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E2 Consulting Engineers, LP (E2) is a professional services firm established in 1988 specializing in a full spectrum of engineering services including, project engineering and design, federal base operations and infrastructure support services, gas pipeline construction and inspection services, environmental consulting and remediation, and information technology services. At E2, we value safety, innovation and collaboration, and we are dedicated to excellence.
Overview:
The Senior Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, analyzing, and reporting integrated project schedules for a portfolio of electric transmission, substation, and utility infrastructure projects. This role supports both greenfield and brownfield capital projects by providing advanced scheduling expertise, schedule risk analysis, forecasting, earned value management, progress measurement, and project controls reporting. The Senior Scheduler utilizes Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, and related project controls systems to support project planning, performance tracking, financial forecasting, and executive reporting.
Responsibilities:
Schedule Development and Management:
- Develop and maintain detailed Primavera P6 schedules for complex facility, and utility infrastructure projects and sub-stations.
- Develop cost- and resource-loaded schedules and integrate schedule progress with cost information to support forecasting, resource planning, cash-flow projections, and Earned Value Analysis.
- Develop integrated project schedules from approved scope, project execution plans, engineering deliverables, procurement requirements, construction sequencing, and contractual milestones.
- Establish and maintain approved project baseline schedules and perform current-versus-baseline analysis to identify milestone movement, schedule variance, and developing areas of concern.
- Integrate EPC and contractor schedules, subcontractor schedules, and schedule fragments into the overall project and program master schedules while maintaining appropriate schedule logic and coding structures.
- Integrate Primavera P6 data into other platforms, such as Oracle Unifier, K2, SAP, IBM Planning Analytics.
- Maintain compliance with established Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project codes, global codes, calendars, templates, and scheduling procedures across projects and programs.
Schedule Analysis and Risk Management:
- Analyze schedules for compression and recovery opportunities and work with Project Managers, construction teams, engineering, procurement, and contractors to develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
- Conduct Time Impact Analysis (TIA) by developing and inserting schedule fragments to evaluate the prospective impact of scope changes, design modifications, unforeseen field conditions, procurement delays, and other project events.
- Evaluate potential schedule impacts associated with design changes, procurement delays, construction constraints, contractor performance, and field conditions.
- Perform comprehensive schedule delay analysis using Primavera P6 to identify, quantify, and assess delays affecting critical and near-critical paths, contractual milestones, and forecast completion dates.
- Perform detailed Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis to identify critical and near-critical activities, schedule constraints, float erosion, emerging delays, and potential impacts to key project milestones.
- Perform Earned Value Analysis and evaluate planned value, earned value, actual costs, schedule performance, cost performance, and forecast trends to support management decision-making.
- Perform routine schedule QA/QC assessments, including reviews of logic, open ends, constraints, excessive float, negative float, out-of-sequence progress, activity durations, calendars, coding, and compliance with scheduling standards.
- Provide timely schedule analysis and recommendations to project leadership regarding potential delays, resource constraints, sequencing issues, and milestone risks.
Project Controls, Reporting, and Financial Support:
- Develop dashboards and management reports to communicate project schedule status, milestone performance, critical-path activities, schedule variance, cost trends, and forecast completion dates.
- Publish approved schedules, reports, and schedule extracts in PDF, Excel, and other required formats to designated SharePoint and project document-control locations and Oracle Unifier.
Systems and Data Management:
- Maintain project schedules and controls data within Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, and other enterprise systems.
- Support integration with ERP and business intelligence platforms.
Communication and Stakeholder Coordination:
- Collaborate with project controls leadership and stakeholders to develop and refine schedule templates, scheduling procedures, standards, coding structures, and scheduling manuals.
- Communicate schedule deficiencies and recommend corrective actions to Project Managers, project controls personnel, contractors, and other stakeholders.
- Communicate effectively to a diverse audience of different levels of education and expertise verbally and in writing; able to present to a large audience; works well in one-on-one and group settings requiring excellent interpersonal skills.
- Coordinate schedule information with cost controls and project management teams to produce detailed project reports analyzing actual costs, forecast costs, project cash flows, schedule performance, and cost/schedule trends.
- Coordinate scheduling activities across multiple projects and work with other schedulers to maintain consistent scheduling methodology and reporting standards.
- Develops, trains, and mentors lower-level schedulers.
- Facilitate regular schedule review meetings with Project Managers, engineering, procurement, construction, contractors, and client stakeholders to validate progress and resolve schedule issues.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree.
- 10+ years of project scheduling experience.
- Primavera P6.
- Experience with Oracle Unifier.
- Experience supporting electric transmission, substation, and utility infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge of CPM, TIA, schedule risk analysis, recovery planning, and EVM.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- PMI-SP, PMP, AACE PSP, or equivalent certification.
