Senior Project Controls Engineer – Planning and Scheduling
Granite Construction
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Watsonville • Arizona • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $110,159 - $191,763 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Oversee planning and scheduling functions, including policy, process, and procedures, to meet overall operational needs and company objectives
- Partner with project stakeholders to develop an approved baseline schedule that aligns with proposed sequencing and short-interval schedules, ensuring contractual requirements are met
- Create high-quality CPM schedules with resource and cost loads to generate necessary reports for addressing questions on the planned project approach
- Prepare detailed schedule narratives for all formal submissions to accurately convey the company's position to the client
- Integrate multiple planning and scheduling software and methodologies into a cohesive plan to streamline project execution
- Update CPM schedules to reflect requirements, identified challenges, and their implications on proposed sequencing, ensuring successful project completion
- Review and understand project-specific scheduling specifications and plans, providing guidance on contractual language to the project team to mitigate risks
- Prepare weekly prospective schedule TIA’s, updates, and reconciliation schedules, ensuring monthly submissions are compliant with contractual obligations
- Support the development of companywide planning and scheduling guidance, processes, and procedures to enhance corporate, regional, and project-level planning and scheduling capacity
- Communicate effectively with project stakeholders, leveraging a strong understanding of heavy civil construction methodology and sequencing to facilitate planning
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, construction management, project management, or comparable discipline
- Equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree
- AACEI PSP, PMI-SP or other professional planning and scheduling certification preferred
- 10+ years of full-time construction-related experience in project level planning and scheduling
- Minimum 75% career experience as a schedular for large heavy civil projects with a general contractor
- Experience in performing, monitoring, reviewing, and planning scheduling functions, including schedule development, controls, and analysis
- Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to planning and scheduling problems
- Thorough knowledge of planning and scheduling for heavy civil projects, including means and methods
- Mastery of Primavera P6, Powerproject, or Tilos, and ability to learn and teach various scheduling software
- Comprehension of CPM and PDM methodology, including network diagramming, WBS, task creation, and report preparation
- Familiarity with AACEI and PMI standards; knowledge of Linear, 4D, Lean, and TOC methodologies is a plus
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office, including Excel for schedule data analysis
- Proven experience with cost and schedule databases
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
- Effective communication skills in English, both orally and in writing, with experience in developing and presenting training
Benefits
- paid holidays
- sick leave
- medical, dental, vision, life insurance
- disability insurance
- flexible spending plans
- special programs for musculoskeletal health
- mental wellness
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
CPM schedulingschedule developmentschedule controlsschedule analysisnetwork diagrammingWBStask creationreport preparationcost analysisplanning and scheduling
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationtime managementanalytical thinkingcollaborationleadershipinnovationadaptabilityattention to detailinterpersonal skills
Certifications
AACEI PSPPMI-SPprofessional planning and scheduling certification