Preconstruction Scheduler with AIS Infrastructure

Chattanooga, TN, USA | AIS Infrastructure | Salary | Full Time

Company Overview

The AIS Infrastructure Group consists of four heavy civil construction companies. Our services include infrastructure improvement, heavy civil construction, and site development for government and state agencies and private enterprise across the United States. We do a wide variety of heavy civil projects, including highways, bridges, power plants, dams, reservoirs, underground utilities, site development, and more.

We are Heavy Civil Construction and Sitework experts, but we specialize in providing peace of mind.

AIS Infrastructure Group is part of a family of companies unified by purpose to deliver safe, reliable solutions to our clients' unique challenges. We are committed to providing superior service and leaving things better than we found them.

Job Summary

The Preconstruction Scheduler supports the planning, development, and maintenance of construction schedules for heavy civil infrastructure projects. Working closely with the Preconstruction, Estimating, Project Management, and Field Operations teams, this position assists in developing realistic project schedules based on construction sequencing, production rates, equipment utilization, and project requirements.

This role requires practical knowledge of heavy civil construction operations, including earthwork, excavation, grading, concrete structures, and site development, along with working experience using Primavera P6. The position is well suited for individuals with field engineering, project engineering, or construction operations experience who are interested in applying their field knowledge while further developing their expertise in preconstruction planning and scheduling.

Here's What You'll Be Doing:

• Work closely with pre-construction team to prepare schedules for bids prior to bid due dates.

• Support preliminary schedules for heavy civil bids and proposed projects in collaboration with estimating and operations.

• Review drawings, specifications, quantities, and project approaches to identify activities, milestones, construction sequences, and scheduling constraints.

• Use field understanding of earthwork, grading, excavation, concrete structures, utilities, equipment, crews, and production rates to help establish realistic durations.

• Develop, maintain, and update project schedules in Primavera P6 with guidance as appropriate.

• Assist with baseline schedules, activity logic, progress updates, look-ahead schedules, and schedule reports.

• Compare planned and actual progress and help identify critical activities, delays, constraints, and potential schedule impacts.

• Participate in planning discussions with project managers, superintendents, field engineers, and subcontractors to develop two-week look-ahead schedules and discuss progress, upcoming deadlines, and planned work.

• Support resource or cost loading, recovery scheduling, and more advanced analyses as skills develop and projects require.

• Develop and/or support the creation of time impact analyses and fragnets to support change orders, requests for equitable adjustments, and claims.

• Communicate schedule progress, potential conflicts, and upcoming milestones to preconstruction and project teams.

• Maintain accurate scheduling files, assumptions, updates, and planning documentation.

• Participate in project site visits and help improve scheduling practices across projects.

Career Development Opportunities

This office-based position offers a pathway from field construction or project engineering into preconstruction and project scheduling, with opportunities to expand proficiency in P6, baseline schedules, construction sequencing, project controls, and planning under experienced leadership

Qualifications / Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline; equivalent field experience welcomed.

• Approximately three or more years of relevant heavy civil construction, field engineering, project engineering, project coordination, or construction scheduling experience; equivalent combinations of experience and training considered.

• Experience as a Field Engineer, Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager, or comparable heavy civil construction professional.

• Practical experience with earthwork, mass grading, excavation, concrete structures, site development, underground utilities, or related civil infrastructure construction.

• Experience with roadways, dams, reservoirs, large-scale grading, underground utilities, or other heavy civil projects.

• Understanding of construction sequencing, durations, field production, milestones, and schedule coordination.

• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.

• Familiarity with CPM concepts, including activity relationships, float, and critical path.

• Hands-on exposure to Primavera P6, such as creating, reviewing, maintaining, cost/resource loading, or updating construction schedules.

• Exposure to equipment productivity, crew planning, construction quantities, estimating, bidding, or public infrastructure work (DOT, USACE, etc.).

• Working proficiency with Bluebeam, Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

• Strong organizational, collaboration, and communication skills.

Prior employment as a full-time dedicated scheduler is not required. Candidates with strong relevant field experience and working P6 knowledge who want to build a scheduling career are encouraged to apply. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop long – term expertise in project scheduling, planning, and controls.

Travel

• Travel to project sites and other meetings is required as needed.

Benefits:

We are dedicated to our employees' well-being and believe that every one of our employees has the right to work in an environment that is safe, welcoming, and inclusive. Because of this, we offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• 401k with a Discretionary Company Match & 100% Immediate Vesting

• Company Paid Life and AD&D policy. (Voluntary Buy-up options)

• Short & Long-Term Disability

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Paid Holidays

• AND MORE!

History

AIS Infrastructure is a wholly owned operating company of ASRC Industrial (AIS). AIS was founded in 2016 by Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC), an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. As part of an ANC, AIS Infrastructure is a Minority Business Enterprise. Their AIS BCSS group is also a certified 8(a) business, offering further contracting advantages to government agencies. These designations help clients meet their diversity spending objectives, while also providing sustainable returns for 13,600 Iñupiat shareholders.

EEO Statement:

AIS Infrastructure affords equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. AIS Infrastructure is an Equal Opportunity Employer.