- Experience with transmission line, substation, renewable interconnection, or utility capital programs.
BENEFITS:
E2 Consulting Engineers, LP offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off.
TRAVEL:
10%
LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY:
Yes
DRUG FREE WORKPLACE:
E2 Consulting Engineers, LP is a Drug Free Workplace. After accepting an offer of employment, applicants may be required to undergo background checks, drug testing, and/or fit-for-duty physical examination. Drug screens will include, but not be limited to, Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolites, Marijuana Metabolites (THC), Opiates, and Phencyclidine (PCP). As a federal contractor, E2 cannot permit employees in certain positions to use medical marijuana, even if prescribed by an authorized physician.
SOLICITATION:
Please no solicitation of any kind from agencies, staffing, or recruiting firms.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
E2 Consulting Engineers, LP (E2) is a professional services firm established in 1988 specializing in a full spectrum of engineering services including, project engineering and design, federal base operations and infrastructure support services, gas pipeline construction and inspection services, environmental consulting and remediation, and information technology services. At E2, we value safety, innovation and collaboration, and we are dedicated to excellence.
Overview:
The Senior Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, analyzing, and reporting integrated project schedules for a portfolio of electric transmission, substation, and utility infrastructure projects. This role supports both greenfield and brownfield capital projects by providing advanced scheduling expertise, schedule risk analysis, forecasting, earned value management, progress measurement, and project controls reporting. The Senior Scheduler utilizes Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, and related project controls systems to support project planning, performance tracking, financial forecasting, and executive reporting.
Responsibilities:
Schedule Development and Management:
- Develop and maintain detailed Primavera P6 schedules for complex facility, and utility infrastructure projects and sub-stations.
- Develop cost- and resource-loaded schedules and integrate schedule progress with cost information to support forecasting, resource planning, cash-flow projections, and Earned Value Analysis.
- Develop integrated project schedules from approved scope, project execution plans, engineering deliverables, procurement requirements, construction sequencing, and contractual milestones.
- Establish and maintain approved project baseline schedules and perform current-versus-baseline analysis to identify milestone movement, schedule variance, and developing areas of concern.
- Integrate EPC and contractor schedules, subcontractor schedules, and schedule fragments into the overall project and program master schedules while maintaining appropriate schedule logic and coding structures.
- Integrate Primavera P6 data into other platforms, such as Oracle Unifier, K2, SAP, IBM Planning Analytics.
- Maintain compliance with established Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project codes, global codes, calendars, templates, and scheduling procedures across projects and programs.
Schedule Analysis and Risk Management:
- Analyze schedules for compression and recovery opportunities and work with Project Managers, construction teams, engineering, procurement, and contractors to develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
- Conduct Time Impact Analysis (TIA) by developing and inserting schedule fragments to evaluate the prospective impact of scope changes, design modifications, unforeseen field conditions, procurement delays, and other project events.
- Evaluate potential schedule impacts associated with design changes, procurement delays, construction constraints, contractor performance, and field conditions.
- Perform comprehensive schedule delay analysis using Primavera P6 to identify, quantify, and assess delays affecting critical and near-critical paths, contractual milestones, and forecast completion dates.
- Perform detailed Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis to identify critical and near-critical activities, schedule constraints, float erosion, emerging delays, and potential impacts to key project milestones.
- Perform Earned Value Analysis and evaluate planned value, earned value, actual costs, schedule performance, cost performance, and forecast trends to support management decision-making.
- Perform routine schedule QA/QC assessments, including reviews of logic, open ends, constraints, excessive float, negative float, out-of-sequence progress, activity durations, calendars, coding, and compliance with scheduling standards.
- Provide timely schedule analysis and recommendations to project leadership regarding potential delays, resource constraints, sequencing issues, and milestone risks.
Project Controls, Reporting, and Financial Support:
- Develop dashboards and management reports to communicate project schedule status, milestone performance, critical-path activities, schedule variance, cost trends, and forecast completion dates.
- Publish approved schedules, reports, and schedule extracts in PDF, Excel, and other required formats to designated SharePoint and project document-control locations and Oracle Unifier.
Systems and Data Management:
- Maintain project schedules and controls data within Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, and other enterprise systems.
- Support integration with ERP and business intelligence platforms.
Communication and Stakeholder Coordination:
- Collaborate with project controls leadership and stakeholders to develop and refine schedule templates, scheduling procedures, standards, coding structures, and scheduling manuals.
- Communicate schedule deficiencies and recommend corrective actions to Project Managers, project controls personnel, contractors, and other stakeholders.
- Communicate effectively to a diverse audience of different levels of education and expertise verbally and in writing; able to present to a large audience; works well in one-on-one and group settings requiring excellent interpersonal skills.
