Foundations Scheduler
Omaha, NE, US
Requisition ID: 180576
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: Kiewit Foundations Co
Department: Project Controls
Market: Corporate Home Office
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Scheduler, you’ll play a key role in planning and scheduling activities on a variety of large and small constructions projects within the Foundations industry. This hands-on role will give you the opportunity to directly impact the scheduling outcome over a broad range of projects in various stages of development and progress. Kiewit integrates project controls functions such as budget, costs, manpower tracking, and project progress within our schedules, giving you the opportunity to collaborate with various project and company teams. This person will also be tasked with daily/monthly report generation for executive management. By directing the planning, creation, monitoring ,and maintenance of projects’ progress, you will prepare and analyze reports, develop alternative solutions, and be a key team member in driving successful project completions.
District Overview
Kiewit Foundations Co. is a full-service geotechnical foundation contractor operating across North America. Our experience and expertise cover a wide range of specialty foundation construction for both structural and ground improvement solutions. We operate in the transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, industrial, and oil, gas, and chemical markets. As part of Kiewit we are integrated with 135 years of construction and engineering experience that provides wholistic solutions to the industry that are unmatched. Our rapidly growing foundations business, which includes drilled shafts, micro pile, driven pile, auger cast-in-place pile, full displacement pile, soil mixing, support of excavation, anchors, tie-backs, stone columns, and other geotechnical solutions is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit focused on delivering differentiated solutions.
Location
This role requires full time in office attendance M-F at our headquarters office located in downtown Omaha, NE, with some travel to job sites as needed up to 25% of the time.
Responsibilities
- Develop fully resource-loaded schedules including activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long-lead procurement items, and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the project.
- Develop and maintain schedule logic and constraints, realistic activity durations, available manpower, and resources based on industry and company standards.
- Provide scheduling analysis for delays and impacts (Time Impact Analysis) to identify and mitigate project risks and assist with change management procedures.
- Assist in the management of internal controls, including implementing new process controls, measuring project performance, reporting on project status, and ensuring the integrity and validity of internally and externally disseminated information.
- Gain and apply knowledge of engineering, procurement, and construction terminology to develop and maintain critical path logic networks and accumulate/access historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting.
- Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems.
- Collaborate effectively with various project teams, field personnel, and clients to create accurate reports and achieve goals.
- Attend regular in-person meetings and give regular reporting as needed.
Qualifications
- Associates or Undergraduate Degree in engineering, construction management, data management, business, finance, or related field.
- Between 3 and 8 years of experience working in scheduling, project controls, office/field engineering, or other focused positions within the construction industry.
- Capable of building schedules via the use of project documents (drawings, specs, contracts)
- Expertise with Primavera (P6) scheduling.
- Ability to proactively collaborate with different project teams and personnel to gather data and meet project goals.
- Must be computer proficient and be able to adapt to new programs, innovations, and processes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are needed to prepare and assist with the preparation of baseline narratives, monthly updates, and TIA’s.
- Demonstrated strong work ethic
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Nearest Major Market: Omaha
Nearest Secondary Market: Council Bluffs
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