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Principal Construction Scheduler

Mott MacDonald Group

Seattle, WA

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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time, Employee
SKILLS
Alliance/Partner Marketing, Analysis Skills, Baseline Schedule, Change Management, Change Order Management, Change Requests/Orders, Communication Skills, Construction Design, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Schedule, Construction Support, Critical Path Method, Cross-Functional, Decision Support, Documentation, Fast Food, Financial Projections, Forecasting, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Multitasking, Primavera, Project Lifecycle, Project/Program Coordination, Project/Program Management, Railroad Construction, Risk Analysis, Schedule Development, Sustainability, Team Player, Value Analysis, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we'd still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let's explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Mott MacDonald is seeking an experienced Construction Scheduler to support major rail and transit programs. In this role, you will lead the development, integration, and analysis of complex schedules, ensuring alignment across design, construction, and third party stakeholders. You will play a critical role in identifying risks, supporting strategic decision making, and maintaining schedule integrity throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and oversee a team of schedulers working on large rail and transit projects.

Develop integrated program schedules using Primavera based Critical Path Method (CPM) incorporating input and schedules from designers, contractors, and third party partners.

Analyze schedule and scope changes, identify delays, and provide recommendations to project teams and executive leadership.

Coordinate with project teams to ensure accurate reporting, risk identification, and forecasting.

Develop, update, and analyze detailed execution schedules for multiple concurrent projects.

Establish baseline schedules, reviewing durations, logic, resources, costs, cost curves, and resource histograms.

Review periodic CPM schedule updates and prepare detailed comparison and variance reports.

Perform earned value analyses and support schedule change management, including change order reviews.

Conduct Time Impact Analyses (TIA) to evaluate potential delays and their impacts.

Evaluate and recommend schedule recovery strategies

Perform and evaluate what if scenario analyses.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

12+ years of experience developing and managing construction schedules for major rail or transit programs.

At least 5 years of rail field construction experience.

Strong proficiency in CPM scheduling and Primavera.

Experience with project financial forecasting.

Demonstrated expertise in change order and extension oft ime analysis.

Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional and multi-project teams within large, complex programs.

Strong reporting, communication, and documentation skills.

Experience in rail/ transit construction and/or project management.

Collaborative team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

The expected salary for this position is $176,000- $215,000

Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we're together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or disability status.

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