Manager, Preconstruction Scheduling

Role Overview

About the role

Nscale is seeking a Manager, Preconstruction Scheduling to lead project schedule development at a campus level for new builds across the company portfolio. Reporting to the Director, Preconstruction Scheduling, you will provide professional scheduling capabilities that directly enable Nscale's speed to market.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the Preconstruction Schedules, responsible for generation, maintenance, and publication of project-specific integrated delivery schedules and supporting basis of schedule documents across the active portfolio

• Develop conceptual and detailed schedules for multiple user groups including New Site Development, Construction, Energy, AI Infrastructure, Design and Procurement

• Review external Prime Contractor, Power & Utility, Design, Subcontractor, and Procurement schedules throughout the planning phase of the project lifecycle

• Integrate internal and external workstream fragnet schedules into a single cohesive integrated delivery schedule

• Define activities and associated scope, duration, logic, interface, and resource loading

• Investigate and incorporate project constraints — site, market, and regulatory — into the planning effort

• Create, review, and analyze critical path schedules independently, efficiently, and comprehensively

• Develop schedule variance analysis, including Monte Carlo and other risk analysis scenarios

• Work with peer groups to incorporate feedback on product, market, and site-specific factors to create detailed due diligence schedules supporting land acquisition, leasing, and major capital expenditure

• Iterate on project development scenarios and communicate tradeoffs through verbal, written, and graphical means appropriate to project goals

• Provide input on policies and procedures for scheduling in coordination with peer departments

• Support the development of P6 cloud training guidelines and roll out to teams

• Apply principles of cost estimating and productivity in establishing schedule parameters (duration, resource loading, etc.)

• Develop data analysis for development schedules and issue management reports per project procedures

• Ensure consistency of updates and reporting. Your project data will directly input into NA-ELT facing dashboards, reporting, and publications to support leasing, commercial negotiations, and project status updates

• Drive continuous improvement to scheduling business processes in collaboration with vertical peers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or a relevant functional discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 6+ years of related work experience in construction scheduling

• Data center or mission-critical facility experience strongly preferred

• Strong theoretical and applied understanding of the Critical Path Method (CPM) of scheduling

• Expert knowledge of Primavera P6 (latest version) and MS Project

• Extensive experience with ProCore and PowerBI strongly preferred

• Experience creating schedule risk matrices and applying risks via Monte Carlo analysis preferred

• Ability to understand and accurately interpret construction documents — drawings, specifications, and contracts — at all design levels

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Word

• Willingness to travel up to 20% based on business needs

Pay

The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs.

Schedule

Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.