Senior Scheduler

Location: Remote-Nationwide

A leading, innovation-driven construction consultancy is seeking a Senior Scheduler to join their growing, high-performance team. This firm partners with some of the most prominent organizations in the mission-critical infrastructure space, helping clients manage large-scale, complex projects across data centers, healthcare, higher education, and more. As part of this team, you’ll play a critical role in optimizing phased delivery and project scheduling for highly technical construction initiatives.

This is a remote opportunity open to candidates across the United States who are looking to bring strategic impact to high-profile construction programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Create detailed project schedules in pre-construction phases, incorporating key milestones for design, permitting, procurement, and execution.
• Mentor and lead a team of remote scheduling professionals, offering coaching, performance feedback, and growth opportunities.
• Develop and maintain baseline schedules that support phased commissioning, fast-track strategies, and evolving project scopes.
• Conduct critical path and what-if analyses to forecast delays, identify risks, and proactively recommend mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with internal teams across design, procurement, and finance to align schedule data with real-world project requirements.
• Keep schedules continuously updated to reflect field progress, design revisions, and equipment lead times.
• Develop commissioning plans that align with MEP and IT system turnovers and integrate with broader project timelines.
• Leverage industry tools (such as MS Project and Procore) to enhance efficiency and reporting capabilities; identify opportunities for tool/process improvements.
• Serve as the scheduling lead in client meetings and quarterly business reviews, providing insights and action plans for schedule performance and future planning.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in scheduling and project management for data centers or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Strong background in strategic scheduling techniques, with expertise in fast-track, phased, and parallel commissioning delivery models.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and grow high-performing teams.
• Proficiency in MS Project (required); knowledge of Primavera P6 is a plus.
• Skilled in developing integrated schedules using work breakdown structures, logic sequencing, and resource loading.
• Clear understanding of how scheduling integrates with cost controls, procurement, change management, and risk analysis.
• Strong facilitation skills to lead schedule reviews, coordination meetings, and planning workshops.
• Familiarity with field construction processes and ability to translate real-world constraints into actionable schedule updates.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present technical scheduling data to both internal stakeholders and clients.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in mission-critical environments.
• Proven success aligning cross-functional stakeholders around complex schedule strategies.
• Hands-on knowledge of commissioning and turnover processes for technical systems.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate large amounts of data into clear strategies.

Why Join Us

• Remote-first environment with flexible PTO.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including 401(k) with match.
• Work with a forward-thinking, agile team transforming how top-tier clients manage construction data and technology.
• High-growth environment with long-term career advancement opportunities.
• Inclusive and empowering culture that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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