Construction Scheduling Manager

CMES

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profile Job Location:

Norcross, GA - USA

profile Yearly Salary: $ 115000 - 135000
Posted on: 03-10-2025
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Benefits:
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
Construction Scheduling Manager is responsible for developing managing and analyzing critical path method (CPM) schedules for heavy highway and civil infrastructure projects. This role ensures schedules are realistic contract-compliant and provide meaningful tools for project managers superintendents and executive leadership to plan monitor and deliver projects successfully.
Key Responsibilities
Schedule Development
  • Develop baseline schedules in Primavera P6 for multi-million-dollar highway bridge and civil projects.
  • Integrate design procurement subcontractor and construction activities into contract-compliant schedules.
  • Define work breakdown structures (WBS) aligned with project scope and pay items.
Schedule Management
  • Assist PMs and PEs in maintaining and updating project schedules weekly/monthly with input from field teams.
  • Perform critical path and float analysis to identify key milestones and risks.
  • Evaluate time impact analyses (TIAs) for change orders delays and claims.
  • Assist in providing look-ahead schedules to field leadership (2- to 6-week intervals).
Coordination & Communication
  • Work closely with project managers engineers and superintendents to ensure schedules reflect actual field conditions and production rates.
  • Coordinate with subcontractors and suppliers for accurate activity durations and sequencing.
  • Present schedule updates and risk assessments to owners DOT representatives and executives.
Analysis & Reporting
  • Generate resource- and cost-loaded schedules to monitor labor equipment and cash flow.
  • Prepare executive-level dashboard reports highlighting risks delays and recovery options.
  • Support claims negotiations and dispute resolution with schedule analysis and documentation.
Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree in Construction Management Civil Engineering or related field (preferred).
  • Minimum 710 years scheduling experience in heavy civil/highway construction preferred.
  • Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (required).
  • Strong understanding of DOT specifications standard construction practices and CPM scheduling principles.
  • Experience with GDOT or other state DOT contracts highly desirable.
  • Ability to read and interpret construction drawings specifications and contract requirements.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to present schedule data clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Key Attributes
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized.
  • Strong problem-solving and risk-assessment skills.
  • Collaborative mindset able to bridge office and field perspectives.
  • Proactive in identifying risks delays and opportunities for acceleration.
Performance Indicators
  • Timeliness and accuracy of baseline schedule submission/approval.
  • Quality of monthly updates and reporting.
  • Ability to support project teams in mitigating delays and maintaining critical milestones.
  • Contribution to successful time extension negotiations and claim support.
Compensation: $115000.00 - $135000.00 per year

CMES Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer M/F/V/H/AA. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. CMES Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy) gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran and without regard to any other characteristic protected by applicable law all in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. CMES Inc. complies with applicable federal state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including hiring placement classification promotion termination compensation benefits job training and other aspects of employment.




CMES Inc. was founded in February 1996 by professional civil engineers. The initial operations of CMES Inc. were conducted from their home in Lawrenceville Georgia. The founders were only employees for a time working diligently to obtain and complete projects within budget and on time as per contract specifications.

Today we are still young but also an aggressive company comprised of experienced professionals from the engineering design analysis construction and project management fields. We have grown to a workforce of over 300 dedicated employees and a fleet of more than 400 heavy construction equipment and vehicles. Our corporate office is located on a 67000 square foot facility which houses contracts estimating administrating accounting human resources and our fleet departments. CMES Inc. ranks among the Top 5 Heavy Highway Contractors based in turn the company has grown steadily over the years which is evidenced by revenues exceeding $100M.

Certifications from various entities in the Metro-Atlanta area are held by CMES Inc. and include DOT certifications MBE and EBO/ABE.



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