Lead Scheduler
Dragados USA

Dragados (Group ACS) and Acciona Groups have been awarded a contract to finance, build and then operate for 50 years the SR400 Express Lane project of more than 25 km of managed lanes in Atlanta, Georgia. The project has a construction value of more than $4.6 billion (EUR 4.2 billion).

The Lead Scheduler is responsible for creating and maintaining the project schedule and providing detailed time analysis to Project Managers/Engineer.

• Create and manage the schedules used in the bid preparation process
• Ability to handle large project schedules with multiple activities and integrate to or from other owner or joint venture partner schedules
• Perform take-off of quantities and activities from construction drawings or other documents for creation of construction schedule
• Create and maintain construction schedules based on specific requirement from multiple departments
• Meet with owners or joint venture partners to develop schedules
• Ability to populate schedule with resource and cost information
• Update, maintain, and revise monthly and weekly schedules and reports
• Compare, and report on comparisons of monthly schedules:

• Changes
• Delays
• Accelerations

• Identify warnings and risks to the project for the purpose of mitigating the impact of these risks
• Analyze monthly schedules and prepare reports for the purpose of dispute resolution issue

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• At least 15 years' experience in heavy civil or general engineering construction required working on large $B projects
• Advanced knowledge in scheduling software is required, including P6 scheduling software, Microsoft Project, Pertmaster (or similar)
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings
• Experience with large transportation projects (roadways, bridges, airports, etc.)
• Excellent technical and mathematical abilities
• Proficiency in excel and word software programs