Senior Scheduler / Manager, Kiewit Water Facilities South

Senior Scheduler / Scheduling Manager

As a Senior Scheduler / Scheduling Manager, you will mostly be considered the lead scheduler for our District. As a subject matter expert in this field, you will perform planning and scheduling activities on large and small engineering and construction projects within the water market. This hands-on role will give you the opportunity to directly impact scheduling outcomes, from proposal through project completions, over a broad range of projects. Kiewit integrates project controls functions such as budget, costs, manpower tracking, and project progress within our schedules, giving you the opportunity to collaborate with various project and company teams. This person will also be tasked with daily / monthly report generation for executive management. By directing the planning, creation, monitoring, and maintenance of projects' progress, you will prepare and analyze reports, develop alternative solutions, and be a key team member in driving successful project completions.

Kiewit's Water Facilities South group is one of Kiewit's leading water / wastewater (W / WW) districts specializing in construction of water or wastewater treatment facilities, regular maintenance of these facilities, desalination plants, and providing state of the art facilities with new technologies. We are headquartered in Westlake, TX (DFW area), with regional offices in Miami, Tampa, and Atlanta. With this network of resources, we can pursue various alternative delivery projects throughout the southern U.S region and partner with other internal resources for other projects across the United States as well. We are looking for new team members who are passionate about infrastructure and committed to our approach of construction-led alternative delivery projects, supported by our in-house design team. Our staff receive continuous and extensive training, hands-on experience, and challenging responsibilities from the day they join our team, and they quickly develop the expertise that has earned our district its reputation as the premier W / WW contractor in the southeast United States.

This role will be based at our corporate headquarters in Westlake, TX (DFW area) and may involve future travel to major project sites across the Southeastern United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop fully resource-loaded schedules including activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long-lead procurement items, and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the project.
• Develop and maintain schedule logic and constraints, realistic activity durations, available manpower, and resources based on industry and company standards.
• Provide scheduling analysis for delays and impacts (Time Impact Analysis) to identify and mitigate project risks and assist with change management procedures.
• Assist in the management of internal controls, including implementing new process controls, measuring project performance, reporting on project status, and ensuring the integrity and validity of internally and externally disseminated information.
• Gain and apply knowledge of engineering, procurement, and construction terminology to develop and maintain critical path logic networks and accumulate / access historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting.
• Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems.
• Collaborate effectively with various project teams, field personnel, and clients to create accurate reports and achieve goals.
• Attend regular in-person meetings and give regular reporting as needed.

Qualifications

We offer our full-time 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.