- Coordinate schedule information with cost controls and project management teams to produce detailed project reports analyzing actual costs, forecast costs, project cash flows, schedule performance, and cost/schedule trends.
- Coordinate scheduling activities across multiple projects and work with other schedulers to maintain consistent scheduling methodology and reporting standards.
- Develops, trains, and mentors lower-level schedulers.
- Facilitate regular schedule review meetings with Project Managers, engineering, procurement, construction, contractors, and client stakeholders to validate progress and resolve schedule issues.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree.
- 10+ years of project scheduling experience.
- Primavera P6.
- Experience with Oracle Unifier.
- Experience supporting electric transmission, substation, and utility infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge of CPM, TIA, schedule risk analysis, recovery planning, and EVM.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- PMI-SP, PMP, AACE PSP, or equivalent certification.
- Experience with transmission line, substation, renewable interconnection, or utility capital programs.
BENEFITS:
E2 Consulting Engineers, LP offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off.
TRAVEL:
10%
LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY:
Yes
DRUG FREE WORKPLACE:
E2 Consulting Engineers, LP is a Drug Free Workplace. After accepting an offer of employment, applicants may be required to undergo background checks, drug testing, and/or fit-for-duty physical examination. Drug screens will include, but not be limited to, Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolites, Marijuana Metabolites (THC), Opiates, and Phencyclidine (PCP). As a federal contractor, E2 cannot permit employees in certain positions to use medical marijuana, even if prescribed by an authorized physician.
SOLICITATION:
Please no solicitation of any kind from agencies, staffing, or recruiting firms.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Project Scheduler
Match your degree to SOC codes
Project Scheduler roles map to SOC code 11-3012 or 13-1082 depending on the employer's framing. Confirm your degree field aligns with the occupation USCIS will evaluate, since a mismatch between your credentials and the SOC code is a common RFE trigger.
Pull LCA data for scheduler-heavy industries
Defense contractors, engineering firms, and general contractors file the most LCAs for scheduler roles. Search Migrate Mate by job title and industry to identify employers with active H-1B filing history specifically for Project Scheduler and related planning positions.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating offers
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your work location and SOC code. Run the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions so you know the floor the employer is legally required to meet.
Target employers already enrolled in E-Verify
Federal contractors and subcontractors are required to use E-Verify, which also signals an established H-1B sponsorship process. Prioritizing these employers reduces the risk of working with HR teams unfamiliar with the LCA certification and I-129 filing timeline.
Check the O*NET profile before interviews
Review the O*NET occupation profile for Project Scheduler to confirm the listed tasks and required knowledge areas match your actual work history. USCIS evaluates whether your duties genuinely require a specialized degree, and the O*NET profile shapes how the specialty occupation argument is built.
Start the H-1B process before your OPT expires
If you're on OPT, your employer must file the H-1B petition by April 1 for an October 1 start date. For roles where cap-gap applies, confirm your offer letter and I-20 are current so USCIS can verify continuous authorization through the transition.
H-1B Visa Project Scheduler: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Project Scheduler role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the employer can demonstrate the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as construction management, civil engineering, industrial engineering, or a related discipline. The challenge arises when job postings list the degree as preferred rather than required. USCIS evaluates the actual duties performed, so your employer's petition must show the complexity of the scheduling work demands specialized theoretical knowledge, not just software proficiency.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for Project Scheduler roles?
Defense contractors, infrastructure engineering firms, construction management companies, and large IT project management consultancies file the most H-1B petitions for Project Scheduler and related planning titles. Federal contractors are especially consistent sponsors because E-Verify enrollment and established HR compliance infrastructure make the H-1B process routine for them. You can browse employers with verified LCA filing history for these roles on Migrate Mate.
Can my employer file the H-1B petition for a remote Project Scheduler position?
Yes, but the LCA must list every location where you'll perform work, including your home address if you're working remotely. If you move or your employer changes your work site, an amended LCA and potentially an amended I-129 petition are required. This is a common compliance issue in project-based roles where schedulers are assigned to different job sites throughout a contract.
What happens to my H-1B status if I'm reassigned to a different project or client?
A change in work location or a material change in your job duties can require your employer to file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS before the change takes effect. For Project Schedulers who move between client sites, each new worksite in a different Metropolitan Statistical Area requires a new LCA posting. Failing to file an amendment when required is a compliance violation that affects both your status and your employer's ability to sponsor future workers.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Project Scheduler job seekers?
Project Scheduler roles are subject to the standard H-1B cap of 65,000 slots plus 20,000 for U.S. master's degree holders. USCIS runs the electronic registration lottery in March, and only selected registrants can have petitions filed for an October 1 start date. If you hold a U.S. master's degree in engineering or a related field, you're entered in both lottery pools, which improves your selection odds. Cap-exempt employers such as universities and certain nonprofits can file year-round.