Scheduling Manager

Universal Piping Industries; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Piping Industries in Troy, Michigan seeks a Scheduling Manager to develop detailed project schedules with our construction and engineering teams. You’ll create and update schedules at milestones, manage resources, and provide regular updates to key stakeholders.

Travel up to 30% to jobsites is expected as projects progress. The role emphasizes collaboration, risk management, and continuous process improvement across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, PM, Business Administration, or related technical field with ~15+ years of experience.
• Experience scheduling $50M+ projects in construction, manufacturing, or infrastructure sectors.
• Proficient in gathering, maintaining, reporting, and analyzing schedule data.
• Valid US driver’s license and passport; willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule projects from concept through engineering and construction.
• Create and update schedules at milestones and as scopes change.
• Provide regular progress updates to management and clients.
• Manage resources, risks, and schedule changes; track performance.
• Engage with Owner, GC, AE, subs, and suppliers; present reports.
• Identify improvements and optimize construction workflows.

Skills

Project scheduling

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6 (P6)

Job description

Seeking a highly motivated Scheduling Manager to support the business goals and objectives of both Universal Piping Industries and our clients. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our construction and engineering teams to develop comprehensive project schedules. You will be responsible for creating and updating schedules at various milestones, as project deliverables are completed, and as scopes of work are added. Additionally, you will provide regular updates to key team members on the progress of project completion.

Overall, this role involves collaborating with various project stakeholders to plan and schedule projects, leading and engaging with the project team, managing resources and risks, communicating updates, monitoring performance, ensuring quality, and continuously seeking process improvements.

Location

Troy, Michigan. Travel required to various jobsites within the company portfolio, as necessary. (estimated at 30%)

Responsibilities:

• Project Planning and Strategy: Collaborate closely with the preconstruction manager, project managers, engineers, superintendents, contractors, and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from conceptual planning through engineering and construction
• Resource Management: Ensure both short-term and long-term project objectives are achieved. Create and manage schedule logic, constraints, realistic activity durations, and resource availability. Evaluate the effects of design changes and schedule delays. Communicate all schedule updates to company management and clients
• Risk Management: Evaluate the effects of design changes and schedule delays. Communicate all schedule updates to company management and clients
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage in challenging discussions with the entire project team, including the Owner, General Contractor, AE, Subcontractors, and Suppliers. May also interact with clients, attend regular meetings and present statistical reports
• Performance Monitoring: Tracking project progress through metrics and reporting, adjusting plans as necessary to meet changing requirements or challenges
• Quality Assurance: Integrate detailed fragments and make necessary sequencing adjustments as required
• Innovation and Improvement: Continuously seeking ways to optimize processes and improve project outcomes through innovative technologies or methodologies

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or other technical discipline and approximately fifteen (15) + of related work experience
• Experience scheduling $50M+ projects in sectors like general construction, mechanical construction, manufacturing construction, technology or infrastructure (utilities, communication, buildings or energy) industries
• Proficient in gathering, maintaining, reporting, and analyzing schedule data
• A valid driver’s license in the US and a valid passport required; willingness and ability to travel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent organizational skills to coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Demonstrates strong time management and communication skills
• Actioning administrative tasks, including preparing progress reports and arranging meetings
• Experience developing and maintaining project plans
• Technologies and methodologies to attain goals
• Experience with following technologies are essential for optimizing construction workflows, especially in project management, takeoff, and estimating:
• Microsoft Project
• P6

Skills and attributes for success:

• Continuously seeking ways to optimize processes and improve project outcomes
• Effective in engaging with a diverse project team, including owners, contractors, and suppliers
• Strong analytical skills to identify and resolve issues
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and adapt to changing project requirements