Lead Scheduler

Key Responsibilities

Schedule Development & Governance

• Develop and maintain the Owner’s Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across all project phases (design, procurement, construction, commissioning).
• Establish schedule standards, coding structures, and reporting frameworks for all contractors.
• Validate and challenge GC and trade partner schedules for logic, durations, sequencing, and constructability alignment.
• Ensure alignment of schedules with critical data center milestones (e.g., energization, equipment setting, commissioning, turnover).

Contractor Schedule Oversight

• Review and approve baseline schedules, updates, and recovery plans submitted by GCs and key subcontractors.
• Identify schedule conflicts, float erosion, and logic gaps across multiple buildings or phases.
• Lead schedule coordination meetings with GC, trades, and owner stakeholders.
• Ensure proper integration of:
• • Long-lead equipment (generators, switchgear, chillers)
  • Utility interfaces and energization
  • Commissioning and startup sequences

Risk Identification & Mitigation

• Perform critical path analysis and identify near-critical activities.
• Proactively flag risks related to:
• • Procurement delays
  • Labor productivity
  • Site constraints and sequencing conflicts
• Develop and evaluate mitigation and recovery plans, including acceleration strategies.

Reporting & Executive Communication

• Provide clear, concise schedule reporting to the owner and executive leadership.
• Develop dashboards and visual tools (P6, Power BI, etc.) to communicate:
• • Critical path status
  • Milestone performance
  • Variance and forecast completion dates
• Translate complex schedule data into actionable insights for decision-making.

Integration with Project Controls & Field Execution

• Work closely with cost controls, field leadership, and commissioning teams to ensure schedule alignment with actual progress.
• Validate percent complete and earned progress against field conditions.
• Support change management and claims analysis with schedule impact assessments.

Commissioning & Turnover Alignment

• Ensure schedule integration of Level 1–5 commissioning activities.
• Validate readiness for:
• • Substantial completion
  • System energization
  • Client turnover milestones
• Coordinate with commissioning agents and MEP leads to ensure realistic sequencing.

Qualifications

Experience

• 10+ years of scheduling experience in large-scale industrial or mission-critical construction
• Proven experience on data center projects (hyperscale preferred)
• Experience working in an Owner’s Representative or EPC oversight role
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-project or campus-style builds

Technical Skills

• Expert proficiency in:
• • Primavera P6
  • Microsoft Project (secondary)
• Strong understanding of:
• • Critical Path Method (CPM)
  • Resource loading and cost-loaded schedules
  • Schedule risk analysis (Monte Carlo preferred)
• Experience with:
• • Power BI or similar tools
  • Construction management platforms (e.g., Procore)

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to challenge contractors constructively while maintaining alignment
• High level of ownership, accountability, and urgency
• Excellent communication skills, especially with executive stakeholders
• Deep understanding of fast-track construction and modular execution strategies

Key Success Metrics

• Accuracy and reliability of schedule forecasts
• Early identification and mitigation of schedule risks
• Alignment between planned vs. actual progress
• Successful achievement of critical data center milestones
• Effectiveness in driving contractor accountabilit

Position Impact

This role is critical to ensuring on-time delivery of mission-critical infrastructure, directly influencing the owner’s ability to bring capacity online. The Lead Scheduler acts as a central control point for time-related risk, ensuring disciplined execution across all parties.