Program Controls Scheduling Manager
$120,000–$200,000 year
On-siteBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Review contractor schedules for compliance with technicalities, analyze variances, and conduct Time Impact Analyses to evaluate schedule impacts from changes or scope modifications. Maintain baseline schedule control systems for Force Account work and develop detailed estimates including constructability reviews. Coordinate with project managers, contractors, and third-party stakeholders to confirm progress, develop recovery plans, and mitigate risks related to utility conflicts or delays. Collect data, prepare regular progress reports, and present performance briefings to executive leadership while monitoring key performance metrics. Lead schedule recovery efforts and ensure milestones are met from early estimating through construction closeout.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 8 years of related experience
- demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- Experience in Construction Schedule Planning
- Experience maintaining and updating detailed project schedules
- coordinating with utility providers and third-party stakeholders
- ensuring timely execution of force account work in compliance with project goals and regulatory requirements
- integrating multiple project schedules into a cohesive program framework
- managing interdependencies, risks, resource alignment
- partnering closely with project managers and senior leadership to guide strategic decisions
- providing authoritative scheduling oversight
- ensuring program objectives are met from early estimating through construction and closeout
- Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules using project management software (e.g., Primavera P6)
- Review data for schedule baseline development and maintenance
- Lead gathering and assembling data for schedule updating
- Analyze project progress and identify potential delays or issues, providing solutions to keep the project on track
- Lead schedule recovery and mitigation efforts, including corrective action recommendations
- Coordinate with project managers, construction managers, designer of record, 3rd party stakeholders, and contractors to confirm progress achieved, collect variance explanations, develop recovery plans, and ensure project milestones are met
- Identify and mitigate scheduling risks associated with utility conflicts and force account delays
- Identify and monitor key performance metrics to assist in assessing and reporting the health of the project
- Maintain a baseline schedule control system for Maintenance Production Services (MPS) Force Account work
- Conduct Time Impact Analyses (TIA) to evaluate schedule impacts related to changes, delays, or scope modifications
- Develop and maintain detailed estimates and integrated schedules, including constructability reviews and ongoing maintenance of schedule logic integrity driven by optimization studies
- Monitor and report procurement status, material deliveries, and impacts to Force Account schedules
- Coordinate scheduling and cost activities with owner and third‐party contractors, including CMARs A, B, and future CMAR packages
- Provide negotiation support for contract modifications, change orders, and Force Account adjustments
- Identify, track, and analyze schedule trends
- Support maintenance of relevant dashboards, KPIs, and performance reporting metrics
- Prepare and present Force Account performance briefings to Force Account management and Executive Leadership
- Sponsorship for US employment authorization
- Relocation
Desired Qualifications
- Experience on Amtrak or other public transit agency projects
- Experience on review/development of Time Impact Analysis
- Experience in reviewing Contractor's Baseline / Update / TIA schedules
- Experience with schedule evolution from estimating through design - construction - closeout including changes
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