Corporate Scheduler- On site/ Traveling

CEC is an innovative specialty services trade provider that is committed to its employees and their career growth. With the rapid expansion of our company, we need passionate and motivated individuals to join our team.

Position Summary

The Corporate Scheduler manages, integrates, coordinates, reviews, and provides training for the development of all project schedules, maintains valuable project schedule databases.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following accountabilities are primary for this position but do not preclude management from assigning other or related functions if such functions are a logical assignment for the position.

• Manages and ensures the integration of project scheduling tools and software to be implemented for all company projects along with database information being maintained for CEC management use.
• Coordinates with CEC University via the Dean to support integrated training programs for developing proficient schedule champions within each vertical of the company to manage multiple project schedules.
• Coordinates and provides leadership to Project Team Leaders and Corporate Directors to establish and maintain schedule data coding structures and control tools.
• Gathers and tracks quality data used for budgets, manhours, contracts, change orders, trends, and actual costs.
• Develops, implements, and maintains a management reporting database to produce program schedule reports.
• Ensures regular and timely reporting of the projects progress to advise of any conditions that would affect timelines or costs.
• Provides feedback to ensure adjustments are made on a timely basis with minimal disruption to project.
• Promotes open communication and collaboration between all parties to ensure that projects are completed with minimal disruptions and delays.
• Supports Project Team Leaders in maintaining computerized project reports as dictated by the project and by the contractual obligations.
• Reviews, evaluates, and recommends changes to project schedules as required by project needs.
• Assists Project Team Leaders in the establishment of a master schedule and its periodic maintenance/updating cycle/archiving.
• Develops and maintains Project Schedule controls and procedures consistent with Company and client needs.
• Is an active member of CEC Operational Excellence Committee.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective processes, completion of projects and smooth operation of department.
• Is an active member of CEC Operational Excellence Committee
• On-Site Project Support as needed 

Education and Experience

• A minimum of seven to ten (7-10) years experience as a Project Manager or Project Scheduler in a construction environment on projects valued at $20M or greater.
• B.S. in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, or related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Requires knowledge of the principals of cost estimating, scheduling, finance, and contract administration.
• Must have strong AEC Project analyst skills and project controls experience.
• Must have strong time and cost management skills, as well as strong quality management and procurement management skills.
• Ability to accurately interpret construction contractual documents and contract modifications.
• Must possess strong communication management skills including proficient oral and written communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with wide variety of people with diverse background of all levels and disciplines.
• Must be able to develop and maintain positive, cooperative, team-oriented relationships with co-workers, supervisors, managers, clients and others in contact with the job.
• Must have strong customer service orientation and assess customer needs and ensure delivery/receipt of service when appropriate.
• Able to efficiently and effectively handle multiple and shifting priorities.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office products including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Must also possess a demonstrated proficiency with project management tools (relational databases), such as Prolog, Procore, Primavera (P6), etc.
• Must have experience in calculating and reporting on Earned Value Management.
• Must have experience in Project Cost controls/analysis/reporting.
• Must have experience in Risk Management.
• Periodic travel to locations outside of Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job may work inside or outside with possible exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures and weather elements in restricted or confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces. This job may have exposure to working on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and other exposures typical of heavy construction. This job also operates in an office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Must be able to traverse and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing reaching, bending crawling, standing, or stretching.
2. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, lift and /or move up to 50 pounds
3. Move about on the feet regularly. Sit for extended periods of time.
4. Requires the ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.
5. May require travel.
6. Exposure to characteristic construction site dangers.
7. Talk and hear, ability to communicate with others both written and orally and by telephone.
8. Possess good vision, normal or corrected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision to discern color coded wires, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
9. Possesses good hearing, normal or corrected.
10. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest), as needed.
11. Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night shifts, as needed. Must be on-call to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite.
12. This position requires travel by vehicle, the ability to work and walk at construction sites during all stages, in all types of weather conditions.
13. Must be able to work in the presence of customers and their representatives with little or no interference or disruption to the customer while maintaining a professional and courteous image.

CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in our workforce. It is our policy to attract and retain the best-qualified people available, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, status as a military veteran, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.