Associate Director, Planning & Scheduling

Linesight; United States; Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight is hiring an Associate Director, Planning & Scheduling to lead a cross-disciplinary team in the life sciences/pharmaceutical space. You will manage key client relationships, oversee strategic projects, and ensure cradle-to-grave scheduling excellence, leveraging Primavera P6 and Power BI for performance insights.

You will head meetings with clients, mentor project staff, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to align delivery with contract requirements in a hybrid work model in the

Qualifications

• 10+ years in construction planning/scheduling
• Experience owning Master Project Schedules in cradle-to-grave environments
• Experience with Primavera P6 and Power BI
• Chartered and ideally a member of the RICS
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Ability to lead meetings with clients and mentor teams

Responsibilities

• Act as the key account manager in the life sciences/pharmaceutical team
• Develop client relationships based on partnership and trust
• Engage new clients and repeat projects using business development skills
• Oversee key strategic client projects and ensure delivery within contract performance measures
• Negotiate contract terms and commercial agreements with clients and contractors
• Foster top performance and growth through mentorship and leadership
• Lead the team to deliver impeccable quality and client value

Skills

Client relationship management

Leadership & mentorship

Communication skills

Education

RICS Chartered status

Cost management / Quantity surveying degree or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

Overview

As an Associate Director, Planning & Scheduling at Linesight, you will lead highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will build on your vast industry experience which will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

• Act as the key account manager in the life sciences/pharmaceutical team, developing client relationships based upon partnership and trust
• Use your business development skills to engage new clients as well as repeat projects with existing clients
• Oversee key strategic client projects.
• Apply your wealth of Scheduling experience to achieve all project deliverables within contract performance measures
• Expertly negotiate contract terms and commercial agreements with external clients and contractors
• Foster top performance and growth for your employees via excellent mentorship and leadership
• Lead your team to deliver impeccable quality and client value

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have strong operational management experience in a dynamic environment
• Have experience working in life sciences/pharmaceutical sectors, Data Center/Mission Critical experience will be considered as well.
• Have 10+ years' experience in construction planning/scheduling role experience.
• Have experience owning Master Project Schedules in cradle to grave ownership environments
• Have experience working with P6 and PowerBI
• Have confidence to head up meetings with clients
• Have a degree or comparable experience in a cost management or quantity surveying
• Are chartered and ideally a member of the RICS
• Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing
• Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun

Work Environment

This is a hybrid opportunity that will require weekly onsite presence 2-3 days per week. Non-local candidates are eligible for Remote position but will require frequent fly in, fly out travel.

The Salary Range for this role $168,000.00 - $200,000.00 USD but actual salary offered is dependent on experience, education and skillset.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we're not like the others. We're different. Unique. It's our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world's most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!