Associate Director- Scheduling Construction

Turner & Townsend•Chicago, IL

5d•$150,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is looking for an Associate Director- Scheduling to join our team. This individual will have strong leadership skills and proven track record of successfully manage scheduling on prior projects or programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
Minimum of 9 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.
Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred.

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 with contractor schedules with the integrated schedules/milestones.
Analyze resource requirements and availability impacts on the schedule and recommend recovery options.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.