Managing Senior Project Scheduler

Conti Federal Services is a global construction and engineering company specializing in demanding projects for the U.S. federal government. The Managing Senior Project Scheduler leads scheduling teams and oversees the development, maintenance, analysis, compliance, and performance management of integrated schedules for complex federal construction projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Senior Project Schedulers and Project Schedulers
• Assign resources across projects based on complexity, priority, and workload
• Establish standard processes, tools, and best practices for scheduling activities
• Conduct performance evaluations, provide coaching, and support career development
• Oversee the development and maintenance of baseline and updated project schedules
• Ensure schedules comply with federal contract requirements (e.g., CPM, resource loading, cost loading where applicable)
• Review and validate schedule integrity, logic, durations, and critical path analysis
• Ensure proper integration of subcontractor and vendor schedules
• Ensure adherence to federal agency scheduling specifications (e.g., USACE, NAVFAC, or other agency guidelines)
• Support compliance with standards such as CPM scheduling best practices and agency-specific schedule review requirements
• Prepare for and support schedule audits, reviews, and contractual deliverables
• Provide executive-level schedule analysis, including critical path, float analysis, and risk impacts
• Develop and present schedule reports, dashboards, and recovery plans
• Identify schedule risks and opportunities and recommend mitigation strategies
• Support claims analysis, time impact analysis (TIA), and change management processes
• Partner with Project Managers, Engineers, Cost Controls, and Field Teams to ensure alignment
• Support proposal development with schedule input, phasing, and staffing plans
• Interface with clients, contracting officers, and external stakeholders on schedule matters
• Oversee use and standardization of scheduling tools such as Oracle Primavera Cloud, CPM scheduling analytics tools, and Microsoft suite of applications
• Ensure data integrity and reporting accuracy across systems
• Drive continuous improvement in scheduling methodologies and digital tools

Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen or US Person
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ Years of Scheduling Experience in the Federal Construction Industry with demonstrated success on scheduling projects with a minimum value of $20M
• 3+ years of experience in a leadership role
• Strong expertise in Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling
• Experience with claims, dispute resolution, and forensic schedule analysis
• Experience supporting federal construction projects
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (preferred primary tool)
• Proven experience managing and developing teams
• Experience with federal agencies such as USACE, NAVFAC, or similar
• Professional certifications such as PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional) or PMI-SP (Project Management Institute Scheduling Professional)
• Familiarity with risk analysis tools and earned value management (EVM)