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
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Project Planning
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Partner with estimating, project management, and operations leadership to break down complex hyperscale data center projects into clear tasks, milestones, and deliverables.
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Support the creation and structure of work packages aligned with field workflows and execution strategies.
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Provide scheduling guidance during project pursuit, planning, and execution phases.
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Schedule Development
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Build and maintain detailed schedules using Primavera P6 or Asta Powerproject.
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Define activity sequencing, dependencies, and duration based on scope, drawings, and project leadership input.
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Establish schedule baselines in partnership with project leadership.
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Develop and oversee multiple project schedules simultaneously across large-scale data center programs.
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Critical Path & Schedule Analysis
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Identify, maintain, and communicate the critical path and near-critical paths.
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Develop custom reports and schedule views that highlight risks and impacts.
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Provide strategic schedule recommendations to project leadership and clients.
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Resource Allocation
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Coordinate labor, equipment, and material needs to optimize availability and utilization.
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Identify constraints and recommend adjustments that keep work on track.
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Progress Tracking & Reporting
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Monitor schedule performance against the baseline and analyze variances.
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Deliver updates, look-aheads, and recovery recommendations.
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Support earned value analysis when applicable.
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Present schedule status, forecasts, and recovery plans to senior leadership and client stakeholders.
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Risk Management
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Identify schedule risks including long-lead materials, design changes, subcontractor delays, weather impacts, and procurement impacts.
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Build mitigation strategies and integrate contingency plans.
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Work with project leadership to develop what-if scenario planning.
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Leadership & Mentorship
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Serve as the scheduling subject matter expert for assigned projects.
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Mentor and provide guidance to Project Schedulers and project teams on scheduling best practices.
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Support the continuous improvement of scheduling standards, templates, and processes across the organization.
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Collaboration & Communication
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Work closely with project managers, engineers, programmers, field leaders, subcontractors, and clients to maintain alignment.
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Lead schedule review meetings and support timely issue resolution.
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Collaborate directly with owners and trade partners to ensure schedule alignment across all phases of construction.
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Software Utilization
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Maintain advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, including resource loading, WBS structuring, baselining, and quality checks.
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Ensure schedule quality meets company and industry standards.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred.
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7+ years of construction scheduling experience, with at least 5 years utilizing Primavera P6.
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Experience scheduling large industrial, mission critical, or hyperscale data center projects strongly preferred.
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Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications.
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Strong understanding of CPM scheduling principles and schedule recovery planning.
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Industrial construction and/or MEP experience strongly preferred.
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Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
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Understanding of construction methods, industrial processes, and project execution.
Requirements
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Travel up to 50%, depending on project needs.
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May be based in Tulsa, OK | Omaha, NE | Sioux Center, IA | Sioux Falls, SD.
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Remote considered with preference given to candidates near an Interstates office.
Benefits
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Interstates is an EEO provider and offers a drug-free workplace.
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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.
