Role Description At Interstates, we know that project success starts long before boots hit the ground. It begins with a schedule—crafted with precision, grounded in real-world conditions, and built by someone who understands how to keep complex hyperscale data center projects moving safely and efficiently. What You'll Do - Project Planning - Partner with estimating, project management, and operations leadership to break down complex hyperscale data center projects into clear tasks, milestones, and deliverables. - Support the creation and structure of work packages aligned with field workflows and execution strategies. - Provide scheduling guidance during project pursuit, planning, and execution phases. - Schedule Development - Build and maintain detailed schedules using Primavera P6 or Asta Powerproject. - Define activity sequencing, dependencies, and duration based on scope, drawings, and project leadership input. - Establish schedule baselines in partnership with project leadership. - Develop and oversee multiple project schedules simultaneously across large-scale data center programs. - Critical Path & Schedule Analysis - Identify, maintain, and communicate the critical path and near-critical paths. - Develop custom reports and schedule views that highlight risks and impacts. - Provide strategic schedule recommendations to project leadership and clients. - Resource Allocation - Coordinate labor, equipment, and material needs to optimize availability and utilization. - Identify constraints and recommend adjustments that keep work on track. - Progress Tracking & Reporting - Monitor schedule performance against the baseline and analyze variances. - Deliver updates, look-aheads, and recovery recommendations. - Support earned value analysis when applicable. - Present schedule status, forecasts, and recovery plans to senior leadership and client stakeholders. - Risk Management - Identify schedule risks including long-lead materials, design changes, subcontractor delays, weather impacts, and procurement impacts. - Build mitigation strategies and integrate contingency plans. - Work with project leadership to develop what-if scenario planning. - Leadership & Mentorship - Serve as the scheduling subject matter expert for assigned projects. - Mentor and provide guidance to Project Schedulers and project teams on scheduling best practices. - Support the continuous improvement of scheduling standards, templates, and processes across the organization. - Collaboration & Communication - Work closely with project managers, engineers, programmers, field leaders, subcontractors, and clients to maintain alignment. - Lead schedule review meetings and support timely issue resolution. - Collaborate directly with owners and trade partners to ensure schedule alignment across all phases of construction. - Software Utilization - Maintain advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, including resource loading, WBS structuring, baselining, and quality checks. - Ensure schedule quality meets company and industry standards. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred. - 7+ years of construction scheduling experience, with at least 5 years utilizing Primavera P6. - Experience scheduling large industrial, mission critical, or hyperscale data center projects strongly preferred. - Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications. - Strong understanding of CPM scheduling principles and schedule recovery planning. - Industrial construction and/or MEP experience strongly preferred. - Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills. - Understanding of construction methods, industrial processes, and project execution. Requirements - Travel up to 50%, depending on project needs. - May be based in Tulsa, OK | Omaha, NE | Sioux Center, IA | Sioux Falls, SD. - Remote considered with preference given to candidates near an Interstates office. Benefits - Interstates is an EEO provider and offers a drug-free workplace. - Employment at Interstates is at-will and may be terminated at any time with or without notice or cause, except as otherwise provided by law.