Senior Scheduler

Gilbane Building Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 124,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) with profit sharing

Job summary

Gilbane Building Company is seeking a Senior Scheduler in Ohio to lead planning and scheduling on complex projects across the Columbus and New Albany sites.

You will serve as the scheduling expert, applying advanced techniques and ensuring compliance with industry standards, while mentoring project teams and coordinating with legal for delay analyses.

Qualifications

• Communicate effectively to ensure shared meaning across audiences.
• Act inclusively in a diverse team with respect.
• Solve problems by identifying priorities and alternatives.
• Demonstrate agility/adaptability to change and collaborate.
• Drive for results with ownership and accountability.
• Champion innovation to create value-added solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight of planning & scheduling within assigned projects.
• Serves as scheduling expert for the BU on advanced tasks.
• Maintains current industry scheduling standards and tools.
• Advances latest scheduling practices with Divisional management.
• Performs schedule & cost loading for CPM schedules.
• Analyzes schedules, variances, and trends across multiple schedules.
• Leads delay claims analysis and coordinates with Legal.
• Participates in proposals/interviews for new projects.
• Ensures proper controls and update procedures on all projects.
• Coaches and mentors team members in scheduling practices.
• Trains others in risk identification and mitigation.
• Conducts monthly project audits with risk mitigation recommendations.
• Reports concerns to BU management on project controls.
• Monitors performance indicators and workload balance.
• Trains PMs and Superintendents on scheduling tools.

Skills

Communicate effectively

Act inclusively

Solve problems

Demonstrate agility/adaptability

Drive for results

Champion innovation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction, Engineering, Architecture, or related field

Tools

Scheduling software

Job description

Senior Scheduler

Job Locations

US-OH-New Albany | US-OH-Columbus

Overview

Do you consider yourself to be a highly technical, strong communicator with the desire to work in a team environment on complex projects? Gilbane is seeking a Sr. Scheduler to be a Business Unit resource utilizing advanced scheduling techniques to support the most complex projects.

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane's core value of Caring and "People First" workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You're a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You're someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.

Your core values match Gilbane's: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What's in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight relative to all aspects of planning & scheduling within assigned projects
• Performs as the scheduling expert for the Business Unit (BU), performing work on advanced and complicated tasks
• Demonstrates an advanced expertise in scheduling tools and techniques and regularly stays connected to current and new industry standards
• Makes recommendations to Divisional management regarding adoption of latest advances in scheduling practices
• Performs skillfully schedule & cost loading for CPM schedules
• Performs proficient schedule analysis and analyzes variances and trends when comparing multiple schedules
• Performs the delay claims process, develops delay analysis narratives, and coordinates with the Legal Department
• Participates in formal proposals and interviews for prospective projects
• Ensures adequate controls are in place so that proper schedule techniques and update procedures are followed on all assigned projects
• Coaches and mentors less experienced team members
• Trains others in risk identification and mitigation
• Conducts and reviews monthly project audits and provides recommendations for risk mitigation plans
• Reports concerns and updates to Business Unit management regarding proper project controls on any projects within a Business Unit
• Monitors overall performance indicators
• Manages workload and deliverables and balances with available backlogged recoveries
• Trains Project Managers and Superintendents on how to schedule and use scheduling software to manage work in the field
• Participates in the Scheduling peer group by actively getting involved in regular meetings or joining a subcommittee
• Utilizes industry standard software to support scheduling process
• Supports a positive and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Communicate Effectively - Listen to understand and clearly convey information in all forms based on the audience to ensure shared meaning of the message.
• Act Inclusively - Ensure that actions and behaviors are respectful; show empathy and treat others with dignity. Leverage capabilities and insights of individuals with diverse perspectives, abilities and motivation.
• Solve Problems - Identify, prioritize and implement alternatives for a solution.
• Demonstrate Agility/Adaptability - Maintain effectiveness and adjust to change by exploring the rationale, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful. Create an atmosphere of open-mindedness to change.
• Drive for Results - Show passion and commitment while delivering on business outcomes. Create a sense of individual ownership and accountability.
• Champion Innovation - Identify opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value added, unique and differentiated solutions.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction, Engineering, Architecture, or related field
• 8-17 years of related experience
• Professional Certification in AACEi, PMI, AGC, CMAA, or similar is recommended
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

• In-depth knowledge of construction means, methods, sequences, crew sizes, productivity rates, manpower analysis, cash flow, and CPM scheduling
• Excellent planning and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills

Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.

For Ohio this ranges from $123,600.00-$140,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees' education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affi­rmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Click here to view the physical demands and working conditions required to perform this role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.