Scheduling Manager - Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.

Scheduling Manager

Location: Project-Based

Employment Type: Full-Time

Travel: Approximately 75% Travel Required

Lead the Planning Behind World-Class Mission-Critical Projects

The successful delivery of hyperscale data centers and mission-critical infrastructure depends on exceptional planning, forecasting, and execution. From project pursuits and preconstruction through commissioning and turnover, Scheduling Managers play a critical leadership role in developing execution strategies, aligning stakeholders, managing schedule risk, and ensuring project teams have the visibility necessary to deliver projects safely, efficiently, and on time.

About Michels Infrastructure Solutions

Michels Infrastructure Solutions (MIS) brings together the full capabilities of the Michels Family of Companies under a Super General Contractor (Super GC) model, providing mission-critical owners and developers with a single point of accountability for every phase of project execution. By combining self-performed specialty design, construction, and commissioning services, MIS delivers large-scale, multidisciplinary projects with greater control over safety, quality, schedule, and cost.

MIS specializes in the delivery of hyperscale data centers and mission-critical facilities, leveraging expertise across mass grading and site development, wet and dry utilities, fiber and telecommunications infrastructure, ground improvement, deep foundations, structural concrete, power infrastructure, and commissioning. Our integrated delivery approach enables customers to partner with a single-source team capable of executing some of North America's most complex and demanding infrastructure projects.

Position Overview

As a Scheduling Manager, you will lead scheduling functions across large-scale hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining scheduling standards, managing project schedules, supporting preconstruction efforts, leading schedule analysis activities, and providing schedule-driven insights that support successful project execution.

This role serves as a strategic partner to project management, project controls, engineering, procurement, construction leadership, commissioning teams, and executive stakeholders. You will oversee schedule development from project pursuit through final turnover while ensuring project teams have accurate, actionable planning information.

Success requires leadership capabilities, advanced scheduling expertise, strong analytical skills, and a deep understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.

Key Responsibilities

Lead scheduling activities across multiple hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.

Develop and implement scheduling standards, best practices, procedures, and reporting methodologies.

Manage baseline schedules, milestone schedules, recovery schedules, commissioning schedules, and schedule forecasts.

Support project pursuits, preconstruction efforts, and execution planning activities through schedule development and analysis.

Identify schedule risks, constraints, and opportunities while supporting mitigation and recovery planning efforts.

Provide project leadership teams with schedule visibility, reporting, and performance analysis throughout the project lifecycle.

What You'll Do

Lead scheduling efforts from project pursuit through project closeout and turnover.

Develop conceptual schedules, detailed execution schedules, and resource-loaded schedules supporting mission-critical construction projects.

Establish critical path logic, project milestones, procurement integration points, commissioning milestones, and turnover requirements.

Collaborate with project managers, superintendents, project controls personnel, procurement teams, engineers, subcontractors, and customers to validate project execution plans.

Facilitate pull-planning sessions, schedule review meetings, milestone workshops, look-ahead planning meetings, and recovery planning discussions.

Analyze project progress, productivity trends, procurement status, and schedule performance to identify risks and opportunities.

Perform critical path analysis, delay analysis, schedule risk assessments, and forecasting activities.

Support project teams in evaluating schedule impacts associated with design changes, procurement delays, labor constraints, weather events, and change orders.

Develop executive reports, schedule dashboards, progress updates, and performance metrics.

Mentor and support schedulers and project teams while promoting consistent scheduling practices across the organization.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on schedule reliability, planning accuracy, and project execution performance.

Why Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.?

We deliver some of North America's largest and most complex hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.

We leverage a unique Super GC delivery model that combines specialty construction capabilities under a single-source execution approach.

We provide exposure to every phase of project delivery, from planning and procurement through commissioning and turnover.

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 supports cloud computing, artificial intelligence, digital connectivity, and 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.

We offer opportunities to influence the planning and execution strategy behind industry-defining mission-critical projects.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Legal Plan

Identity Theft Protection and Monitoring Plan

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 planning and execution challenges.

You thrive in environments where organization, accountability, and collaboration drive success.

You enjoy developing teams and helping others grow professionally.

You are motivated by ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

You want to work to make a difference.

What It Takes

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related discipline and 8+ years of scheduling, project controls, construction management, engineering, or project execution experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience developing and managing schedules for hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, EPC projects, industrial construction, power infrastructure, utilities, heavy civil projects, or other large-scale construction programs.

Demonstrated leadership experience managing scheduling efforts across multiple projects or major project teams.

Advanced understanding of construction sequencing, procurement workflows, commissioning activities, field operations, and project execution methodologies.

Experience developing baseline schedules, recovery schedules, resource-loaded schedules, commissioning schedules, and milestone schedules.

Strong capabilities in critical path analysis, schedule forecasting, delay analysis, recovery planning, and schedule risk management.

Experience supporting project pursuits, conceptual planning, preconstruction activities, and project startup efforts.

Ability to collaborate effectively with project management, construction leadership, project controls, engineering, procurement, owners, subcontractors, and executive stakeholders.

Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6.

Experience with Microsoft Project, Power BI, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Oracle Primavera, or similar project management and planning platforms is preferred.

Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), PMI-SP, PMP, or related industry certifications are preferred but not required.

Strong analytical, organizational, communication, presentation, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and strategic focus.

Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Ability to travel approximately 75% and support long-term onsite project assignments throughout North America as required. Travel may include extended durations based on project assignments and business needs.

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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