Senior Project Scheduler — Primavera P6 & Tableau

Turner & Townsend; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Planner to lead end-to-end scheduling for complex construction projects from Newcastle upon Tyne. The role requires strong expertise in Primavera P6, schedule risk analysis and collaboration with clients, vendors and internal teams.

You will develop master schedules, monitor progress, and produce regular status and look-ahead reports, with occasional site travel to support delivery goals.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in determining corrective actions or recommendations based on facts and figures and critically evaluating information and data from various sources.
• Advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to providing excellent service.
• Reliable with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Strong time management skills, quick thinking and ability to meet project deadlines as necessary.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your clients and have the ability to work independently

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead planning sessions and workshops with clients and vendors to compile the master project/programme schedule, agreeing baselines and a critical path.
• Working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to plan, develop and execute construction schedules.
• Regular travel to construction site is expected.
• Effectively work with Stakeholders, Clients, Contractors and Sub Contractors on a daily basis.
• Develop and maintain a detailed construction program schedule using Primavera P6 and Tableau for multi-project environments.
• Ensure that schedule related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of actual projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems.
• Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both Company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations.
• Actively work with project managers, construction firms and subcontractor firms as necessary to maintain schedule integrity.
• Provide interface and quality assurance to Project functional groups and contractors regarding the tracking and reporting of schedule performance.
• Ability to coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required.
• Prepare and update progress reports as required by the client, including the Integrated Planning / Scheduling contribution to the monthly project report and specific reports / presentations.
• Produce high level and 1, 3, 6 month look ahead from P6 for reporting.
• Perform probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules and contractor schedules.
• Actively monitor and communicate any possible project issues that could delay the schedule.
• Conduct the required project schedule analysis, critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole.
• Analyse deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule highlighting bottlenecks / delays and propose corrective actions, and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order.

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Planner to lead end-to-end scheduling for complex construction projects from Newcastle upon Tyne. The role requires strong expertise in Primavera P6, schedule risk analysis and collaboration with clients, vendors and internal teams.

You will develop master schedules, monitor progress, and produce regular status and look-ahead reports, with occasional site travel to support delivery goals.