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Ross Group

Construction Scheduler

Full-Time
$120k/yr
Mid
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
In PersonShort-period travel may be required with sufficient notice.

About the job

Requirements
  • Previous schedule management experience.
  • Working knowledge of Primavera and Microsoft Project.
  • Ability to plan, organize, and communicate with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
  • A proven successful project history covering cost, customer service, quality, safety, and schedule.
  • Ability to legally work in the United States.
  • Ability to operate a computer, telephone, and other commonly used business-related items.
  • Ability to handle rapidly changing priorities to accomplish project goals.
  • Ability to attend and participate in meetings.
  • Ability to travel for short periods with sufficient notice.
  • Dependability in meeting attendance guidelines and taking responsibility for actions.
  • Ability to take independent actions and calculated risks while asking for help when needed.
  • Job knowledge appropriate to years of relative work experience and effective use of available resources.
  • Ability to make timely decisions using sound and accurate judgment while keeping appropriate people informed.
  • Ability to work effectively in group problem-solving situations.
  • Ability to identify problems, gather and analyze information, and make appropriate recommendations.
  • Effective and professional verbal and written communication.
  • Ability to prioritize and organize work activities, use efficient time-management skills, meet deadlines, and keep projects on schedule.
  • Ability to meet established goals with accuracy and thoroughness to ensure quality of work.
Responsibilities
  • Develop, implement, and maintain schedule processes and software systems to meet scheduling and planning needs while satisfying contract and customer requirements.
  • Create project schedule templates after contract award for project teams to develop schedules.
  • Create proposal schedule templates during the bidding process when required.
  • Perform initial computer and user setup for new employees to use the required scheduling software platform.
  • Maintain the resource list associated with the project server.
  • Ensure project teams have appropriate training and software to develop schedules.
  • Review proposal, preliminary, and initial schedules for compliance with company and contract requirements, and advise Operations on needed changes.
  • Ensure schedules are properly cost- and resource-loaded.
  • Maintain the baseline schedule for each project.
  • Interface with Operations to discuss work impacts and resolve problems.
  • Contribute to working schedules for Estimating before proposal dates, illustrating work activity sequences and contract time.
  • Assist Marketing with proposal schedule reviews as needed.
  • Assist Operations in creating schedule software files for preliminary, initial, and pay application schedules according to company standards and contract requirements.
  • Assist Operations with control and management of in-progress project schedules.
  • Serve as a technical advisor for schedule process or software-related problems.
  • Assist Project Managers in creating short-term schedules or fragnets, monitor their impact on the master schedule, and help formulate corrective actions.
  • Manage and evaluate current schedule performance.
  • Provide information and advice on project schedule content, modification, and presentation.
  • Identify scheduling software training needs, provide training when necessary, and remain current on scheduling software advancements.
  • Continuously expand and update professional knowledge and hone training skills to enhance individual and team innovation and productivity.
  • Encourage project-team professional growth through ongoing training-program development and open dialogue with team members.
  • Maintain scheduling reports tracking all active projects and present the information in bi-weekly scheduling meetings.
  • Effectively manage staff by ensuring appropriate staffing, providing formal and informal evaluations and feedback, addressing employee issues when warranted, and providing training and mentoring.

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