Construction Scheduler

Career Level: 6 | Career Family: Infrastructure and Asset Management | Career Sub-Family: Asset Management

Reporting to the Senior Cost Management Lead, the Construction Scheduler is responsible for driving the delivery of the

capital delivery programme through robust planning, scheduling, and performance management. The role ensures

programme predictability, integrates cost, risk, and schedule data, and promotes a culture of proactive schedule

management across contractors, consultants, and internal teams. By enabling informed decision-making and embedding

best practice, the Schedule Lead directly contributes to successful programme outcomes.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, or equivalent technical degree

Experience & Skills

• At least 5+ years’ experience within the infrastructure industry

• Ability to coordinate and organise multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule

platform and deliver project/program status reports as required.

• Experience building critical path schedules from knowledge and first principles, running workshops with project

resources. Experienced in defining and agreeing progress reporting approaches with contractors.

• Familiar with large capital programs, extensive pre-construction programming and scheduling experience managing complex, multi-group, multi-disciplinary development projects.

• Experience managing contractor/vendor relationships and understanding of standard practices in the design and construction industry, including knowledge of Last Planner, Lean Methodologies, fast-track design-build process and associated documents and contracts.

• Communication and coordination skills

• Process driven with excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, motivating and supporting others.

• Extremely proficient in Primavera P6.

• Competency with Earned Value Management and ability to setup, implement and manage processes and reporting through Earned Value.

• Clearly conveys complex scheduling information to all stakeholders and adapts style for technical and non-technical audiences

• Proactively identifies scheduling issues, develops creative solutions, and remains effective under pressure or when priorities shift. Professional Memberships · Membership with a professional body is desirable, but not mandatory

daa is an equal opportunities employer committed to celebrating diversity & inclusion and recognising the value that difference can bring, both for our business and for our people. We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experience. We ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all and offer reasonable accommodations to applicants at all stages of the selection process. We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate the required skills through equivalent practical experience/learning.