Lead Scheduler - Seadrift, United States - CDI Engineering Services
1 week ago
Description
Overview:
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CDI Engineering Solutions is a multi-disciplinary engineering organization offering a full range of integrated engineering design, project support, procurement and construction management services to the energy and chemicals industries.
Position Summary:
This role leads and maintains the day-to-day construction schedule for the field execution phase of a capital project. You enjoy working with a variety of cross functional teams as well as coaching and mentoring. In addition, you have keen eye for risk avoidance and mitigation. You enjoy a challenge.
Responsibilities:
The Construction Scheduler provides accurate and realistic assessments of construction durations for the project.
Maintains overall, integrated (to include all contractors) construction schedule during the construction project cycle, incorporating and monitoring construction contractor progress and schedules.
Coach and mentor contractor and subcontractors on schedule development.
Analyzes the contractor's weekly construction scheduling plans and monthly schedule updates for comparison to reported progress and alignment of cost forecasts.
Can identify potential schedule risks, risk mitigation and improvement opportunities through his/her analysis of the overall construction schedule, as well as schedules provided by the individual contractors, which are incorporated into the overall schedule.
Bridge the gap between multiple construction contractors and overall construction schedule management, providing information and data that enables the Project Teams to make better decisions.
Perform sampling of installed quantities to support reported progress, appropriate on all construction contract strategies.
Interact frequently with a Project Construction Manager; robust timely communication is a must.
Ensures construction schedule is properly resource loaded, as well as gain alignment between contract scope of work and the construction schedule completeness.
Performs critical path analysis to determine problem areas in regard to project schedule and resource overloads; alerts the project team to critical scheduling issues and potential alternatives.
Produces various schedules and reports for Construction Management showing both Baseline and current schedule, and variances against the Baseline including, but not limited to, start and finish dates, durations, earned progress, and resource levels.
Facilitates the Contractor Schedule Expectations Meeting for each construction contractor and ensures that contractor provides schedules and reports as specified in the Award Package / contract.
Qualifications:
10+ years of experience in construction scheduling on capital and expense projects.
Proficient in Microsoft Project and P6.
Full understanding of Earned Value Management, progress tracking versus baseline and physical progress management
Ability to attend job walks in process areas and construction sites.
Climb stairs in multiple levels of a process area.
S./A.A. degree in engineering sciences recommended but not required. Prior chemical or heavy industry experience.
Practical understanding of piping, mechanical, electrical, civil/structural construction.
Broad understanding of field construction disciplines and activities that are necessary to construct and start-up chemical processes.
Knowledgeable and able to read / understand engineering drawings, in particular P&ID's and piping isometric drawings.
Knowledgeable and possess a clear understanding of all contractor trade disciplines.
Strong communication skills and ability to work with multiple teams.
Education Requirements:
High school diploma:
A.S./A.A. degree in engineering sciences recommended but not required.
EEO Statement:
CDI Engineering Solutions, LLC ("CDI") is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace.