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Scheduler - Heavy Civil Construction

Kiewit • Westlake, TX • 3h ago

Requisition ID: 181271

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: South Central District

Department: Project Controls

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

As a Scheduler / Project Controls Specialist for Kiewit, you will be part of a project controls team responsible for planning, scheduling, quantity management, budget cost controls, change management, and reporting. This hands-on role will give you the opportunity to directly interface with the estimating, design, and construction teams to ensure the accurate life cycle of quantity, cost, and schedule management from original estimate through project completion.

This hands-on role will give you the opportunity to directly impact the scheduling outcome, from estimate through project completions. By analyzing, monitoring, and maintaining the projects' progress, you'll prepare and analyze reports, develop alternative solutions, and be a key team member in driving successful project completion.

District Overview

Kiewit's South Central District is one of Kiewit's leading infrastructure districts specializing in highway and heavy civil construction including grading, excavating, trenching, bridge construction, concrete, asphalt paving, and more.? Although most of our work is regionally based in the south-central region of the United States, we also pursue various projects stretching across the United States. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about infrastructure and committed to the construction industry as opposed to design.

Location

Kiewit's South Central District has a home office in Westlake, Texas but leads work all over Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. However, one of the many things that makes Kiewit's culture unique is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to abundant opportunities. We relocate our teams based on the work that is available, combined with the development plans, skill sets and career goals of each team member. This means your Kiewit adventure is custom-designed to meet our shared needs.

Responsibilities

Develop an understanding of project scopes and contracts.

Manage quantity take-offs and incorporate any changes from the original estimate into all quantity, cost, and schedule reporting to support earned value claiming and material purchasing.

Ensure work is being quantified and tracked in appropriate units of measure and cost items/codes.

Develop resource loaded schedules, including lists of activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long lead procurement items and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the project.

Develop schedule logic and constraints, realistic activity durations, available manpower, and resources.

Provide scheduling analysis for delays and impacts to identify and mitigate project risk.

Manage internal controls including implementing process controls, measuring project performance, reporting on project status, and ensuring the integrity and validity of internally and externally disseminated information.

Apply knowledge of engineering, procurement, and construction terminology and concepts to develop and maintain critic path logic networks.

Accumulate and access historical and forecast data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting.

Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems.

Assist in the preparation, review, and updates of periodic progress reports, graphs, and charts that include earned-value schedule progress, schedule forecasting, and executive Management Summaries.

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or related field (technical training and related experience may be considered in lieu of).

At least 2 years of experience supporting project controls for construction projects, including planning, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, cost control, schedule control, and/or project reports.

Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and understanding of scheduling fundamentals.

Understanding of Earned Value Management System.

Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.

Computer proficient and the ability to adapt to new innovations and processes.

Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Strong decision-making skills.

Demonstrated work ethic while working both independently and with teams to complete tasks under a deadline.

Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Ability to manage, analyze, and manipulate large data sets.

Occasional travel to project sites and/or offices.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Company: Kiewit

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