Job Description

RCS Staffing has an immediate need for a Project Scheduler in Fargo, ND. This is a short-term contract Hybrid assignment with the possibility to extend with our client. This position offers vacation and holidays.

Overview of YOUR role as a Project Scheduler

As a Project Scheduler, you will build and manage multi-week, rolling schedules to ensure work is completed on time and meets performance expectations. You will prioritize work, allocate resources based on demand and business needs, and maintain visibility into work in progress across construction crews, designers, and key stakeholders. This role requires someone who can coordinate schedules across multiple regions, lead scheduling meetings, and balance cost, safety, quality, and schedule adherence.

As a Project Scheduler YOU will:

· Build and manage multi-week, rolling schedules to ensure on-time completion and performance expectations
· Prioritize work and allocate resources based on demand, urgency, business needs, and regional requirements
· Maintain visibility into work in progress to identify and address capacity and resource challenges proactively
· Develop region- or function-wide schedules accounting for work priorities, resource availability, and permitting requirements
· Coordinate schedules across construction crews, designers, and key stakeholders
· Lead weekly or bi-weekly scheduling meetings to align teams, review progress, and drive accountability
· Communicate schedule updates, changes, and potential delays to all stakeholders
· Manage and reallocate personnel, equipment, and materials across multiple regions
· Evaluate resource needs and scheduling performance to balance cost, safety, quality, and schedule adherence
· Facilitate monthly performance and metrics review meetings
· Forecast future resource requirements
· Create and maintain scheduling trackers, reports, and spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel and client systems

YOU are the ideal Project Scheduler candidate if you have:

· 3-5+ years of experience in construction, design, maintenance, operations, project coordination, or scheduling-related roles (required)
· Experience developing and managing construction, project, or material schedules (required)
· Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel or similar spreadsheet tools (required)
· Ability to retrieve, analyze, and interpret data from reporting tools (required)
· Strong communication and organizational skills with ability to lead meetings
· Ability to coordinate across teams and manage multiple priorities
· Experience communicating schedule updates effectively

It’s a BONUS if you have:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field
· Utility scheduling, planning, or operations experience
· Experience with SAP, Primavera P6, CRM platforms, or similar scheduling and reporting systems
· Project management experience
· Experience with regional operations management

About Our CLIENT

Our client is a leading utility services company specializing in pipeline and gas distribution projects. They are committed to delivering high-quality construction with strict adherence to safety and regulatory standards. With a focus on field excellence and professional oversight, they provide opportunities for utility inspectors to ensure quality workmanship on critical infrastructure projects.

Who WE Are

RCS Staffing is a certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in the recruitment of professionals for best-of-class companies throughout the United States. Since 1994, RCS recruits top talent for direct hire, temp-to-perm and contract staffing positions and provides customized payroll services. Our Recruiting Specialties consist of all Engineering Disciplines, Project Management, Project Controls, Information Technology, Energy Efficiency and Business Professionals.

RCS is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. RCS recruits, hires, and promotes for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, genetic information or age. All terms and conditions of employment such as compensation, benefits, work assignment, availability of facilities and privileges of employment are administered on the same basis of equality.