Associate Director, Scheduling- Civil Infrastructure Construction

Turner & Townsend; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director- Scheduling for our US Infrastructure team in New York. This role requires strong leadership and a proven track record in managing scheduling on large projects or programs.

On-site presence is required five days a week in New York. Responsibilities include leading schedule reporting, governance, and recovery options, while coordinating with clients and internal teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant civil infrastructure scheduling experience on major programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead scheduling on projects to optimize resources within budget and time constraints.
• Ensure planning and scheduling methodology is followed in the project schedule.
• Develop project milestones and progress baselines.
• Assess subcontractor compliance with scheduling methodology.
• Contribute to Work Breakdown Structure to support performance measurement.
• Analyze schedule data and communicate trends and issues to leadership.
• Coordinate with internal and external clients on the project schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling expertise

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management/CEM/engineering or related field

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Description

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

*This role requires onsite presence 5 days per week in New York.*

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant civil infrastructure (Aviation, Rail, Transportation, Bridges/Roads/Highways, Tunnels, Utilities) construction experience working in a scheduling role supporting major programs.
• 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.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

*SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.*

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