Associate Director Scheduler Lead - Data Center Construction

About the company

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 deliver outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, 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 Scheduler Lead - Associate Director to join our team. This individual will have strong leadership skills and a proven track record of successfully managing scheduling on prior projects or programs. Qualified candidates will come from a background supporting large construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Work in an integrated planning, cost, and risk environment within the project to optimize the use of available resources to complete work plan scopes within budget and time constraints.
• Ensure that the established planning and scheduling methodology is followed in developing the project schedule.
• Develop Project Milestone and Progress tracking baselines.
• Assess subcontractor compliance with established scheduling methodology.
• Contribute to the development of the Work Breakdown Structure to support project performance measurement.
• Perform analysis of schedule data; identify trends, issues, and areas requiring attention and communication to the Project Director and Team.
• Communicate and collaborate with both internal and external clients on the project schedule.
• Contribute to the coaching and mentoring of the planning team.
• Lead schedule reporting, including schedule forecast updates and schedule contingency management for specific work packages.
• Lead schedule updates, analysis, and reports in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance of contractor schedules with the integrated schedules/milestones.
• Analyze resource requirements and availability impacts on the schedule and recommend recovery options.
• Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a field related to construction.
• Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience working in a scheduling role in the construction industry.
• Experience working in complex, fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments which require proactive coordination to ensure project/program success.
• Practical exposure to network planning structures and techniques; experienced user of Primavera Project Planner 6.0 or above, and Microsoft Project.
• Ability to assist with wider business initiatives as needed, including responding to RFPs.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills.

Pay

The salary range for this full-time role is $140K–$1200K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent base salary only.

Benefits

• Opportunity and voice to affect change.
• Healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.