Construction Project Scheduler - K-12

Job title: Construction Project Scheduler - K-12

About the Role

At Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, you’ll develop and maintain comprehensive program schedules for K-12 construction projects, identify relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints to ensure timelines are realistic and achievable. You’ll independently interpret detailed construction drawings and understand work scope to integrate into schedules, review contractor baselines, and perform QA/QC to ensure alignment with objectives.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain comprehensive program schedules for K-12 construction projects; identify relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints; ensure timelines are realistic and achievable.
• Independently interpret detailed construction drawings (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil) and develop a clear understanding of work scope to accurately integrate into project schedules.
• Review contractor baseline schedule submissions to verify that all work scope is properly identified and logically sequenced; provide detailed written comments and feedback to ensure alignment with project objectives and timelines.
• Perform QA/QC on contractor schedule submittals; ensure conformance with the contract; review critical path, cost loading, resource loading (man-hours), schedule content, recovery schedules, logic relationships, lags, constraints, and milestones for accuracy and completeness.
• Perform time impact analysis for change orders that affect the construction schedule and conduct negotiations with the Owner's Authorized Representative and contractors to resolve delay time settlements and mitigate schedule impacts.
• Read construction drawings and contracts to determine whether work is in or out of scope; understand terms and conditions to assess whether any compensable or non-compensable time extensions are justified, ensuring proper documentation of schedule changes.
• Conduct critical path analysis and earned value analysis regularly to ensure that construction projects remain on track and meet time and budget requirements; provide reports to identify potential issues and corrective actions.
• Visit construction sites as necessary to monitor the contractor’s weekly/monthly schedule progress; provide updates and progress reports to the Owner's Authorized Representative and upper management, ensuring alignment with established milestones.
• Maintain open and effective communication with contractors regarding all schedule and progress-related matters; participate in weekly status meetings and other schedule-related meetings to address concerns and keep the project on track.
• Regularly perform QA/QC reviews on program schedules and master schedules to ensure accuracy and compliance with program standards; ensure proper use of program-level standard codes, layouts, and reports to maintain data integrity.
• Onsite at client site: The work location for this role is onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery and cultivate our client relationships.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management OR Bachelor’s degree in any course, with an additional two years of experience in Construction Scheduling.
• Minimum of 5 years full-time paid professional experience in Construction Scheduling for an Owner or General Contractor.
• Bonus Points: Experience in an educational facility or public works projects.
• Bonus Points: Planning and Scheduling Professional certification or related certificates.
• Bonus Points: Proficiency in Primavera Latest Version and MS Office Suite.
• Bonus Points: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bonus Points: Superior organizational and planning skills.
• Bonus Points: Ability to build efficient working relationships with project teams and department staff.
• Bonus Points: Understanding of theories, principles and practices of cost engineering, scheduling and schedule forensics.

Nice to Have

• Experience in an educational facility or public works projects.
• Planning and Scheduling Professional certification or related certificates.
• Proficiency in Primavera Latest Version and MS Office Suite.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: USD 171,000 - 189,000 per year.
• Onsite work with client sites; compensation varies by location and role.