Construction Schedule Manager

About This Role

A leading automotive manufacturer is hiring a Schedule Manager to lead construction scheduling for a major plant project in San Antonio, TX (100% onsite). You will build and maintain the master project schedule in Microsoft Project from pre-construction through closeout, run critical path and delay analyses, develop recovery schedules, and report progress through EVM metrics, S-curves, and dashboards while coordinating look-aheads with project managers, superintendents, and trade contractors.

Responsibilities

• Build dynamic, detailed master project schedules from pre-construction to closeout using Microsoft Project
• Establish accurate activity logic, predecessor and successor relationships, lead and lag times, and work breakdown structures (WBS)
• Progress-update master schedules daily, weekly, and monthly by tracking field productivity, milestones, and subcontractor site activities
• Monitor and analyze critical and near-critical paths to identify bottlenecks before they impact completion dates
• Perform Time Impact Analyses (TIA) and delay forensic reviews to evaluate change orders, claims, and scope modifications
• Develop recovery or acceleration schedules (fast-tracking or crashing) with field teams when delays occur
• Lead scheduling review meetings with Project Managers, Superintendents, and trade contractors to align on short-term look-aheads
• Generate Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics, S-curves, and progress dashboards for executive and owner/client reporting
• Analyze resource loading (manpower, equipment, materials) to align trade labor availability with site capacity and baseline targets

Qualifications

• Associate or technical degree
• Construction scheduling experience building and maintaining master schedules from pre-construction through closeout
• Strong command of scheduling logic, sequencing, WBS, and lead/lag relationships
• Experience with critical path analysis, Time Impact Analysis (TIA), and delay forensic reviews
• Experience developing recovery and acceleration schedules and leading look-ahead coordination meetings
• Able to work 100% onsite in San Antonio, TX, travel about 5%, and work about 10% overtime
• Preferred: Primavera P6; automotive or industrial manufacturing construction experience; PMI-SP or PSP certification

Required Skills

• Construction scheduling from pre-construction to closeout
• Schedule logic, sequencing, and work breakdown structure (WBS) development
• Critical path and near-critical path analysis
• Time Impact Analysis (TIA), delay forensics, and change-order evaluation
• Recovery and acceleration scheduling (fast-tracking, crashing)
• Earned Value Management (EVM), S-curves, and progress dashboarding
• Resource loading and look-ahead coordination with field teams
• *Software / tools:* Microsoft Project (primary); Primavera P6 (a plus); Excel