Construction Scheduler Recruitment

A Construction Scheduler develops and manages project schedules for heavy civil construction, coordinating activities, resources, milestones, and dependencies to help project teams anticipate delays and keep work progressing according to plan.
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WHY THIS ROLE IS HARD TO HIRE

  • It’s difficult to find someone who can build a realistic schedule while understanding the sequencing and production requirements of heavy civil construction.
  • The right candidate needs to understand how crews, equipment, materials, subcontractors, site conditions, and dependencies affect the critical path.
  • A weak scheduler can produce schedules that look accurate on paper but fail to reflect field realities, making it harder to identify delays before they affect project completion.

Brightway helps you find the right talent faster.

Brightway identifies Construction Schedulers with heavy civil experience, scheduling expertise, analytical ability, and field knowledge needed to build practical schedules and provide project teams with clear visibility into progress and risk.

About the Construction Scheduler Role

A Construction Scheduler develops, maintains, and analyzes schedules throughout the lifecycle of heavy civil construction projects. The role works closely with project managers, superintendents, engineers, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to establish activity sequences, durations, milestones, resource requirements, and project dependencies. The strongest Construction Schedulers understand that a schedule is more than a collection of dates. They connect planned activities to actual field production, identify changes in the critical path, analyze schedule impacts, and communicate potential delays before they become larger project problems. On heavy civil projects, where weather, site conditions, equipment, quantities, utility conflicts, and complex sequencing can affect production, strong scheduling discipline is particularly valuable.

Role Highlights

Experience

5-10+ Years

Core Focus

Project Scheduling

Key Areas

CPM, Progress & Forecasting

Work Environment

Field & Office

Project Focus

Heavy Civil Projects

Recruitment Type

Permanent

What does a Construction Scheduler Do?

Develop Project Schedules

Builds detailed project schedules that establish activities, sequencing, durations, milestones, and dependencies.

Monitor Progress

Compares planned progress with actual field performance and updates schedules accordingly.

Analyze Critical Path

Identifies critical activities, schedule constraints, and potential impacts to project completion.

Forecast Schedule Outcomes

Uses schedule data and field information to forecast completion dates and identify emerging delays.

Coordinate Project Teams

Coordinate Schedule Recovery

Works with project teams to evaluate recovery options and adjust sequencing when project performance falls behind plan.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Develop and maintain detailed schedules for heavy civil construction projects.
  • Establish activity sequences, durations, milestones, dependencies, and critical path logic.
  • Update schedules using actual field progress, production data, and project changes.
  • Analyze schedule delays, impacts, constraints, and recovery opportunities.
  • Communicate schedule status, forecasts, and risks to project managers and field leadership.
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QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Experience

Experience

5-10+ years of construction scheduling or heavy civil project controls experience.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Project Management, or related field preferred.

Certifications

Certifications

AACE, PMI, scheduling, or other relevant project controls credentials can be beneficial.

CORE SKILLS

Construction Scheduling
Critical Path Method
Progress Tracking
Schedule Forecasting
Delay Analysis
Schedule Recovery

MARKET & COMPENSATION INSIGHTS

typical Salary Range

$90,000-$140,000

Performance Bonus

Experience Level

Mid / Senior

Role Demand

High

Hiring Market

Nationwide

Compensation varies by location, project size, heavy civil specialty, scheduling software expertise, experience, employer, and the level of project controls responsibility assigned to the role.

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