Senior Scheduler, Real Estate EMEA

Cumming Group UK & Europe; Berlin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumming Group in Germany seeks a Senior Scheduler to provide expert-level scheduling consultancy and project support from concept through construction. You will partner with clients and internal teams to deliver value, acting as a trusted advisor and helping ensure successful outcomes.

This role requires regular travel to client sites in Germany and Belgium, delivering high-quality planning outputs, leading workshops, and mentoring junior staff while maintaining governance and reporting to a

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of planning software and industry standards.
• 5+ years' industry experience in planning and scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of construction planning across sectors.
• Experience with JCT, NEC or FIDIC contracts.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high level and strategic scheduling based on limited initial information.
• Lead day-to-day project delivery and assume responsibility for large projects.
• Support planning, value management and workshops, reporting to senior leadership.
• Assist with tender evaluation and contract aspects of program submissions.
• Develop key metrics on programming data and earn value reporting.
• Ensure outputs meet quality standards and align with milestones.

Skills

Client facing

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Integrity

Communication

Education

MAPM / MRICS

APM or RICS Associate

Tools

Primavera P6

MSP

ASTA PP

Job description

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world’s most exciting construction projects across a variety of real estate sectors, in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your success is measured by the impact you make.

As a Senior Scheduler, you will provide expert-level scheduling consultancy and project support for projects across various stages and sectors—from concept design to construction completion. You will partner with a diverse set of clients and internal teams to deliver exceptional value, acting as a trusted advisor and helping to ensure successful project outcomes.

This role requires regular travel to client sites in Germany and Belgium. You should be comfortable travelling as needed to support project delivery, attend client meetings, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across both locations.

• Prepare high level and strategic scheduling based on limited initial information
• Supporting the use of the full range of Project Planning Management Processes.
• Lead day-to-day delivery of projects and assume responsibility for large projects, demonstrating the ability to take on tasks with no supervision whilst supporting the wider team, integrating with key stakeholders and developing key relationships and reporting upstream to a Senior Director
• Support knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Support preparation and evaluation of tenders, contractor/consultant selection and contract pertaining to program submissions
• Support planning and value management including facilitation of workshops.
• Support contract administration for relevant programing provisions, monthly reporting and presenting on program subject matter to client and stakeholders
• Prepare key metrics on programming data, benchmarking progress on outputs and contributing to earnt value analysis reporting
• Delivering all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.Combining: Logic, Contract milestones, Critical path, and evaluating drift / opportunities and reporting.
• Delivery of work to a high-quality company standard and completed in a timely manner as required.
• Undertake service delivery in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health & Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Undertake service in compliance with the client’s corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Communicating effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that all parties are kept informed on all relevant matters impacting and influencing projects. Communicate effectively and diligently where potential opportunities may be prevalent.
• Support development and management of the project programmes and obtaining the buy-in off all stakeholders.
• Provide support to junior team members, mentoring as necessary and assisting development as required.
• Ability to review programmes and advise on contractual entitlements in the assessments of Claims / Compensation Events and Disputes.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Ability to deliver results in a client facing role.
• Experience dealing with and coordinating a wide range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Strong leadership skills and team / management communication.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Advanced working knowledge of planning software, P6, MSP, ASTA PP.
• MAPM/MRICS other equivalent qualification or experience. Associate status with APM or RICS.
• Detailed understanding of leadership techniques. Ensuring all stakeholders are engaged and supplying consistent information.
• 5+ years' Industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction industry technical planning matters across multiple sectors.
• Experience and strong understanding of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT, NEC, FIDIC.
• Strong technical project planning management skills. Developed skills around following planning processes: Planning management and development, Resource, Risk, Opportunities and Issues, Change Control, Stakeholder Management, Contract and Communications.
• Interpersonal and team building skills.
• Strong experience of planning and leading the delivery of multiple projects and major projects' programmes of work.
• Strong understanding of HS&E legislation.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.