Senior Scheduler

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is currently seeking a Senior Scheduler for our Sanford office. The ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting our project teams with the development, oversight, and management of their project schedules from preconstruction through project completion. The Senior Scheduler will mentor junior staff, support enterprise-wide scheduling initiatives, and work directly with project executives and field operations.

Responsibilities:
• Lead the development of detailed baseline schedules in collaboration with project management and field teams.
• Provide oversight and direction to Schedulers and project teams on schedule development, updates, and recovery strategies.
• Perform in-depth reviews and critiques of project schedules for logic, float path, and overall health.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for Primavera P6; provide high-level guidance and advanced troubleshooting support.
• Generate executive-level schedule reports, presentations, and forecasts for internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct forensic schedule analysis, including time impact analysis and delay claims.
• Facilitate schedule risk assessments during preconstruction and at key project milestones.
• Develop, implement, and maintain scheduling best practices, procedures, and tools across the organization.
• Coordinate with Estimating, Operations, and Executive teams to support pursuit schedules and resource planning.
• Represent the Scheduling department in project planning meetings, owner/contractor schedule coordination meetings, and monthly project reviews.
• Mentor and train project staff and junior schedulers in scheduling theory, techniques, and software usage.
• Conduct job site visits to evaluate progress, validate updates, and align field and office expectations.

Requirements:
• Expert-level knowledge of Primavera P6 Scheduling Software and its application to complex construction projects.
• Proven experience developing, managing, and analyzing CPM schedules on multi-million-dollar commercial construction projects.
• Strong understanding of construction means, methods, sequences, and resource management.
• Experience with time impact analysis, resource & cost loading, and schedule risk assessments.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of scheduling experience in the construction industry,
creating and maintaining construction schedules. Knowledge of Water and Commercial construction a plus.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail and deadlines.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability


Wharton-Smith provides equal opportunity to qualified disabled veterans, Pre-JVA special disabled veterans and individuals with disabilities to online application systems by making reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access for submitting to job openings. (i.e., wheelchair accessibility, website accessibility, etc).


Our recruiting process is centralized and is handled by our HR Department. If we are sent unsolicited resumes from recruiters, we will not pay any recruiting fees. Unsolicited resumes are any resumes sent to us by a recruiter who has not been pre-approved by HR, has not signed our contract, and has not been requested by our HR Department to search for a specific position.