PMA Consultants is a company focused on improving project management practices. They are seeking a Schedule Analyst to support the planning and execution of capital improvement projects by developing and maintaining detailed project schedules, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring schedule integrity and performance.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain CPM logic based, quantity-loaded project schedules used to manage workflow across the project life cycle in Primavera P6, using company standard project templates and input from the Project Management Team
- Interpret contract documents and apply scheduling obligations and specifications to deliverables
- Attend and co-lead recurring internal and client project meetings to collect project status information, provide schedule updates, and support schedule coordination and planning changes
- Update project schedules on a weekly to bi-weekly basis, ensuring accuracy and integrity in schedule logic, activity sequencing, durations, and constraints
- Coordinate with internal departments and external organizations to obtain and communicate project schedule information
- Support the development and maintenance of work breakdown structures (WBS) and activity coding frameworks aligned with project standards. Identify and track critical path, near-critical path, and schedule deviations
- Develop and maintain schedule status reports, metrics, dashboards, and executive summaries used to evaluate and measure schedule, project and program performance, for both internal and client audiences
- Monitor progress against approved baselines and key project milestones to identify variances and support schedule revisions as needed
- Assist in conducting what-if scenarios and time impact analysis (TIA) to support schedule risk evaluation and decision-making
- Analyze float paths, observe scheduling trends, and identify potential impacts to project delivery. Participate in process improvement initiatives and contribute to the development and maintenance of detailed scheduling and project controls process guides
- Apply feedback from senior schedulers to improve schedule logic, modeling accuracy, and reporting clarity
- Learn and apply earned value management (EVM) principles in schedule assessments
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related quantitative or technical field required
- 0+ years of scheduling, project controls, or project engineering experience supporting project management functions on construction or capital improvement projects required
- Proficient in Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel
- Strong understanding of CPM logic theory, quantity-loading, and schedule project development fundamentals
- Familiarity with project lifecycle phases and construction methodologies
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently while contributing to a larger team effort
- Experience with schedule analysis, reporting, and stakeholder collaboration
- Master's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related quantitative or technical field preferred
Benefits
- Paid leave
- Paid sick leave
- Workers’ compensation
- Unemployment insurance
- Family and medical leave
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Wellness programs for you and your family
- Career development opportunities
- Medical
- Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Time off with pay
- 401(k) with company match
- Life
- Disability
- Professional development reimbursement for qualifying employees
Company Overview
PMA Consultants is a management consulting company that offers project and construction management services. It was founded in 1971, and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://pmaconsultants.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
PMA Consultants has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 13 in 2025, 12 in 2024, 13 in 2023, 21 in 2022, 11 in 2021, 29 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.