Strategic Senior Construction Scheduling Director

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

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking a Senior/Associate Director level Scheduler to join our project controls team on large-scale capital programs. You will develop and manage IMS schedules, baseline schedules, and schedule basis documents, ensuring alignment with project requirements and objectives.

The role requires PSP certification, 7+ years of experience, and expertise with Primavera Cloud, MS Project, and Smartsheets.

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.
• 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).

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.

Skills

Scheduling software

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management

PSP certification

7 years of experience

Tools

Oracle Primavera Cloud

Microsoft Project

Smartsheets

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking a Senior/Associate Director level Scheduler to join our project controls team on large-scale capital programs. You will develop and manage IMS schedules, baseline schedules, and schedule basis documents, ensuring alignment with project requirements and objectives.

The role requires PSP certification, 7+ years of experience, and expertise with Primavera Cloud, MS Project, and Smartsheets.