Senior Scheduler Lead - Construction Programs

Turner & Townsend; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 570,000 - 770,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is looking for a Scheduler Lead - Associate Director to join our team. This role requires strong leadership and a proven track record in managing scheduling on large construction projects.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in scheduling within complex, fast-paced environments, and is proficient with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. You will coordinate with multiple stakeholders, support Work Breakdown Structure development, and contribute to project performance reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in a scheduling role in the construction.
• Experience in complex, fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments requiring proactive coordination.
• Proficient with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Ability to assist with wider business initiatives, including responding to RFPs.
• Strong presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work in an integrated planning, cost and risk environment within the project to optimize resources within budget and time constraints.
• Ensure the established planning and scheduling methodology is followed in developing the project schedule.
• Develop Project Milestone and Progress tracking baselines.
• Assess subcontractor compliance with scheduling methodology.
• Contribute to the Work Breakdown Structure to support project performance measurement.
• Analyze schedule data to identify trends, issues, and areas requiring attention and communication to the Project Director and Team.
• Communicate and collaborate with internal and external clients on the project schedule.
• Contribute to coaching and mentoring of the planning team.
• Lead schedule reporting, forecast updates and contingency management for work packages.
• Lead schedule updates and analyses in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with contractor schedules within integrated schedules/milestones.
• Analyze resource requirements and availability impacts on the schedule and recommend recovery options.
• SOX control responsibilities may apply where applicable.

Skills

Project scheduling

Stakeholder coordination

Excellent communication

RFP responses

SOX compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field

Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering

Tools

Primavera P6 6.0+

Microsoft Project

Job description

Turner & Townsend is looking for a Scheduler Lead - Associate Director to join our team. This role requires strong leadership and a proven track record in managing scheduling on large construction projects.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in scheduling within complex, fast-paced environments, and is proficient with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. You will coordinate with multiple stakeholders, support Work Breakdown Structure development, and contribute to project performance reporting.