Scheduling Manager / Scheduler

Company Overview:

We are working with a major national contractor delivering one of the most significant transportation infrastructure programs in the state of Ohio. The company is known for taking on complex civil projects, supporting strong project teams, and giving employees the backing of a large contractor while still maintaining a team-focused culture.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced scheduler who enjoys working on large-scale, technically challenging infrastructure projects where planning, coordination, risk management, and communication are critical to success.

Position Summary:

Our client is seeking an experienced Scheduling Manager to support work on a major infrastructure project in Cincinnati. This role will be responsible for developing, maintaining, analyzing, and communicating project schedules across a large and fast-moving construction team.

The ideal candidate will have strong Primavera P6 experience, a solid understanding of critical path scheduling, and the ability to support project leadership with schedule analysis, reporting, claims support, time impact analysis, and risk planning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain baseline, progress, and recovery schedules for the project
• Coordinate closely with project managers, superintendents, subcontractors, and project controls teams
• Use Primavera P6 to build, update, analyze, and manage project schedules
• Load schedules with resources, costs, sequencing, and key project milestones
• Perform critical path analysis, float tracking, schedule forecasting, and what-if scenarios
• Review project changes and evaluate schedule impacts related to cost, time, and sequencing
• Prepare time impact analyses and support claims, delays, and mitigation strategies
• Lead scheduling meetings and communicate updates clearly to project leadership
• Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc schedule reports
• Maintain version control and ensure schedule documentation is accurate and organized
• Identify schedule risks early and recommend practical solutions to keep the project moving
• Support contingency planning and help align project budget forecasting with schedule performance

Qualifications:

• 6 to 10 years of project scheduling experience in heavy civil, bridge, transportation, or infrastructure construction
• Strong Primavera P6 experience
• Civil Engineering or Construction Management degree preferred
• Strong understanding of baseline schedules, progress schedules, recovery schedules, total float, critical path, predecessors, successors, constraints, and percent complete
• Experience with claims support and time impact analysis required
• Ability to analyze complex schedule changes and explain impacts clearly to project teams
• Strong multitasking skills and comfort working in a large project environment
• Able to make confident, timely, and fact-based decisions
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with large teams on complex civil construction projects preferred
• Some travel may be required

Benefits:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Bonus eligibility depending on role and performance
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) or retirement plan options
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Long term opportunity with a major infrastructure contractor