Project Scheduler

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

We’re looking for a Scheduler to join our UK Defence & Security Sector. You’ll play a key role in some mission critical projects and long-term engagements that will provide a lasting positive impact on the UK’s defence capability.

Role accountabilities:

• Reviewing and analysing complex construction schedules and provide opinions, advice and reports as necessary on project progress as well as predictions of the work using scheduling software.
• Managing the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Visiting active construction projects and assessing work progress. Confirming progress is consistent with the project schedule and other project records. 
• Advising client of actual progress and related cost implications. 
• Developing potential recovery plans for time and cost. 
• Reviewing and analysing construction claims and providing opinions, advice and reports as necessary on contractual entitlement and quantification of damages suitable for use in dispute resolution proceedings including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation. 
• Develop and maintain project schedules using various industry-standard scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Asta Powerproject), applying Critical Path Method techniques for effective project controls, progress tracking, and delay analysis
• Report writing & preparation of charts & graphs to support and present analysis 
   

Qualifications & Experience:

First and foremost, you share our passion for improving the quality of life. You pride yourself for the part you play in transforming the world around you and understand the importance of teamwork. You are a technically capable and come to us with: 

• Demonstrable experience working in a scheduling role 
• Good written and verbal communication skills as well as organisational skills
• Ability to engage with the client and key stakeholders at all levels. 
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject and Microsoft Project
• Familiarity with working with NEC contracts
• Previous experience working in the Defence and Security sector, government projects or other major projects is desirable
• In depth knowledge of built asset and infrastructure
• Ability to obtain BPSS clearance
• Ability to obtain SC clearance

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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