Scheduler- Mission Critical in Boston, Massachusetts at Shawmut Design and Construction

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 100 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennials, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 15 offices nationwide.

Here’s a glimpse into what we offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – Be an employee-owner!
• 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.

The Construction Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules for data center construction projects ranging from ground-up hyperscale campuses to fit-out and critical infrastructure upgrades. This role serves as the scheduling subject matter expert on the project team, providing reliable schedule data to support decision-making by Project Managers, Superintendents, and owner stakeholders.

The Scheduler works across all phases of a project – from pre-construction baseline development through turnover and closeout – integrating input from all trades to produce a comprehensive, resource-loaded critical path method (CPM) schedule that accurately reflects the complexity and sequencing demands of mission-critical facility construction.

Schedule Development & Maintenance

• Develop and maintain detailed CPM project schedules using Primavera P6 and Smart PM, integrating all phases of work including civil/site, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, low-voltage, controls/BMS, and commissioning.
• Build and maintain the project baseline schedule in coordination with the Project Manager, Superintendent, and key subcontractors; obtain owner approval and maintain a frozen baseline for variance tracking.
• Produce and issue updated schedules on a weekly and monthly basis, incorporating actual progress, look-ahead windows, and revised logic as conditions warrant.
• Develop and maintain a 3-week look-ahead schedule in coordination with the field Superintendent to drive near-term production planning.
• Model and analyze schedule impacts of changes in scope, unforeseen conditions, design revisions, equipment delivery delays, and other project events.

Critical Path & Delay Analysis

• Perform and maintain ongoing critical path analysis; identify float consumption, schedule compression, and emerging delays before they affect the project completion date.
• Prepare Time Impact Analyses (TIAs) and schedule delay analyses in support of change order negotiations, owner claims, and dispute resolution.
• Develop and evaluate schedule recovery plans, acceleration scenarios, and “what-if” analyses to support project management decisions.
• Identify and communicate schedule risks proactively; recommend mitigation measures and track resolution.

Subcontractor & Trade Coordination

• Solicit, review, and integrate subcontractor schedule input; challenge logic, durations, and sequencing assumptions to ensure schedule integrity across all trades.
• Facilitate scheduling coordination meetings with subcontractors; drive accountability for schedule commitments and milestone adherence.
• Coordinate with procurement and long-lead equipment tracking to incorporate generator, switchgear, UPS, chiller, cooling tower, and other critical equipment deliveries into the schedule.
• Ensure commissioning and startup sequencing – including Cx agent, owner’s representative, and utility coordination milestones – are fully integrated into the schedule.

Reporting & Communication

• Prepare and issue weekly schedule narrative reports summarizing project status, critical path, milestone performance, earned value (where applicable), and upcoming risks.
• Develop schedule graphics, S-curves, milestone charts, and logic diagrams for owner presentations, executive briefings, and contract deliverables.
• Support the Project Manager in presenting schedule status to ownership, hyperscale/colocation clients, and technical representatives.
• Maintain a project schedule change log documenting all baseline revisions, logic changes, and owner-directed schedule modifications.

Pre-Construction & Proposal Support

• Assist in the development of proposal schedules, bid schedules, and preliminary CPM schedules during the pursuit and pre-construction phases.
• Participate in constructability reviews, phasing studies, and sequencing workshops to optimize project delivery strategy.Support contract schedule specification review; identify scheduling requirements and obligations during contract negotiation.

• Experience: 5+ years of construction scheduling experience on large-scale industrial, or mission-critical projects; direct experience scheduling data center, semiconductor fab, pharmaceutical, or similarly complex MEP-intensive projects is strongly preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field required; equivalent experience in lieu of degree considered.
• Additional Role Specific Skills
  • Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining CPM schedules through all phases of construction, including commissioning and owner turnover.
  • Experience preparing Time Impact Analyses and supporting claims or change order negotiations is a plus.
  • Familiarity with data center infrastructure systems – including standby power (generators, UPS, ATS/STS, switchgear), cooling (chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, CRACs), BMS/DCIM, and structured cabling – sufficient to understand sequencing and interdependencies.
  • Expert proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6 (required); Microsoft Project proficiency a plus.
  • Proficiency in Bluebeam Revu for plan review and markup.
  • Working knowledge of Procore or similar construction management platforms.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; ability to build and manage schedule data exports, pivot analyses, and earned value tracking.
  • Experience with BIM/model-based scheduling (4D) and schedule integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud or similar platforms preferred.
  • Familiarity with Lean construction planning methodologies (Last Planner System) a plus.