Project Scheduler

About the Role

The Project Scheduler develops and maintains integrated project schedules, coordinates resources against priorities and capacity, and monitors progress to surface risks early. This role provides the planning discipline and reporting rigor that keeps VDC activities aligned with engineering, fabrication, construction, and customer timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain integrated project schedules covering design, coordination, reviews, approvals, and deliverables.
• Coordinate resource loading with project priorities, available capacity, and required skill sets.
• Identify dependencies, constraints, and critical activities before they affect project milestones.
• Align VDC activities with engineering, fabrication, construction, and customer timelines.
• Standardize scheduling methods, milestone definitions, and progress measurements across projects.
• Improve work allocation by providing clear short-term and long-term priorities to the team.

Monitoring, Forecasting & Management Reporting

• Track planned versus actual progress and highlight schedule risks, delays, and recovery needs early.
• Prepare weekly look-ahead plans, milestone status updates, and management dashboards.
• Forecast workload, resource demand, and potential bottlenecks to support staffing decisions.
• Coordinate with project leads to develop practical recovery plans and revised priorities.
• Improve accountability through clear ownership, target dates, and follow-up on commitments.
• Provide reliable schedule data for leadership reviews, customer updates, and business planning.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience as a scheduler or planner in a VDC, construction, or engineering environment.
• Proficiency with scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project) and reporting/dashboard tools.
• Strong understanding of resource loading, critical path methodology, and milestone tracking.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent project schedules.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate across engineering, fabrication, construction, and customer teams.

Key Success Measures

• Schedule accuracy and on-time milestone delivery across projects.
• Early identification and mitigation of schedule risks and bottlenecks.
• Consistency of scheduling methods and reporting across the project portfolio.
• Quality and reliability of forecasting used in staffing and business decisions.