Strategic Planning & Scheduling Lead

Mortenson; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 117,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription drug plans

Dental plan

401k retirement plan with Mortenson 1:

Paid time off & holidays

Life, AD&D, and disability insurance

Mental health resources

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption Assistance

Gym Membership Discount

Job summary

BLUvera, Mortenson’s manufacturing arm, seeks a Planning and Scheduling Manager to lead integrated project schedules for complex initiatives. You will drive planning strategy, align with operations, engineering, and leadership, and translate objectives into executable schedules that improve visibility and throughput.

You will influence teams in a fast-paced environment, manage resources and constraints, and help scale planning processes while delivering predictable results across diverse product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent field required.
• 8+ years of construction experience or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of scheduling concepts, principles, and company software.
• Strong knowledge of standard construction practices, sequencing, and installation methods.
• Ability to anticipate and solve complex project scheduling problems.
• Strong plan and specification reading, review, and interpretation.
• Knowledge of project management, buyout, and contracts.
• Familiarity with 4D visual planning methodologies.
• Excellent leadership and delegation skills with team management experience.
• Strong customer service orientation and delivery of quality results.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate site teams and partners to develop schedules on large, complex projects.
• Monitor and update project schedules across multiple projects.
• Generate mitigation options and assist with mitigation plans for scheduling problems.
• Coach and train team members in scheduling methods.
• Collaborate with Business Development on proposals and scheduling strategy.
• Support rollout of company-wide scheduling training.
• Participate in scheduling improvement initiatives and best practice sharing.
• Build relationships across diverse backgrounds and levels.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Construction practices

Leadership

Plan reading

Project management

4D planning

Delegation

Customer focus

Cost loading

Contract interpretation

Proposal scheduling

Cross-functional

Problem solving

Results oriented

Communication

Active listening

Diversity awareness

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent field

Tools

4D visual planning

Job description

BLUvera, Mortenson’s manufacturing arm, seeks a Planning and Scheduling Manager to lead integrated project schedules for complex initiatives. You will drive planning strategy, align with operations, engineering, and leadership, and translate objectives into executable schedules that improve visibility and throughput.

You will influence teams in a fast-paced environment, manage resources and constraints, and help scale planning processes while delivering predictable results across diverse product