Project Scheduler

The Construction Scheduler will strategically prioritize work and determine resource assignments to proactively plan and align a multi-week, rolling schedule to ensure work is performed on-time and within the specified customer, compliance, safety, and operational performance metrics. This position will be onsite in Mankato, MN Monday Thursday with remote flexibility on Fridays.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of multi‑week planning and scheduling, helping ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and on time. You’ll collaborate closely with construction crews, designers, and internal teams—leading conversations, aligning priorities, and keeping work moving forward.

This is a great fit for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complex work, leading discussions, and working cross-functionally to solve problems.

What You’ll Do

Scheduling & Planning

• Build and manage a multi-week, rolling schedule to ensure work is completed on time and within performance expectations
• Strategically prioritize work and assign resources based on demand, urgency, and business needs
• Maintain a clear, holistic view of all work in progress to proactively identify and address capacity or scheduling challenges
• Plan region- or function-wide schedules considering:
• Work types and priorities
• Resource availability
• Permitting requirements
• Customer expectations and operational guidelines

Coordination & Execution

• Coordinate schedules across construction teams, designers, and stakeholders
• Lead recurring meetings (weekly or bi-weekly) to review schedules, align teams, and drive accountability
• Communicate schedule updates, risks, and changes clearly to all stakeholders
• Ensure crews have the work, materials, and direction needed to stay productive

Resource & Performance Management

• Manage personnel, equipment, and material availability across a multi-week timeline
• Reallocate resources as needed across regions to support priorities and timelines
• Optimize resource selection to balance cost, safety, quality, and schedule adherence
• Analyze scheduling performance and forecast future resource needs
• Facilitate monthly performance or metrics review meetings

Tools & Reporting

• Create and maintain tracking tools and reports (heavy use of spreadsheets/Excel)
• Work within client systems and tools to manage scheduling and reporting

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• You take full ownership of your schedule and keep work moving forward
• You’re comfortable leading conversations and coordinating across teams
• You can balance multiple priorities while staying organized and proactive
• You help teams stay aligned, informed, and accountable

Required Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3–5+ years of experience in:
• Construction, design, maintenance, or operations
• OR project/scheduling-related roles
• Experience with scheduling (construction, project, or material scheduling)
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel or spreadsheet tools
• Ability to retrieve, analyze, and work with data from reporting tools
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to:
• Lead meetings
• Collaborate across teams
• Clearly communicate plans and updates
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field
• Utility scheduling or planning experience
• Experience with:
• SAP (highly preferred)
• Primavera P6 (nice to have)
• CRM or similar systems 

What We Offer:

• A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and encourages innovation.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, retirement program with a company match, tuition reimbursement, and flexible work schedules.
• The base salary for this position ranges from $65,000 to $74,000 annually. The specific amount within this range will be influenced by the work location and various factors, such as internal equity, professional skills, work experience, and pertinent education or training. Benefits offered include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and retirement program with company match. Also offered are tuition reimbursement, voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident and hospitalization plans. HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts are also available. These benefits are subject to employee contribution amounts generally set annually. Full-time employees are eligible to earn PTO hours. May be eligible for discretionary bonus as determined by the company.

Why Join Us?

At ENTRUST Solutions Group, a Leidos company, we are driven by a commitment to innovation, technical excellence, and delivering the critical infrastructure that powers and connects communities. Together with Leidos, we are building a scaled, end-to-end energy and infrastructure organization focused on modernizing the grid, improving reliability, and helping utilities and network providers meet rising demand.

As an ENR top ranked firm, our team of more than 5,000 professionals brings deep technical expertise and advanced technology across electric, gas, and telecommunications infrastructure. We solve complex challenges for clients across North America and expanding markets, helping them strengthen reliability, expand capacity, and adapt to evolving infrastructure needs.

We foster a culture where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are expected, and where people are empowered to challenge convention, think boldly, and make an impact. Whether you are looking to grow your expertise, lead transformative projects, or help shape the future of infrastructure, you will find opportunities to thrive here.

If you are ready to outthink the status quo, tackle meaningful challenges, and build what is next, we would love to hear from you.

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ENTRUST Solutions Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

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