Scheduler
Location: Project-Based
Employment Type: Full-Time
Travel: Up to 50% Travel Required
Drive the Planning Behind Mission-Critical Infrastructure Projects
The successful delivery of hyperscale data centers and complex infrastructure projects depends on more than strong execution. It requires detailed planning, proactive forecasting, and disciplined schedule management from project pursuit through final turnover. Effective scheduling helps align project stakeholders, manage risks, optimize resources, and ensure critical milestones are achieved. At Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (MIS), we partner with customers, engineers, subcontractors, and construction professionals to deliver some of North America's most complex mission-critical, hyperscale, and infrastructure projects. As the General Contractor and EPC delivery arm of the Michels Family of Companies, MIS combines technical expertise with construction excellence to safely execute projects that power technology, connectivity, and economic growth. Find out how a career at Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. can change yours.
Position Overview
As a Scheduler, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, analyzing, and communicating project schedules supporting large-scale data center and infrastructure projects. You will work closely with project management, field operations, engineering, procurement, subcontractors, and customers to develop realistic execution plans and provide schedule visibility throughout the project lifecycle. This role plays a critical part in project success by identifying schedule risks, supporting recovery planning, evaluating progress, and ensuring project teams have the information necessary to make informed decisions. Success requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, collaboration, and the ability to translate complex project activities into actionable scheduling strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, manage, and maintain project schedules throughout planning, preconstruction, execution, commissioning, and project closeout.
- Collaborate with project teams to establish work breakdown structures, sequencing strategies, milestones, and schedule logic.
- Review project plans, drawings, subcontractor schedules, procurement activities, and execution strategies to develop comprehensive project schedules.
- Monitor project progress, analyze schedule performance, and identify potential delays, risks, and recovery opportunities.
- Support schedule updates, forecasting efforts, look-ahead planning, and executive reporting activities.
- Provide schedule-related insights and recommendations that support successful project delivery.
What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain schedules supporting hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
- Work closely with project managers, superintendents, engineers, procurement teams, and subcontractors to validate schedule assumptions and project sequencing.
- Perform critical path analysis, schedule risk evaluations, resource planning reviews, and progress assessments.
- Support construction, procurement, commissioning, and turnover planning efforts to ensure milestone achievement.
- Prepare schedule updates, executive dashboards, progress reports, and project performance analyses.
- Assist project teams in developing mitigation and recovery plans when schedule impacts arise.
Why Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.?
- We deliver some of North America's most complex mission-critical and hyperscale infrastructure projects.
- We are consistently ranked among the top 10% of Engineering News-Record's Top 400 Contractors.
- Our steady, strategic growth revolves around a commitment to quality.
- We are family owned and operated.
- We invest an average of $5,000 per employee per year in training and career development.
- We perform challenging, meaningful work that strengthens communities and powers economic growth.
- We believe everyone is responsible for promoting safety, regardless of job title.
- We are part of the Michels Family of Companies, one of North America's largest and most diversified energy and infrastructure contractors.
Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Health, Dental, and Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Legal Assistance and Identity Theft Protection Plans
Benefits may vary based on position and location.
Why You?
- You like to surround yourself with dedicated, value-driven people.
- You relish new challenges and evolving technology.
- You cringe when you hear: "Because that's the way we've always done it."
- You enjoy solving complex project planning and scheduling challenges.
- You thrive in environments where organization, communication, and strategic thinking drive success.
- You are motivated by ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
What It Takes
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related discipline and 5+ years of scheduling, project controls, construction, or project management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience developing and managing project schedules for data center, industrial, mission-critical, infrastructure, EPC, or large commercial construction projects.
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, procurement workflows, commissioning activities, resource planning, and project execution strategies.
- Proficiency with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project; familiarity with pull planning, Lean Construction methodologies, and schedule risk analysis is preferred.
- Ability to perform critical path analysis, earned value evaluations, schedule forecasting, and progress assessments.
- Experience working with project managers, superintendents, engineers, subcontractors, and customers in complex project environments.
- Experience developing baseline schedules, recovery schedules, schedule updates, and executive reporting packages.
- Knowledge of project controls, cost management, and construction operations is preferred.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholder groups.
- Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), PMI-SP, PMP, or similar industry certifications are preferred but not required.
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
- Ability to travel up to 50% and support onsite project assignments as required.
Join a company that powers progress. Be a part of Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.—where you don't just build projects, you build a career.
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