Job Information
Kiewit Project Scheduler - Industrial/Data Center in Lenexa, Kansas
Requisition ID: 173524
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering
Department: Project Controls
Market: Industrial
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
We are hiring several mid-career Project Schedulers to support our industrial group to support a wide variety of projects in our Industrial market. We are one of North America’s largest and most respected engineering and construction organizations, and one of the most profitable. Our company has grown significantly in the past 5 years, and broadened our market scope into new market areas including biosciences, manufacturing and advanced technologies. If you want to be a part of the future, your future is here! Kiewit’s commitment to safety, quality and environmental stewardship are ingrained in everything we do. It’s visible in our core values, the work that we build and in our people.
Our schedulers support both engineering and construction projects, performing resource and cost loaded schedules and analysis. You will be responsible for building and updating schedules as milestones progress and as deliverables are completed. This is an opportunity for a long-term career, not just a project, with excellent benefits, strong leadership and great resources to support you. You will play a key role in the development and maintenance of project schedules, analyze and monitor the project's critical path, as well as prepare reports, provide and develop alternative solutions and drive successful project completion. If you have 4+ years of experience in scheduling for engineering/construction, a passion for the details and want to work across broad market areas, for great leaders, apply today!
District Overview
Kiewit Industrial Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service engineering consulting and design firm serving a broad range of the industrial markets. Our combined staff of more than 1,700 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve the industrial, transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Our operations-focused engineering provides our clients with safe and efficient facilities, and it integrates our 130 years of construction experience to finish projects on time and to make sure that Nobody Gets Hurt.
Our rapidly growing Industrial Engineering team, which includes process, mechanical, electrical, controls, structural, architectural, geotechnical, and civil disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on EPC and design-build delivery of industrial projects in markets such as Food & Beverage, Mineral Processing, Renewable Fuels, Pulp and Paper, Steel & Aluminum, Industrial Buildings, and Industrial Energy, Water and Utilities.
Location
This position will be based at a project site in Mount Pleasant Wisconsin. We do offer relocation assistance or per diem to the project and for the duration.
Responsibilities
Work with a team of schedulers to support all sizes of engineering design and construction projects to ensure all aspects of the project schedule maintain the highest level of quality and accuracy.
Work closely with project managers, engineers, designers, estimators, procurement staff, construction managers, contractors and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from conceptual planning through engineering and construction.
Develop resource loaded schedules, including lists of activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long lead procurement items and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the projects.
Develop schedule logic and constraints, realistic activity durations and available manpower and resources.
Assess the impact(s) of design changes and schedule slippages and inform company management and clients of all schedule updates.
Apply knowledge of engineering, procurement and construction terminology, work processes, and concepts to develop and maintain critic path logic networks; accumulate and access historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting.
Prepare standard progress reports for each assigned project
Confirm project status; identify and report on variations in the schedule in a timely manner
Coordinate the development, maintenance, and review of discipline and project schedules
Upload original and updated resources to reflect current status
Maintain careful documentation of all schedule submittals and related facts, so that any requests for time adjustments can be measured against the accepted schedule in place at the time any delays or changes were experienced.
Coordinate with project team to develop revision or recovery schedules as needed
Prepare written narratives for all schedule submittals
Track the contract document requirements for schedule adherence, as well as change orders and contract amendments
Interpret performance curve data and forecast productivity; provide manpower information for forecasting
Qualifications
4+ years’ construction/engineering scheduling experience (resource loaded schedules); able to to develop logic and constraints, WBS structure, review manpower curves, identify gaps, and track critical project deliverables, and report on variations in scheduling in timely manner.
Experience with Datacenters or other advanced technologies is preferred.
Able to exhibit knowledge of construction engineering technology, codes, standards, etc., plus an in-depth understanding of the interdependence and relationship between other functional units
Working knowledge of standard cost control methods utilized in the execution of various types of project (EPC, Joint Venture, Lump Sum, time and Material, Maintenance).
Skilled in Primavera (P6), and other company-specific software
Bachelor’s degree in construction management, or engineering preferred. Technical training or related experience will also be considered.
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Other Requirements:
Regular, reliable attendance
Work productively and meet deadlines timely
Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Company: Kiewit