Mid / Senior Scheduler Lead - Seattle

Jacobs seeks an experienced, hands-on Planning, Scheduling, and Cost Control professional to join our project controls team supporting engineering and construction programs in Seattle and the Western region. This role combines senior-level schedule leadership with cost management and impact delay support to drive timely, cost-effective project delivery while collaborating across engineering, construction, and commercial teams.

Key Responsibilities

Lead development, maintenance, and analysis of project schedules including integrated master schedules and CPM logic.

Resource and cost load schedules and perform schedule optimization, milestone analysis, and percent-complete updates.

Prepare, review, and present schedule and cost analysis reports graphically and in writing for project teams and clients.

Implement and administer project-specific change control and time impact analysis; support claims and change order preparation and resolution.

Execute cost control processes : collect, consolidate, and validate cost data; develop timely cost forecasts, cashflows, and variance analyses.

Monitor budget, actuals, and forecasts; identify trends and recommend corrective actions or mitigation programs.

Provide Earned Value Management reporting and interpretation.

Collaborate with estimating, planning, risk, and project leadership to align schedule, cost, and quantity controls.

Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced project controls staff.

Ensure project controls practices satisfy contract requirements and support client invoicing.

Participate in constructability and value engineering reviews to identify schedule and cost improvements.

Maintain on-site presence is required.

Minimum 5 years of planning and scheduling experience on engineering and / or construction projects

Minimum 5 years of cost management / cost control experience

Degree in a related field

Expert, hands-on user of Primavera P6 including resource and cost loading, stored periods, and Earned Value reporting

Demonstrated experience with Earned Value Management

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel including tables, XLOOKUP, INDEX, filtering, data manipulation, and summarization

Thorough understanding of building construction methods, timelines, and industry practices

Experience with claims analysis and change order processes

Proven planning and scheduling approach and judgment (not solely a P6 administrator)

On-site presence required

Ideally, You'll Also Have :

7+ years of planning and scheduling experience

EPC, EPCM, or multi-phase project experience

Ability to develop WBS for large complex projects and lead Interactive Planning Sessions translating outcomes into CPM schedules

Experience managing contractors' schedulers

Experience on CIP programs

Experience creating integrated master schedules for large projects and programs

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business acumen skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to present technical material to diverse stakeholders

Ability to gain familiarity with company-standard project control systems and ability to implement them effectively

Accountability and Relationships

Accountable to business group project controls management with matrix responsibility to project and construction management

Work cross-functionally with estimating, planning, cost control, risk, project management, clients, partners, and subcontractors

Provide both internal and client-facing cost and schedule information to support project objectives

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.