Sr. Project Scheduler

Requisition ID: 182084

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial District

Department: Project Controls

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview We are seeking a Sr. Project Scheduler to support Advanced Technologies projects within our Industrial group. As one of North America's largest and most respected engineering and construction organizations, Kiewit offers long-term career growth, strong leadership, and industry-leading resources.

In this role, you will develop and maintain resource- and cost-loaded project schedules, monitor critical path activities, analyze project performance, and provide schedule forecasting and reporting. You'll collaborate closely with engineering and construction teams while leading and mentoring other schedulers.

This position is ideal for someone with 10+ years of scheduling experience on large or mega projects, strong attention to detail, and a passion for driving project success through planning, scheduling, and team leadership.

District Overview Kiewit Industrial is a full-service engineering, procurement, and construction organization delivering complex industrial projects across North America. Our teams support clients in high-growth markets, including advanced technology, industrial manufacturing, process facilities, energy, and other mission-critical environments where safety, execution certainty, and schedule performance are critical.

Within our growing Advanced Technology market, teams deliver large, fast-paced projects that require disciplined planning, integrated project controls, and close partnership across construction, engineering, procurement, and business management. We are an operations-focused organization committed to developing practical, data-driven solutions that support strong project performance and informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

Location This position is based out of Abilene, TX or Point Pleasant, WV .

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of schedulers on large and mega projects, ensuring schedule quality and accuracy.
• Partner with project teams to develop and maintain schedules from planning through construction.
• Develop and manage resource-loaded schedules, milestones, procurement activities, and critical deliverables.
• Establish schedule logic, durations, resource allocations, and manpower forecasts.
• Analyze schedule impacts, delays, and changes, providing updates and recommendations to project leadership and clients.
• Maintain critical path schedules and support forecasting using historical and project performance data.
• Prepare progress reports, schedule narratives, and time impact analyses.
• Review drawings, specifications, contract requirements, change orders, and schedule compliance.
• Coordinate baseline, revised, and recovery schedules with project teams.
• Track productivity, manpower, and project progress to support forecasting and reporting.
• Support bid schedule development and interface with clients, owners, and project stakeholders.
• Maintain thorough schedule documentation to support delay analysis and contract requirements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ construction scheduling experience, including three years of proven leadership experience directing scheduling functions; Experience with cost loaded schedules.
• Experience leading a team of Schedulers on large/mega projects.
• Experience with Datacenters is a plus, but not a necessity.
• Advanced knowledge of construction engineering technology, codes, standards, etc., plus an in-depth understanding of the interdependence and relationship between other functional units
• Working knowledge of standard cost control methods utilized in the execution of various types of project (EPC, Joint Venture, Lump Sum, time and Material, Maintenance).
• Advanced skills in Primavera (P6), and other company-specific software
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, or engineering preferred. Technical training or related experience will also be considered.

Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.