Project Controls Professional – Scheduler

Position Summary
The Project Controls Professional – Scheduler is responsible for supporting project scheduling, project controls, performance reporting, and governance activities for major engineering and construction projects. This role plays a critical part in ensuring projects are planned, monitored, and delivered efficiently through the development, maintenance, and analysis of detailed project schedules, performance metrics, and project controls processes.

Key Responsibilities
Project Scheduling & Controls
•    Develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules using Primavera P6. 
•    Conduct schedule baseline reviews and periodic schedule update reviews. 
•    Monitor project progress and evaluate schedule performance against approved baselines. 
•    Perform critical path analysis and identify schedule risks, delays, and recovery opportunities. 
•    Analyze schedule and cost variances and provide recommendations for corrective actions. 
•    Support project governance and project controls activities throughout the project lifecycle. 
Reporting & Performance Analysis
•    Prepare monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc schedule performance reports. 
•    Track and communicate project status, milestones, and key performance indicators. 
•    Develop reports and dashboards to support project management decision-making. 
•    Present schedule analyses and project controls findings to project teams and stakeholders. 
Resource & Data Management
•    Maintain resource loading and engineering coding structures within scheduling systems. 
•    Monitor project resource updates and ensure schedule data integrity. 
•    Support the collection, validation, and management of project controls data. 
Process Improvement & Technical Support
•    Develop and document project controls procedures, execution plans, standards, and guidelines. 
•    Provide technical guidance and mentorship to project controls personnel. 
•    Support the administration, implementation, and enhancement of Primavera P6 and related reporting tools. 
•    Assist with user training and adoption of scheduling software and project controls best practices. 
 

Required Qualifications
•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field. 
•    Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in construction management, project controls, and scheduling. 
•    Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 scheduling software. 
•    Experience performing schedule baseline reviews and schedule update reviews. 
•    Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
•    Demonstrated ability to analyze project schedules, identify variances, and communicate findings effectively. 
 

Preferred Qualifications
•    Experience using Microsoft Project. 
•    Experience supporting large-scale engineering, infrastructure, transportation, aviation, maritime, or construction programs. 
•    Knowledge of schedule risk analysis and earned value/project performance reporting. 
•    Experience developing project controls procedures, standards, and training materials. 
 

Required Application Information
Candidates should provide examples of at least two projects demonstrating their experience with:
•    Schedule baseline development and review. 
•    Schedule update review processes. 
•    Schedule performance analysis and reporting. 
•    Project controls support on engineering and construction projects. 
 

Core Competencies
•    Project Scheduling & Planning 
•    Primavera P6 Expertise 
•    Critical Path Method (CPM) Analysis 
•    Schedule Risk Assessment 
•    Project Controls & Governance 
•    Analytical Problem Solving 
•    Technical Reporting 
•    Stakeholder Communication 
•    Process Documentation 
•    Team Collaboration and Mentorship
 

Work Environment
•    Hybrid work arrangement based at the World Trade Center in New York City. 
 

Compensation
•    The good-faith hourly pay range for this position is approximately $70–$90 per hour, depending on
experience, qualifications, and client requirements.

 

Benefits Summary

401(k) and 401(k) Employer Matching
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Group Life Insurance, LTD and AD&D
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Professional Development Assistance

EEO Diversity Statement
PACO Group, Inc. is committed to furthering opportunities for everyone in the national construction market. The firm periodically reaffirms this commitment through an active affirmative action plan. It provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees without unlawful discrimination regarding race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, religion, military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or citizenship status. As an equal opportunity employer, we have recruited, hired, promoted, and retained an ethnically and socially diverse professional staff. Our efforts to date have produced a multidisciplinary workforce—a record of diversity that extends to the highest levels of the firm's management.