Schedule Engineer

Schedule Engineer Category Preconstruction Services Job Location 120 Ottley Drive NE, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia Position Type Full-Time/Regular The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans. Job Description * Supporting Whiting-Turner Schedule Manager with group and project specific responsibilities * Development of pursuit and proposal schedules * Development of master project schedules * Development of detailed construction schedules * Data entry of activities, durations, and sequences (predecessors / successors) into Primavera * Schedule development is done in Oracle Primavera scheduling software (training provided by Whiting-Turner) * The potential candidate will also be expected to become familiar with other schedule software platforms * Schedule management and controls * Schedule updating process - collecting progress and incorporating into scheduling software * Reporting - Preparing schedule update reports and graphics per Contract requirements * Schedule analysis * Developing and analyzing the impact issues have on the project schedule * Collecting scheduling metrics and creating spreadsheets / data bases to interpret and visualize the data * Technical Review - Reviewing the project schedule's quality and performance (health) * Data mining - Mining data from as-built schedule for historical metrics * Estimating - Performing square footage and quantity take-offs, as needed * Cost loading of schedule activities and maintaining the cost information through the updating process * Management of Whiting-Turner's schedule database and Primavera software * If the potential candidate is assigned to a project site, they will have the following responsibilities in addition to those listed above * Attending project meetings - WT, Owner, Subcontractor * Walking the project site to independently confirm the project team's assessment of progress and completion of schedule activities * Collecting information from lean scheduling meetings and using the information to update the CPM Required Skills Basic Qualifications 1. College Degree: * Construction Management or Engineering (civil, industrial, mechanical, construction) 2. Course Work: * In addition to the standard classes to support the engineering discipline, the following are recommended (but will not automatically disqualify a candidate if not taken) * Class in either estimating or scheduling * Alternatively, a general construction management class with exposure to estimating or scheduling * An industrial engineering process class (for industrial engineers) 3. Experience: * Any exposure to construction or manufacturing is recommended, however, NO experience is not a disqualification * Experience can be as an intern or as summer employment working for a general contractor or construction manager * Working for a trade contractor (carpenter, electrician, …) helping to install the work * Scheduling experience or participation in the construction scheduling process is helpful for the position but does not disqualify a candidate * Internships in a non-construction related field will be considered if the candidate expresses a solid interest working in the construction industry. * Summer classes and school related summer work are acceptable 4. Interests - Professional (do not need to have interest in all): * Construction and participating in the building process * Scheduling and project controls * Information systems and data analytics * Business intelligence and visualizations * Risk analysis * Emerging technology for construction application 5. Software Experience: * CPM schedule software experience (Primavera P6 is a bonus) * Typical MS Office suite of programs - Word, Excel, PowerPoint * Collaborative platforms like MS Teams, Google Hang-Out, Zoom, Go-To (any other video conferencing) * Other pluses: Database management Travel * Day trips to support project teams within the assigned operating group * 12 - 24 month assignments to a single project, either * Within the employees assigned operating group's region, or * For an opportunity, outside the operating group's region, the operating group leader believes is beneficial for the employee's growth and development

Created: 2026-04-02