Description
At The Garrett Companies, we don't just build multifamily communities - we build excellence! As a Project Scheduler, you'll be at the heart of our award-winning construction and development teams, helping to bring projects from vision to reality. You'll collaborate with some of the best in the industry, learn every stage of the build process, and take ownership of critical details that keep our projects on track and on brand. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, loves problem-solving, and isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves because here at The Garrett Companies, every voice matters, and every broom gets pushed!
- Role Overview:
The Construction Project Scheduler is responsible for supporting the Project Management teams in developing, maintaining, and reporting upon detailed project schedules. This position ensures master project schedule details are accurate, consistent, and monitored throughout the project life cycle. This role supports auditing and ensuring Lookahead schedules are implemented and continuously updated for each project.
Key Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with Preconstruction, Development, and Project Management to develop and maintain detailed construction project schedules using MS Project.
• Integrate multiple schedules into a master project schedule, including baseline, status, and monitoring.
• Develop and maintain summary-level schedule reports, such as Gantt charts, milestone charts, and other tools to support critical path analysis.
• Collaborate with project teams to gather and analyze information and prepare reports on the progress of projects.
• Support the Project Management team in planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting.
• Work with Project Management to standardize the project scheduling approach to facilitate accuracy in project execution and reporting.
• Troubleshoot and monitor potential scheduling problems.
• Facilitate and participate in weekly schedule reviews.
• Serve as subject matter expert training Field Operations and Project Management staff to learn or increase their skills in project scheduling.
• Maintain positive relationships with all Garrett Companies personnel.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
• Degree from an accredited university with a focus in Construction, Engineering, or a relevant field of study.
• Construction project management experience.
• Experience using MS Project or Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel.
• Expertise using MS Project to manage an integrated master schedule and supporting project schedules.
• Ability to operate independently and effectively report in written and verbal formats.
• Ability to build consensus, manage details, and anticipate issues.
• Ability to manage multiple projects of schedule enforcement and development.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and writing skills.
Core Competencies (Critical to Success)
• Living Our Core Values: Consistently demonstrates and upholds our Core Values in all actions, decisions, and interactions.
• Ownership & Accountability: Takes full responsibility for outcomes and works collaboratively to find solutions.
• Growth Mindset: Coachable; seeks feedback, embraces development, and continuously improves.
• Positive & Solution-Oriented: Approaches challenges with a constructive attitude and a focus on solutions.
• Strong Communication: Listens to understand intents and goals, communicates clearly, and ensures alignment across teams.
• Relentless Problem Solving: Demonstrates urgency, resourcefulness, and persistence in resolving challenges.
• Strategic Thinking & Anticipation: Thinks two or more steps ahead, proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and next steps.
• Team-First Mentality: Supports the team at all levels, no task is beneath the role. We are all broom-pushers.
• Continuous Improvement: Challenges the status quo and seeks better, more efficient, and more innovative ways to operate.
• Commitment to Excellence: Sets high standards and consistently delivers quality work.
Physical Requirements:
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.
Pre-Prerequisites (these are the most important items)
- Able to work in unison with a team.
- Takes full responsibility for actions and works collaboratively to find solutions.
- Coachable.
- Positive Attitude.
- Ability to listen and understand intents and goals.
- Relentless problem-solving skills.
- Ability to think 2+ steps ahead and anticipate what comes next.
- We are all broom pushers. Must be willing to work and support at all levels.
- We are trend setters and standards breakers. Our intent is to consistently pursue excellence, must think creatively and innovatively.
- Demonstrates alignment with our Core Values: Excellence, Sense of Duty, Accountability, Teamwork, Courage, Honesty & Integrity, The Golden Rule, and Caring for All People.
Initial Training and Orientation
- Garrett Companies Onboarding Program in Indianapolis.
Ongoing Training
- Membership to professional organizations and continuing education is supported by The Garrett Companies.
- Company specific.