Senior / Associate Director - Construction Scheduler

Turner & Townsend; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking an experienced Senior to Associate Director level Scheduler to join our project controls team on a large-scale construction program.

The ideal candidate will manage Integrated Master Schedules, apply Earned Value Management, lead schedule reviews, and mentor teams, delivering complex schedules within a matrix environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of construction scheduling experience in a complex matrix environment.
• Experience developing level 3 and level 4 construction schedules.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholder management.
• PSP certification is required.
• Experience using Primavera P6 and scheduling tools (Oracle Primavera Cloud, MS Project, Smartsheets preferred).

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update comprehensive IMS schedules for large-scale capital programs.
• Prepare baseline schedules and schedule basis documents aligned with project goals.
• Review and validate contractor schedules for logic, constructability, and compliance.
• Monitor schedule health, critical path, variances, and trend analyses; propose corrective actions.
• Facilitate schedule reviews with teams, clients, and contractors; ensure credible data.
• Apply Earned Value Management and prepare progress reports and dashboards.
• Document scope changes, risks, and variances affecting schedule performance.
• Provide scheduling guidance throughout the project lifecycle and support decision-making.
• Perform QRA and other schedule risk analyses at key milestones; support SOX controls.

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior to Associate Director level Scheduler to join our team to support scheduling as a project controls function on a large‑scale project. The ideal individual will have a proven track record of successfully delivering construction project control services.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update project Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and establish scheduling management processes, standards, and deliverables for large‑scale capital programs.

• Prepare and maintain baseline schedules, schedule basis documents, and integrated schedules by consolidating contractor schedules and ensuring alignment with project requirements and objectives.
• Review, analyze, and validate contractor schedules for logic, constructability, contractual compliance, schedule quality, resource loading/leveling, and overall schedule integrity.
• Monitor project performance through schedule health assessments, critical path and near‑critical path analysis, schedule variance tracking, trending, and scenario planning; recommend and support corrective actions when required.
• Facilitate schedule reviews and workshops with project teams, contractors, clients, and stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and credible schedule information is incorporated and maintained.
• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies, perform schedule analytics, and prepare periodic progress reports, dashboards, trend analyses, and executive‑level schedule communications.
• Maintain records of scope changes, trends, risks, assumptions, and variances that may impact schedule performance, and assess associated impacts to project delivery.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to project stakeholders, clients, and consultants by providing scheduling expertise, strategic guidance, and recommendations throughout all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) and other schedule risk assessments at key project milestones to evaluate schedule uncertainty and support informed decision‑making.
• Execute SOX control responsibilities and maintain compliance with applicable governance, regulatory, and organizational requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 7 years of applicable experience.
• Direct experience working on teams within a complex matrix environment.
• Expertise using Primavera P6.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience developing level 3 and level 4 construction schedules.
• Certification Requirements: Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP).
• Expertise using Oracle Primavera Cloud, Microsoft Project, and Smartsheets (preferred).

Additional Information

The salary range for this full‑time role is $150K-$200K per year.

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

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/

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