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Construction Scheduler

Kittery, ME 03904

Posted: 01/27/2025 Employment Type: Contract To Hire Job Category: Engineering Job Number: 625906 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Our client is currently looking for a Construction Scheduler to support their contract, assisting NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, supporting facilities design and construction projects on-site at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, ME.

Job Duties & Responsibilities 
  • Assist and provide technical guidance to engineers/architects exercising construction oversight and design management of capital improvements projects; scope of projects is typically complex in nature ranging from comprehensive repairs to unique, multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art construction
  • Engage with inter-related construction projects associated with high-visibility program initiatives
  • Use design bid-build or design-build project delivery methods 
  • Manage multiple priorities and, when requested, independently develop and provide technical recommendations/ solutions regarding scheduling issues and time impacts on complex problems encountered during the administration of the construction contracts
  • Routinely communicate and coordinate with other technical and non-technical NAVFAC personnel within the Facilities Engineering Command (FEC) and the various Field Offices
  • Work independently and take required actions through own initiative, using experience and foresight on all assigned projects 
  • Pre-Construction Award Support
  • Provide support during the design phase of projects to ensure an appropriate construction duration is established for major projects or initiatives
  • Review scope of individual projects and propose reasonable construction durations to be included in the RFP or solicitation
  • Participate in Technical Evaluation Teams (TET) as necessary when selection factors involve the submission of a proposed contractor schedule; review and provide recommendations to the TET Chair
  • Post Construction Award Support
  • Provide support for schedule requirements on all types and sizes of projects that have encountered schedule slippage; typical duties are associated with modifications, requests for equitable adjustment, and claims. 
  • Assist field offices in determining if contractor is on schedule
  • Review Baseline Schedules and monthly contractor updates to determine validity and conformance to contract requirements
  • Assist in validation of impacts to the approved construction schedule
  • Review the contractor's TIA proposal and help develop the Government's position regarding delays and/or liability
  • Provide analysis on how the contractor can recover, if at all, from current delays to meet the contract completion date
  • Develop, maintain, and provide scheduling training to the field office covering basic understanding of network analysis schedules, critical path method, time impact analysis, baseline, progress, and as-built schedule reviews, and software usage

Key Qualifications 
  • Experience in preparing or analyzing Time-Impact-Analysis as it relates to time extension requests or claims
  • Ability to evaluate Contractor’s baseline schedules and monthly updates
  • Understanding of NAVFAC scheduling requirements and supporting software
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities 
  • Registration as a Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) is desirable

Experience & Education 
  • A minimum of 7 years of construction scheduling experience utilizing Primavera P6 or its earlier versions is required
  • Bachelor’s Degree is required
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