AECOM is seeking a Project Planning and Scheduling Specialist III to support complex, high-impact transportation projects in Houston, TX and New York City. This role is ideal for a seasoned scheduler who thrives in a fast-paced construction environment and wants to play a critical role in delivering highways, bridges, and rail infrastructure that millions rely on every day.
In this position, you’ll serve as a trusted scheduling expert—leading CPM development and analysis, guiding critical path decisions, supporting claims and delay analysis, and partnering closely with project teams from design through construction. You’ll work hands-on with Oracle Primavera P6, influence project outcomes, and help mentor and elevate junior scheduling staff.
This is a remote role and an opportunity to contribute your expertise to some of the region’s most visible and essential transportation projects—while growing your career with a global leader in infrastructure.
This person will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
- Review and develop schedules for the construction of highways, bridges, and railways
- Provide expert review and analysis of Contractor Critical Path Method (CPM) Progress Schedules
- Provide expert review and analysis of construction schedule critical path and logic changes and milestone status
- Analyze and prepare schedule fragnets and delay event timelines for construction project delays
- Analyze, report on, recommend mitigation options and recommend responsibility for construction project delays
- Develop and/or review Suggested Preliminary Construction Schedules during the final design stage based on the available plans, specifications and estimate provided by the project designer
- Update policies, procedures, specifications of guidance related to construction scheduling and construction project management
- Will use Oracle Primavera P6
- Lead Scheduler on major construction projects
- Train other scheduling personnel in CPM and scheduling practices
- Analyze schedule data to identify key project issues
- Support the development of plans and schedules for proposals
- Assist in leading junior staff through assignment tasks
- Assist in tracking corrective actions
- Assist in the coordination of schedule input from all parts of the organization
- Identify and assist in analysis of project schedule variances. Identifies and analyzes schedule variances and recommends associated corrective action
- Update and produce scheduling management reports
- Assist in the development and maintenance of WBS and helps insure that project coding is effectively used for all cornerstone applications
- Use drawings and specifications for schedule development
- Develop CPM schedule logic for engineering, procurement and construction as well as command of cornerstone scheduling system
- Resource load schedule and perform remedial schedule risk analysis
- Responsible for assembling data for schedule updating
- Responsible for construction contracting and the scheduling implications of contract terms
- Measure progress and reviews invoices of contractors
- Scope control and change management and incorporate directed changes into schedule baseline
- Responsible for some elements of baseline schedule and associated maintenance
- Basic cost analysis and forecasting as it relates to planning and scheduling
- Assists in performance measurement and associated schedule trends
- Supports various levels of project reporting
- Participates in and at times leads project planning and scheduling review meetings
- Assists in procedure development and implementation