Project Scheduler

About AECOM

AECOM is an influential global infrastructure consulting firm dedicated to enhancing the world through professional services spanning advisory, planning, design, engineering, and program and construction management. Our diverse projects range across transportation, buildings, water, energy, and environmental sectors, supporting clients to tackle complex challenges and build sustainable legacies. With over 50,000 professionals globally, we foster a culture of equity, diversity, inclusion, and environmental and social governance.

Job Summary

Join AECOM's Dublin office as a Project Scheduler. You will play a key role in developing and managing detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 to support complex infrastructure programs, ensuring timely and accurate program delivery aligned with organizational standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Create comprehensive project schedules and Gantt charts based on first principles aligned to the Delivery Programme’s Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Define and document all project activities, milestones, tasks, and deliverables across all project phases, including Feasibility, Design, Planning, Procurement, Construction, and Operational Readiness.
• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to set realistic task durations, sequencing, and resource requirements.
• Develop and manage dependencies, logic ties, leads, lags, and float to accurately establish the critical path.
• Integrate individual schedules into a master programme schedule in Primavera P6 for portfolio-level oversight.
• Update and maintain project schedules monthly to ensure integrated master programs reflect current progress for enterprise reporting.
• Review contractor schedules, conduct risk assessments and critical path analyses during tender evaluations and delivery phases.
• Evaluate the impact of project changes and variations on schedule, budget, and risks.
• Support Earned Value Management implementation and monitoring across projects.
• Prepare program performance reports for project management and senior stakeholders.
• Develop cost-loaded schedules for cash flow forecasting and financial planning.
• Provide administrative and analytical support within project controls, including data analysis, validation, and summary document preparation.
• Facilitate scheduling workshops and meetings with design consultants, contractors, and internal teams to align on methodologies and delivery strategies.
• Coordinate with pre-construction, design, construction, and capacity planning teams for project kick-offs, budgeting, and scheduling construction timelines.
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to evaluate schedule impacts from design, material, or methodology changes.
• Work closely with Cost & Risk Management teams to support spend forecasting, risk identification, and mitigation.
• Perform analysis and generate summary reports to aid decision-making by the Programme Controls Manager.
• Promote a positive, collaborative scheduling team culture focused on continuous improvement and ownership.
• Establish and maintain professional, proactive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide prompt, accurate scheduling information and responses to support effective program delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Extensive experience in project planning and scheduling within infrastructure sectors.
• Proficiency in consolidating multiple schedule inputs and performance data into a unified master scheduling platform with precise reporting.
• Proven ability to develop critical path method schedules from first principles, lead planning workshops, and engage project teams to establish sound schedule logic.
• Competence in defining and managing progress measurement and reporting procedures alongside contractors and delivery partners.
• Experience managing large capital infrastructure programs with multi-disciplinary teams and complex stakeholder environments.

Additional Information

All newly hired employees must attend an in-person onboarding (Day 1) at an AECOM office as per company policy. AECOM actively supports diversity and inclusion, being a Disability Confident Employer, offering interviews for candidates with disabilities meeting essential criteria upon request. Our recruitment process is secure and transparent, maintaining confidentiality following Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines.

We offer flexible hybrid working options to support your best work, whether in office, remote, or client sites. As part of a Fortune 500 company, employees receive comprehensive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for growth aimed at nurturing entrepreneurial spirit and innovation.