Associate Consultant, Scheduler - Data Center Construction
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources, we transform challenges into opportunities and deliver outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset, and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero, and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.
About the role
Turner & Townsend is looking for an Associate Consultant, Construction Scheduler to join our team and support scheduling services for our clients. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of project controls and scheduling principles and will assist with the development, maintenance, and reporting of construction schedules.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the development, updating, and maintenance of project and construction schedules.
- Collect, organize, and validate schedule updates from project teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
- Support the preparation of schedule reports, dashboards, and project status updates.
- Monitor schedule performance and identify potential delays or schedule risks for review by senior team members.
- Perform basic critical path and schedule variance analyses.
- Assist in maintaining schedule integrity and data quality within Primavera P6 and other scheduling systems.
- Participate in project meetings and coordinate with project team members to gather schedule-related information.
- Support project controls and scheduling processes in accordance with company and client requirements.
- Help prepare staffing, engineering, procurement, and construction progress reports.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with project teams and stakeholders.
- Support schedule reviews and quality assurance activities.
- Perform other project controls and scheduling duties as assigned.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related construction field.
- 1-3 years of scheduling, project controls, construction management, or related experience.
- Basic understanding of scheduling techniques, project planning, and critical path methodology (CPM).
- Experience or exposure to Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling software.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Internship or project experience supporting construction, infrastructure, data center, utility, or EPC projects.
- Familiarity with schedule reporting, progress tracking, and project controls fundamentals.
- Working knowledge of earned value management (EVM) concepts is a plus.
Benefits
We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.