Urban Engineers is seeking qualified individuals to join our Costs & Controls Department as a Scheduler. This position will report to the Costs & Controls Department Manager and be primarily responsible for providing scheduling and project controls services for rail and transit design and construction projects, while supporting estimating, constructability reviews, and value engineering efforts.
Responsibilities
- Develop, update, and maintain CPM schedules for construction projects.
- Review contractor baseline schedules, periodic schedule updates, and resource-loaded schedules for compliance with contract requirements.
- Monitor project progress, critical paths, milestones, and schedule variances.
- Assist in reviewing Time Impact Analyses (TIAs), schedule delay claims, and requests for time extensions.
- Identify potential schedule delays, assess impacts to project milestones, and assist in developing mitigation and recovery strategies.
- Prepare monthly schedule progress reports, including critical path updates, schedule variances, and planned versus actual progress comparisons.
- Evaluate schedule impacts associated with project changes, construction sequencing, and resource availability.
- Provide scheduling support for constructability reviews, change order evaluations, and other project controls activities.
- Coordinate with project teams to obtain and verify scheduling information.
- Present scheduling information and deliverables to internal and external clients.
- Maintain accurate scheduling documentation, project records, schedule analyses, and supporting electronic files in accordance with project and company requirements.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field is required.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in rail and transit construction projects, including at least 3 years of construction contractor experience.
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 scheduling software, including schedule development, updates, and analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, and presentation skills.
- AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) or PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification preferred.
Benefits of working at Urban:
- Medical/Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short/Long Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401K and company match
- Vacation, Holiday, and Personal Days
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Professional Development
- Certification Bonus
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Pay Rate: $124,800 - $145,600 / year
Location(s): Philadelphia, PA | King of Prussia, PA | Cherry Hill, NJ | Hybrid
About Urban: -LH
Our culture is built around our people. Voted a Top Workplace in the Philadelphia region by our employees, we are committed to advancing careers and providing a foundation for professional growth. Urban offers a wide range of health, welfare, and financial benefits to our employees, as well as career development through tuition assistance program, and certification incentives. Founded in 1960, Urban provides services for buildings, ports, transit, railroads, airports, bridges, and highways. We specialize in engineering design, environmental, planning, construction services, and program management. By providing innovation, technical excellence, and on-time performance, we create value for our Clients.
Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
- At least 5 years of experience in rail and transit construction projects
- At least 3 years of construction contractor experience
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 scheduling software, including schedule development, updates, and analysis
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational and presentation skills
- AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional certification
- PMI Scheduling Professional certification
What We Do
Urban Engineers is a Philadelphia-founded multidisciplinary engineering, management, and leadership firm serving clients nationwide. The company provides engineering design, environmental, planning, construction-support, and program-management services for buildings, ports, transit systems, railroads, airports, bridges, highways, and infrastructure projects. Its mission is to solve problems and create meaningful community impact through innovation, technical excellence, and dependable on-time project performance for clients.
