Lead Planner / Scheduler - USA
Multiple positions | 10+ years experience
SECTOR: Semiconductor, Cleanroom, Advanced Manufacturing
EXPERIENCE: Heavy mechanical / MEP-intensive construction
To apply, please submit your resume using the form below.
Overview
We are looking for strong Lead Planner / Schedulers with solid Primavera P6 capability, site presence, and the confidence to work directly with construction supervision, subcontractors, and project leadership. Heavy mechanical / MEP-intensive construction experience is important, and semiconductor, cleanroom, advanced manufacturing, government, or USACE project experience would all be advantageous.
Scope
Candidates should have proven strong site-based planning and progress validation experience. We are looking to build a team who can handle recovery planning and scenario analysis capability on the project in Boston, and in other locations.
If you have confidence operating on a live execution project with multiple interfaces, and you can work closely with both project management and construction teams, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
Schedule Leadership:
Lead the development, maintenance, and improvement of the Exyte schedule for its mechanical, electrical, and related delivery scope.
Ensure logic, sequencing, milestones, and forecast dates reflect field reality, subcontractor plans, and contractual obligations.
Field Engagement and Progress Verification:
Spend regular time in the field validating progress, quantities installed, construction constraints, and true workface status with supervisors and subcontractors.
Actively chase down construction information, challenge soft status updates, and convert field intelligence into credible schedule movement and forecast updates.
Critical Path and Look-Ahead Planning:
Identify and monitor critical and near-critical path activities, with particular focus on mechanical, electrical, utility, turnover, and interface-driven work fronts.
Prepare practical look-ahead plans and short-term priorities that help the site team understand what must happen next to protect key milestones.
What-If Analysis and Recovery Planning:
Develop the first what-if scenarios, resequencing options, and recovery plans when progress slips, constraints arise, or opportunities appear.
Work with project management and construction leadership to evaluate acceleration, mitigation, and alternative execution strategies.
Interface Coordination:
Coordinate closely with client, subcontractors, procurement, and client-side stakeholders to align scope boundaries, handoffs, and schedule assumptions.
Support integration of works with civil and site interfaces, inspections, approvals, energization, and turnover requirements.
Change, Delay, and Commercial Awareness:
Maintain schedule records that clearly demonstrate status, delay events, resequencing, and the effect of site conditions or change on planned execution.
Support the project team with schedule input for changes, impact assessment, and commercial discussions on a lump sum contract.
Reporting and Progress Measurement:
Produce clear weekly and monthly schedule updates, narratives, and performance summaries for project leadership and other stakeholders.
Support progress measurement, productivity tracking, and earned-value-style or government reporting requirements where required by the project.
Risk Management:
Identify schedule risks related to access, labor, subcontractor performance, long-lead materials, utilities, inspections, and turnover readiness.
Monitor mitigation actions and escalate emerging issues early, with clear recommendations rather than simply reporting the problem.
Document Control and Communication:
Maintain organized and current schedule files, bases, assumptions, narratives, and supporting records in line with project procedures and company expectations.
Communicate confidently with project management, superintendents, engineers, and subcontractors, and lead the planning conversation for the site team.
What We’re Looking For
Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field is preferred. A relevant scheduling or project controls certification is advantageous.
Proven experience as a lead or senior planner / scheduler on major building, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, cleanroom, or MEP-intensive construction projects.
Strong Primavera P6 capability, including schedule development, updating, critical path analysis, progress measurement, and recovery planning in execution.
Demonstrated site-based approach: willing to get outside, engage directly with construction teams, challenge status, and build practical what-if solutions.
Experience working on lump sum projects and managing complex contractor, subcontractor, and stakeholder interfaces. USACE or government project experience is beneficial.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Applicants will need to satisfy site access requirements and be able to work on a site-based 40-hour-per-week assignment near Boston, MA.
Why OGCS Global?
At OGCS Global, we provide more than just planning support – we help project teams think differently about execution. You’ll join a team of experienced professionals recognized for their ability to bring clarity, discipline, and foresight to project work.
Apply now to be considered for OGCS Global’s Project Controls team.
APPLICATIONS
To apply, please submit your resume and a short statement of availability using the form below.