Associate Director - Scheduling - Remote/Hybrid (Must reside in NE USA)

Turner & Townsend; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Work-life balance initiatives

Diversity and inclusion programs

Job summary

A leading project management firm located in Baltimore is seeking an Associate Director - Scheduling. This role requires strong leadership skills and at least 10 years of experience in scheduling within the construction industry. The position involves optimizing resources, ensuring adherence to planning methodologies, and effective communication with team members and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience in fast-paced environments and will be proficient in Primavera and Microsoft Project. This position offers a flexible working environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a scheduling role in construction.
• Experience in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Ability to travel when required.

Responsibilities

• Optimize resource use to complete work within budget.
• Ensure planning methodology is adhered to for project schedules.
• Analyze schedule data and communicate trends to the team.

Skills

Leadership skills

Scheduling expertise

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Graduate degree in relevant field

Tools

Primavera Project Planner 6.0

Microsoft Project

Job description

Associate Director - Scheduling - Remote/Hybrid (Must reside in NE USA)

Turner & Townsend are a global leader in delivering transformational projects across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. We offer an innovative, client‑focused culture that delivers high quality outcomes on complex projects worldwide.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is looking for an Associate Director – Scheduling to join our team. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership skills and a proven track record of successfully managing scheduling on prior projects or programs.

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 communicate 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 of contractor’s schedules with the integrated schedules/milestones.
• Analyze resource requirement and availability impacts on the schedule and recommend recovery options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a related field.
• Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience working in a scheduling role in the construction industry.
• Experience in complex, fast‑paced, multi‑stakeholder environments that 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.
• Ability to travel when required.

Additional Information

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

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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