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AECOM Seeks a Project Planning and Scheduling Specialist II for NYC Transportation Projects. Looking for a new opportunity in construction planning and scheduling? AECOM is hiring a Project Planning and Scheduling Specialist I to join our team in New York City. This role will be focused on transportation themed projects. This is not a telecommute/remote role.

This person will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Reviewing and developing schedules for the construction of highways, bridges, and railways
• Utilizing Oracle Primavera P6 scheduling software
• Reviewing and performing analyses on construction delays to determine time impact
• Executing project controls functions, including cost analysis, cost and resource loading schedules
• Reading and understanding construction plans and contract documents related to highways, bridges, and railways
• Will be working on construction operations and methods related to highways, bridges, and railways
• Preparing concise schedule analysis reports and verbally communicating with construction teams
• Planning and scheduling concepts and principles, including financial performance impacts
• Will work with data sources and supports basic schedule development
• Supporting the analysis of schedules, identifying and investigating project schedule variances
• Collecting, updating, and producing scheduling reports and assisting in the development and maintenance of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Supporting basic schedule development and assists in gathering and assembling data for updating schedules
• Supporting the measurement of project schedule progress and gathers and assembles data for schedule and network updating
• Gathering data for schedule baseline development and maintenance and familiar with construction drawings, specifications, and construction contracting methods
• Working with CPM scheduling concepts and principles and develop basic engineering, procurement, and construction logic
• Working with concepts and principles of scope control and change management, as well as earned value methodology
• Assisting in monthly report preparation and participates in planning and scheduling meetings to gain insight into planning and scheduling issues
• Scheduling and cost baseline fundamentals, concepts, and principles at an intermediate to expert level
• Identifying mitigation options, assessing schedule delays, and reviewing time impacts and analyzing critical path changes and impacts
• Reporting on schedule and construction status, running scheduling meetings, and coordinates with construction teams to understand schedule impacts

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS in Civil Engineering, Construction Management + 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Experience in Oracle Primavera P6 software

Preferred Requirements

• Master's in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Capability to read and interpret plans relating to highway, bridge, and rail construction
• Ability to create schedules to determine contract time
• Understanding of construction methods for highways, bridges, and rails
• Competency in reviewing construction schedules

Additional Details

• Sponsorship is not available for this position
• Relocation is not available for this position

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Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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