About WSP
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Industry
Civil engineering construction
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, CN
$98.75K - $169.14K/yr
Other
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO
Posted 13 days ago
WSP rating
8.5
Based on 67 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
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Job description
This Opportunity
WSP is seeking a Scheduler to join our Project Controls team. This role can be based out of our locations in Houston, Dallas, or St. Louis.
Who You Are
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage CPM schedules in Primavera P6 across design and construction phases.
- Create, update, and analyze execution schedules for concurrent projects.
- Develop work breakdown structures (WBS), work packages, and work package activities.
- Establish baseline schedules through review of contract requirements, durations, logic, resources, and cost/resource profiles.
- Review schedule updates, generate comparison reports, and analyze variances.
- Assess schedule issues, scope changes, and delays; provide recommendations for project and executive leadership.
- Partner with project teams to identify risks and develop reliable forecasts through completion.
- Perform time impact analyses to quantify delay effects.
- Support recovery planning and conduct schedule recovery reviews.
- Conduct what-if analyses to evaluate schedule alternatives.
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications:
- 7-10 years of experience in developing and managing CPM project schedules in Primavera.
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, civil engineering, project management, or a related field.
- Proficiency with Primavera P6.
- Advanced knowledge of CPM scheduling principles.
- Advanced knowledge of cost and resource loading project schedules.
- Experience with contract change order management.
- Experience performing Time Impact Analyses.
- Project financial forecasting capability.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams.
- Experience with large and complex client programs involving one or more project teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready reporting.
- Building construction or project management experience.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $98,750-169,140
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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Frequently asked questions
Q: What skills or qualities help someone succeed as a Project Controls Scheduler?
A: To succeed as a Project Controls Scheduler, key technical skills include proficiency in project management software such as Primavera P6, MS Project, or Asana, as well as expertise in scheduling methodologies like Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). Soft skills like strong communication, problem-solving, and analytical abilities are also crucial, as they enable the scheduler to effectively collaborate with project teams, identify and mitigate risks, and make data-driven decisions. By combining these technical and soft skills, a Project Controls Scheduler can efficiently plan, coordinate, and execute projects, ultimately driving business success and career advancement.
Q: What is the career path for a Project Controls Scheduler?
A: A Project Controls Scheduler's typical career progression involves starting as an Entry-Level Scheduler, where they assist in planning and coordinating project timelines, progressing to a Mid-Level Scheduler, where they take on more responsibility for scheduling and resource allocation, and eventually becoming a Senior Scheduler or Project Controls Manager, overseeing the entire project controls function. Key opportunities for skill development include learning project management software, developing analytical and problem-solving skills, and gaining experience in data analysis and reporting. Long-term career prospects may lead to roles such as Project Manager, Director of Project Controls, or even a career transition into a related field like construction management or business development.
