; 5–10 years of experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of construction sequencing, critical path methodology (CPM), schedule risk identification, progress measurement, and schedule recovery planning.
• Experience with schedule change management, delay analysis, Time Impact Analysis (TIA), and the preparation of schedule narratives and supporting documentation.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and contractual milestone requirements to develop and evaluate project schedules.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Basic proficiency with Bluebeam, Autodesk Build, and Box, or the ability to quickly learn project-specific software and document management systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with project leadership, field personnel, subcontractors, owners, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex scheduling issues, identify potential impacts, and develop practical solutions that support project objectives.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Demonstrated initiative, accountability, and follow-through, with the ability to proactively identify issues, communicate risks, and drive timely resolution.