Schedule Manager

Schedule Manager – Construction Projects

Location: San Antonio, Texas

Position Type: Contract

Pay: $35.00–$38.00 per hour

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage begins on Day 1

Position Overview

• Reliance One, Inc. is hiring an experienced Schedule Manager for one of our established clients supporting complex construction and capital projects.
• This position will develop, maintain, and analyze detailed master project schedules from preconstruction through final closeout. The Schedule Manager will work closely with Project Managers, Superintendents, field teams, and trade contractors to track progress, protect critical milestones, evaluate delays, and develop recovery plans.
• The ideal candidate is highly analytical, proficient with Microsoft Project, and comfortable translating complex project information into clear schedules, dashboards, and executive-level updates.

Key Responsibilities

Master Schedule Development

• Build dynamic, detailed master project schedules using Microsoft Project.
• Develop schedules covering preconstruction, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Establish clear work breakdown structures.
• Create accurate predecessor and successor relationships.
• Apply appropriate lead and lag times to scheduled activities.
• Confirm that project sequencing accurately reflects construction plans and field conditions.
• Maintain baseline schedules and supporting schedule documentation.

Schedule Maintenance and Progress Updates

• Update master schedules daily, weekly, and monthly.
• Track field productivity, subcontractor activities, milestone achievement, and overall project progress.
• Collect scheduling information from Project Managers, Superintendents, and trade contractors.
• Validate reported progress against actual field conditions.
• Document schedule changes, assumptions, risks, and action items.
• Maintain accurate schedule records for project and client reporting.

Critical-Path and Delay Analysis

• Monitor critical and near-critical paths throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify potential bottlenecks before they affect completion dates.
• Evaluate schedule variance and determine the impact on key milestones.
• Perform Time Impact Analyses for scope changes, change orders, and delay events.
• Conduct delay and forensic schedule reviews to support claims analysis.
• Clearly document findings, assumptions, and recommended actions.

Recovery and Mitigation Planning

• Partner with project and field teams to develop schedule-recovery strategies.
• Create acceleration plans when projects fall behind schedule.
• Evaluate fast-tracking, activity crashing, resequencing, and resource adjustments.
• Model potential recovery options and communicate their effects on cost, labor, and project risk.
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of approved mitigation plans.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Lead regular scheduling-review meetings with Project Managers, Superintendents, and trade contractors.
• Develop and maintain short-term look-ahead schedules, including three-week look-ahead plans.
• Coordinate upcoming milestones, labor requirements, material needs, and field constraints.
• Ensure project teams remain aligned on schedule priorities and commitments.
• Track action items and follow through until resolution.

Project Reporting and Dashboarding

• Generate Earned Value Management metrics.
• Develop S-curves, schedule reports, progress dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Present clear updates regarding schedule performance, risks, delays, and mitigation plans.
• Support owner and client reporting requirements.
• Translate complex scheduling data into actionable recommendations.

Labor and Resource Planning

• Analyze resource loading for labor, equipment, and materials.
• Compare manpower requirements with site capacity and baseline targets.
• Identify potential labor shortages or resource conflicts.
• Coordinate with field teams to align trade availability with scheduled activities.
• Recommend resource adjustments to protect project milestones.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project.
• Experience developing and maintaining detailed construction or capital-project schedules.
• Understanding of work breakdown structures, activity logic, sequencing, and schedule dependencies.
• Knowledge of Critical Path Method scheduling.
• Experience monitoring critical and near-critical project activities.
• Ability to perform schedule-variance and delay-impact analysis.
• Familiarity with Time Impact Analysis and schedule-recovery planning.
• Experience developing progress reports, dashboards, or executive-level project updates.
• Understanding of Earned Value Management metrics and S-curves.
• Ability to analyze labor, equipment, and material requirements.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to coordinate with project leadership, field teams, and trade contractors.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet reporting deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Construction scheduling experience supporting large or complex projects.
• Experience conducting forensic schedule or delay-claim reviews.
• Experience developing acceleration and recovery schedules.
• Familiarity with owner or client schedule-reporting requirements.
• Experience facilitating scheduling meetings and short-term look-ahead planning.

Apply today to be considered for this Schedule Manager opportunity in San Antonio, Texas.

Reliance One, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex—including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity—national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities.

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