Data Center Scheduler

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking experienced Project Schedulers to support one of the nation's largest electrical contractors on large-scale data center construction projects. This individual will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing integrated Primavera P6 schedules across all phases of the project lifecycle, including design, permitting, procurement, construction, permanent power, commissioning, and closeout. The Project Scheduler will serve as the primary scheduling resource for assigned project scopes, partnering closely with project managers, superintendents, field operations, design teams, subcontractors, vendors, procurement teams, and commissioning stakeholders to ensure schedule accuracy and successful milestone execution.

Responsibilities include maintaining detailed CPM schedules, conducting critical path and float analysis, identifying schedule risks and recovery opportunities, tracking long-lead procurement activities, monitoring key construction and commissioning milestones, and preparing monthly schedule updates, look-ahead schedules, variance reports, schedule narratives, and executive reporting packages. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting complex construction projects, possess advanced Primavera P6 expertise, and be comfortable driving schedule coordination efforts across multiple teams while proactively communicating project impacts, sequencing challenges, and mitigation strategies to leadership. This role is critical to ensuring projects remain on track, contractual reporting requirements are met, and data center construction activities are executed efficiently from project kickoff through final turnover.

Skills and Requirements

• 5+ years of CPM scheduling or project controls experience supporting commercial or industrial construction projects
• Advanced Primavera P6 experience
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, float analysis, logic sequencing, and schedule quality
• Experience developing, maintaining, and updating detailed construction schedules
• Experience coordinating with project managers, field operations, subcontractors, vendors, procurement teams, and commissioning stakeholders
• Experience preparing monthly schedule updates, schedule narratives, variance reports, and look-ahead schedules
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage schedule deliverables with minimal supervision
• Data center or mission-critical construction experience
• Electrical contractor or MEP construction background
• Experience supporting hyperscale data center projects
• Experience with OFCI equipment tracking and procurement schedules
• Experience with cost-loaded or resource-loaded schedules
• Experience creating recovery schedules, schedule fragments, and Time Impact Analyses (TIA)AACE PSP, PMI-SP, or similar scheduling certification

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