Piper Companies is seeking a Project Scheduler to support a large-scale capital expansion project within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry in Clayton, NC. This Project Scheduler will serve as the owner's scheduling representative, providing oversight of project execution, schedule performance, risk management, and startup readiness activities through March 2028 while partnering with contractors and cross-functional project teams. Responsibilities • Maintain and oversee the integrated master project schedule, ensuring alignment between contractor deliverables, owner activities, project milestones, and operational readiness objectives. • Analyze schedule performance by evaluating critical paths, resource allocation, milestone movement, schedule constraints, and potential impacts to project completion dates. • Lead identification and mitigation of scheduling risks by developing contingency plans, recovery scenarios, and schedule acceleration strategies when project disruptions occur. • Partner with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup teams to manage interdependencies, staffing plans, equipment readiness activities, loop checks, and turnover milestones. • Generate executive-level schedule reports, forecasts, look-ahead plans, and performance metrics to support project leadership decision-making and project controls governance. Qualifications • Minimum 5+ years of project scheduling experience supporting large capital projects within manufacturing, life sciences, industrial, engineering, construction, or related environments. • Demonstrated expertise developing and maintaining detailed Level 4 schedules, including resource-loaded schedules and integrated project planning methodologies. • Strong understanding of schedule risk analysis, dependency management, critical path evaluation, delay assessments, and recovery planning techniques. • Experience coordinating contractors, vendors, field personnel, and cross-functional stakeholders while driving alignment across multiple project workstreams. • Proficiency with scheduling and project controls platforms such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent systems, with the ability to quickly learn new software tools and processes. Compensation Salary Range: $160,000 - $188,000 annually equivalent hourly rate Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, sick leave if required by law, and 401K Application Details Location: Clayton, North Carolina Work Schedule: Onsite 5 Days per Week Employment Type: Contract Contract Duration: Through March 2028 Posting Date: October 6, 2026 Apply By Date: November 6, 2026 Keywords Project Scheduler, Capital Projects, Project Controls, Integrated Master Schedule, IMS, Scheduling Engineer, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Resource Loaded Schedules, Level 4 Scheduling, Schedule Risk Analysis, Critical Path Method, CPM, Recovery Planning, Schedule Forecasting, Earned Value, Construction Scheduling, Engineering Scheduling, Contractor Coordination, Program Controls, Turnaround Planning, Startup Readiness, Commissioning Support, Operational Readiness, Milestone Tracking, Progress Analysis, Delay Analysis, Float Management, Change Management, Schedule Mitigation, Risk Register, Dependency Management, Manufacturing Projects, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Industrial Construction, Cost and Schedule Controls, Look-Ahead Planning, Executive Reporting, Capital Expansion Projects