ABOUT US
Holder Construction is a nationally recognized leader in the construction industry, consistently ranked among the top firms on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list. We are a performance-driven company that believes in rewarding excellence and investing in our people. Our structured career development program empowers associates to grow quickly into expanded roles and responsibilities based on merit. With operations throughout the United States, we offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package, including:
- Annual bonus program
- Paid time off
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k)-retirement plan
- Night and swing shift differential pay for select roles
About the Role
We are looking for a Scheduler to join our Scheduling team on a project in Herdon, VA. This is a full-time, in-person position.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and manage baseline schedules using CPM best practices, including detailed WBS for schedules with 2,500+ activities.
- Run weekly meetings to update construction schedules via job walks and superintendent live updates.
- Create, maintain, and edit layouts in Primavera P6 to efficiently update schedules, generate reports, and analyze critical paths.
- Identify variances from previous baselines and filter work by trades, time frames, or areas to create custom reports.
- Resource-load baseline schedules to track earned value metrics and maintain cost and duration accuracy.
- Create Time Impact Analysis (TIA) reports using historical data from CPM tools.
- Use Excel to analyze large data sets and multiple schedules.
- Interface directly with clients to address concerns and requests.
- Manage mid-month and end-of-month deliverables, including .xer files, critical path reports, full schedules, 6-week look-ahead reports, and schedule narratives.
- Mentor, train, and assist in the professional development of junior schedulers.
Qualifications
Required:
- Preferably 5+ years of commercial construction management and/or scheduling experience.
- Familiarity with the construction process to identify and discuss potential issues and suggest mitigations.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and time management skills.
- Experience coordinating schedule development and management with project supervision, owners, and subcontractors/vendors.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a large team environment.
Preferred:
- Experience mentoring and training junior schedulers.
Holder is committed to Equal Opportunity Employment (EOE).
Substance abuse testing and a background screening is a condition of employment and Holder Construction does not sponsor applicants for immigration status or benefits.
Skills Required
- 5+ years commercial construction management and/or scheduling experience
- Proficiency with Primavera P6 and creating/editing .xer schedule files
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills for analyzing large datasets and multiple schedules
- Familiarity with the construction process to identify issues and suggest mitigations
- Experience coordinating schedule development with project supervision, owners, and subcontractors/vendors
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaboratively in large teams
- Outstanding written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and time management skills
- Ability to work full-time in-person on project in Herndon, VA
- Experience mentoring and training junior schedulers
What We Do
Holder Construction is a leading national commercial construction company founded in 1960. Consistently ranking among the nation's top 20 contractors, they focus on strong relationships and high-quality buildings for Fortune 500 clients across 38 states, specializing in corporate offices, data centers, airports, and higher education facilities.
