Scheduler

PMA Consultants

Scheduler developing and maintaining project schedules for manufacturing facility capital projects involving planning, design, and construction phases. Working with multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $84,244 - $126,347 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

OraclePMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain summary- and detailed-level project schedules in Oracle Primavera P6
Support engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and project closeout activities
Interpret contract documents and apply scheduling requirements
Maintain schedule integrity by ensuring accurate activity sequencing, durations, calendars, constraints, logic, and relationships
Monitor project progress against approved baselines and key milestones
Perform basic schedule analysis, forecasting, and schedule quality reviews
Prepare schedule updates, dashboards, reports, narratives, and performance metrics for internal and client stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of two (2) years of scheduling, project controls, project planning, or related experience supporting engineering, construction, manufacturing, industrial, or capital projects.
Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, mathematics, statistics, data analytics, finance, accounting, or a related technical or quantitative field.
Experience developing and maintaining project schedules using Oracle Primavera P6.
Working knowledge of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling principles and schedule development best practices.
Experience with schedule analysis, forecasting, reporting, and earned value management (EVM) principles is preferred.
Proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6, Microsoft Excel, and other project scheduling tools.
Professional certifications such as PMI-SP, PMP, PSP, PSP, or similar credentials are preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay and benefits
Wellness programs for you and your family
Career development opportunities
Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage
Time off with pay
401(k) with company match
Life and disability insurance
Professional development reimbursement for qualifying employees

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Hard Skills & Tools

Project SchedulingSchedule DevelopmentForecastingSchedule Quality ReviewsActivity SequencingDuration EstimationConstraint ManagementLogic RelationshipsPerformance MetricsData Analytics

Certifications

PMI-SPPMPPSP