Senior P6 Planner/Scheduler (Data Center Construction)

Job Title: Senior P6 Planner/Scheduler (Data Center Construction)Company: AcceleratedPMJob Type: Full time or Contract (1099/W2 options available)Job Location: Hobart, IndianaWork Schedule: Hybrid (2-3 days per week on site)AcceleratedPM is seeking a Scheduler/Planner to support delivery of a large multi-building data center campus in Hobart, Indiana. This role will support schedule development, maintenance, and schedule management in Primavera P6 for major sitework, six staggered core-and-shell data center buildings, and associated campus support facilities. The assignment requires a scheduler who understands real construction sequencing, can work directly with field teams and trade partners, and can turn incomplete or overly high-level planning inputs into a disciplined, logic-driven, executable schedule.This is not a passive reporting role. The successful candidate will help drive schedule clarity, trade coordination, progress measurement, look-ahead planning, and schedule-based decision support across a fast-moving project environment with multiple subcontractors, procurement interfaces, and phased building releases.Key Responsibilities:Develop, maintain, and status detailed Primavera P6 schedules for sitework, core-and-shell building construction, and associated campus support buildings.Build logic-driven schedules that reflect actual construction sequencing, procurement lead times, access constraints, turnover strategy, utility interfaces, and subcontractor handoffs.Support schedule development for a campus consisting of multiple data center buildings delivered on a staggered basis, with overlapping site, structural, envelope, interior, and MEP activities.Lead routine schedule coordination with project management, superintendents, field engineers, and subcontractors to confirm progress, validate remaining work, and secure commitments for upcoming activities.Produce and maintain actionable look-ahead schedules, including near-term coordination windows and longer-range forecasts.Identify and communicate critical path and near-critical path issues, sequencing conflicts, procurement risks, and recovery opportunities.Support baseline development, revisions, and change management by documenting logic changes, scope changes, and evolving constraints.Help implement disciplined progress measurement methods, including quantity-based, milestone-based, and installation-based statusing as appropriate to the work.Support cost-loaded schedule development and maintenance where required, including alignment between schedule activities, payment structure, and progress reporting.Prepare weekly schedule narratives, dashboards, and update materials for project reviews and client-facing reporting.Maintain schedule integrity and governance, including calendars, coding, constraints discipline, logic quality, progress rules, and general schedule health.Coordinate closely with project controls, cost management, and field leadership to ensure schedule outputs are decision-useful and operationally credible.Perform field verification when needed to validate physical progress, turnover readiness, and reported percent complete.Qualifications & Requirements:10+ years of planning and scheduling experience in commercial, industrial, mission-critical, or large-scale construction environments.Strong hands-on Primavera P6 capability, including schedule development, updates, logic ties, calendars, coding, layouts, baseline control, and schedule QA/QC.Solid understanding of construction means and methods across civil, structural, building enclosure, interior buildout, and MEP coordination.Proven ability to work directly with field teams and subcontractors and challenge unrealistic durations, poor sequencing, or unsupported assumptions.Experience producing clear schedule narratives, variance explanations, and recovery options for project leadership.Strong communication skills and the ability to operate credibly in both trailer and executive settings.Ability to work in an active construction environment and travel to the project site as required.Preferred but Not Required Skills:Experience with Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) and/or Primavera P6 in active construction environments.Familiarity with data center or mission-critical construction scheduling.Experience supporting pull planning, collaborative phase planning, and trade-facing short-interval planning.Ability to translate field planning outcomes into logic-driven master schedules, look-aheads, and update narratives.Experience with cost-loaded schedules, progress measurement, and schedule reporting.Salary: $150 - $165kBenefits: Comprehensive benefits package, including 401(k), health and dental insurance, and PTO.