Senior Scheduler

Mace; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in the United States is seeking a planning director to oversee project delivery and lead a high-performing team. Responsibilities include managing planning functions, ensuring safety and quality standards, and promoting collaboration. The ideal candidate will have extensive planning experience and strong stakeholder management skills. The role offers a competitive salary of approximately $130,000 and is open to part-time or flexible arrangements.

Qualifications

• Extensive planning experience across complex property or infrastructure programs.
• Proven leadership of large, diverse teams with awareness of carbon and sustainability impacts.

Responsibilities

• Directing the planning function across allocated projects and tenders.
• Managing safe, high-quality and compliant project delivery.
• Driving performance across key assignments and supporting strategic development.
• Providing clear analysis, advice, and corrective actions to stakeholders.

Skills

Planning experience

Stakeholder management

Leadership of diverse teams

Commercial and financial acumen

Education

Professional membership (APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE or equivalent)

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

Responsible for directing the planning function across allocated projects and tenders, ensuring schedules are effectively developed, monitored and delivered. Supports project management to achieve timely and profitable outcomes, overseeing planning for medium to high complexity projects, portfolios or major project sections.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Managing safe, high‑quality and compliant project delivery, promoting wellbeing, inclusion and strong HSE standards.
• Driving performance across key assignments, ensuring effective planning, scheduling and monitoring aligned with business objectives.
• Supporting strategic development, governance and responsible decision‑making across functions and business units.
• Fostering collaboration, knowledge‑sharing and strong stakeholder relationships to enable people and projects to excel.
• Managing effective planning, scheduling and project controls, applying recognised methodologies and tools.
• Providing clear analysis, advice and corrective actions to stakeholders and clients.
• Managing and developing a high‑performing planning team, influencing client decisions and outcomes.
• Delivering project requirements while supporting net‑zero ambitions and proactive carbon management.

You’ll Need To Have

• Professional membership (APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE or equivalent) with strong continuous development.
• Extensive planning experience across complex property or infrastructure programmes.
• Strong commercial, financial and stakeholder management capability.
• Proven leadership of large, diverse teams with awareness of carbon and sustainability impacts.

The estimated salary for this position is $130,000. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non‑discriminatory factors such as experience, skills and qualifications.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with‑in the role.