Scheduling Manager I - Data Center Construction

The Weitz Company; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The Weitz Company is seeking an experienced Scheduler/Project Manager to lead and improve our corporate scheduling efforts. You will coordinate schedules, guide teams, and ensure timely updates for bid, baseline and time-impact analyses, while communicating with clients and management.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of PM scheduling experience, familiarity with data centers, and strong skills in project management, communication, and analytical problem-solving. Some travel is required.

Qualifications

• 8 years of related work experience as a Project Manager with scheduling responsibilities.
• Data center experience is preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct the corporate schedule effort to industry standards.
• Provide training, tools and guidance for the corporate scheduling effort toward proven industry practices.
• Responsible for bid/proposal schedules, baseline schedules, schedule updates and time impact analysis.
• Must understand complex schedule issues and coordinate the appropriate personnel to obtain and validate schedule information.
• Must maintain master schedules for project tasks including preparation, updating, revising, maintaining, coordinating and communicating project schedules to team members, management and the client.
• Interfaces with clients, attends regular construction meetings, and provides statistical reports.
• Provides project and company management with the necessary tools for project schedule control.
• Accumulates and accesses historical data for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting.
• Analyzes, evaluates, forecasts, and reports schedule status against an established baseline.
• Collects and reports progress, evaluates schedule variances, develops work-arounds plans, and coordinates resolution of variances.
• Develops and maintains an established system to show the hierarchy of schedules; keeps project and company management fully informed.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
• Some business travel is required.

Skills

Independent judgment

Multi-tasking

Decision making

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Conflict resolution

Problem-solving

Project management

Team leadership

Adaptability

Analytical abilities

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Asta

P6

Last Planner System

Outlook

Job description

Job Description

• Manage and direct the corporate schedule effort to industry standards.
• Provide training, tools and guidance for the corporate scheduling effort toward proven industry practices.
• Responsible for bid/proposal schedules, baseline schedules, schedule updates and time impact analysis. Must understand complex schedule issues and coordinate the appropriate personnel to obtain and validate schedule information.
• Must maintain master schedules for project tasks including preparation, updating, revising, maintaining, coordinating and communicating project schedules to team members, management and the client.
• Interfaces with clients, attends regular construction meetings, and provides statistical reports.
• Provides project and company management with the necessary tools for project schedule control.
• Accumulates and accesses historical data, such as performance experience, for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting.
• Analyzes, evaluates, forecasts, and reports schedule status against an established baseline.
• Collects and reports progress, evaluates schedule variances, develops work-arounds plans, and coordinates resolution of variances.
• Develops and maintains and established system to show the hierarchy of schedules; keeps project and company management fully informed.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
• Some business travel is required.

What You’ll Do Every Day:

• Manage and direct the corporate schedule effort to industry standards.
• Provide training, tools and guidance for the corporate scheduling effort toward proven industry practices.
• Responsible for bid/proposal schedules, baseline schedules, schedule updates and time impact analysis. Must understand complex schedule issues and coordinate the appropriate personnel to obtain and validate schedule information.
• Must maintain master schedules for project tasks including preparation, updating, revising, maintaining, coordinating and communicating project schedules to team members, management and the client.
• Interfaces with clients, attends regular construction meetings, and provides statistical reports.
• Provides project and company management with the necessary tools for project schedule control.
• Accumulates and accesses historical data, such as performance experience, for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting.
• Analyzes, evaluates, forecasts, and reports schedule status against an established baseline.
• Collects and reports progress, evaluates schedule variances, develops work-arounds plans, and coordinates resolution of variances.
• Develops and maintains and established system to show the hierarchy of schedules; keeps project and company management fully informed.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
• Some business travel is required.

What We're Looking For

• Experience:
  • 8 years of related work experience as a Project Manager with scheduling responsibilities.
  • Data center experience is preferred
• Skills:
  • Independent judgment, ability to multi-task, decision making, organizational skills, self-starter with strong verbal and written communication skills, conflict resolution, problem-solving, effective internal and external communication, project management, team leadership, tact, adaptability and analytical abilities are all necessary skills for a Scheduler.
• Technology:
  • Proficiency with operating systems and basic computer software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Asta, P6, Last Planner System and Outlook.
  • Training will be provided.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position at this time.

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