Strategic Construction Scheduling Lead

Linesight; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Planning & Scheduling Lead to develop and manage fully integrated project schedules, aligning execution, procurement, and control strategies while leading meetings with clients and suppliers.

You will apply WBS, baselining, and integrated scheduling across multiple detail levels, review third-party schedules, and utilize Earned Value Management when needed to support cost performance tracking and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in construction project planning and scheduling.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 to build, manage, and analyse project schedules.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, able to convey complex schedule data clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead project priorities, deadlines, and client engagements.
• Develop detailed, end-to-end project schedules using critical path methodology, covering full project scope, milestones, and timelines.
• Apply Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to define roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
• Align all scheduling with the project execution plan, contracting, procurement, and control strategies.
• Establish a robust method for schedule baselining and manage ongoing updates.
• Maintain a fully integrated project schedule viewable at multiple levels of detail and abstraction.
• Lead and facilitate meetings with both clients and suppliers to discuss timelines, progress, and dependencies.
• Negotiate and resolve interdisciplinary and inter-party schedule conflicts to achieve optimal outcomes for the client.
• Deliver regular progress reports to stakeholders, highlighting variances, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Review and validate supplier and third-party schedules, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
• Apply working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) to support integrated schedule and cost performance tracking, when required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Meeting facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Project Management / Construction / Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Linesight in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Planning & Scheduling Lead to develop and manage fully integrated project schedules, aligning execution, procurement, and control strategies while leading meetings with clients and suppliers.

You will apply WBS, baselining, and integrated scheduling across multiple detail levels, review third-party schedules, and utilize Earned Value Management when needed to support cost performance tracking and risk mitigation.