Planning and Scheduling Manager

About the role

Mortenson is currently seeking an experienced Planning and Scheduling Manager who can interact with staff at all levels in a dynamic environment while remaining flexible, resourceful, proactive, and efficient with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. This role performs non-routine planning and scheduling assignments that require selecting and applying complex scheduling principles and techniques on highly complex projects. The Planning and Scheduling Manager will manage, lead, and coordinate team members and processes to implement scheduling strategy on projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate site teams and trade partners in developing project schedules using common CPM scheduling programs on large, complex, or multiple projects.
• Support group leadership by monitoring and updating project schedules on multiple projects or larger projects.
• Generate mitigation options and assist site management in formulating mitigation plans to correct scheduling problems on a project.
• Coach, mentor, and train other team members in scheduling methods.
• Collaborate with Business Development on proposals, including leading successful project pursuit strategy regarding project schedules.
• Support roll-out of all company-wide training plans.
• Participate in corporate planning and scheduling improvement initiatives and best practice sharing.
• Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of construction experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of scheduling concepts, principles, practices, and company software.
• Thorough knowledge of standard construction practices, project sequencing, and installation methods.
• Ability to exercise creativity and mature judgment in independently anticipating, identifying, and solving unprecedented problems on complex projects.
• Strong plan and specification reading, review, and interpretation skills with the ability to identify concerns in document review.
• Knowledge of project management, buyout, and contracts.
• Working knowledge of 4D visual planning methodologies.
• Strong organization and delegation skills as well as the ability to manage the work of others.
• Ability to deliver exceptional customer experience resulting in superior service rankings from both external and internal customers.
• Basic understanding of project estimates to assist with schedule development, cost loading, and resource loading of schedules.
• Ability to interpret and implement customer scheduling specifications and contract requirements.
• Ability to quickly understand complex projects at the proposal stage, often without project plans, developing strong project schedule strategies based on anticipated project challenges.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, collaborative, team-based environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with initiative to seek innovative solutions.
• Results-oriented to ensure delivery of appropriate products and services in an accurate, complete, and timely fashion.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Active listening skills and effective communication, including openness to diverse input and feedback.
• Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity, inclusive behaviors, and Affirmative Action plans and their intended use.
• Excellent leadership and rapport-building skills with direct reports, other team members, and customers.
• Ability to travel may be required based on operating group.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug plans that include no additional cost vision coverage.
• Dental plan.
• 401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match.
• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves.
• Employer-paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• No-cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Adoption assistance.
• Gym membership discount program.

Pay

The base pay range for this role is $116,900 MIN – $175,400 MAX. (Actual range is higher for the following office locations: Denver, CO and Chicago, IL – 5%, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR – 10%, Washington, D.C. – 12.5%). Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience, with consideration given to internal equity. This position is eligible for Mortenson’s incentive plan.