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Turner & Townsend

Senior Program Scheduler

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In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
120K-165K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
120K-165K Annually
Senior level
Manage scheduling for large-scale construction and capital programs using Primavera P6 and Tableau. Develop master and detailed construction schedules, apply critical path and rolling wave planning, resource-load schedules, track quantities and float paths, and produce look-ahead and monthly progress reports. Collaborate with project managers, contractors, and subcontractors to maintain schedule integrity, identify potential delays, analyze trends, and communicate project issues.
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Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner and Townsend seek a Senior Program Scheduler to join our team to create and manage scheduling for large-scale construction programs.

The successful candidate will bring experience supporting the delivery of construction and capital projects within one or more of Turner & Townsend's key markets, including data centers, critical infrastructure, aviation, life sciences, and energy & natural resources. Exposure to complex projects, stakeholder management, and multidisciplinary teams across these sectors is preferred.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Implementing best practices and reporting trends both internally and externally.
  • Create and analyze project schedules using Primavera P6 and Tableau for a portfolio of projects.
  • Review and understand engineering, procurement and construction schedule logic.
  • Create, manage, and oversee schedules using critical path method.
  • Actively work with project managers and construction firms to maintain schedule integrity.
  • Able to produce high level and 1, 3, 6 months look ahead from P6 for reporting.
  • Produce logic driven schedules from limited project information a conceptual schedule from initiation through to closeout; identify major phases through that timeline and be able to determine and discuss dependencies.
  • Utilize P6 to:
    • create E2E master schedules using known techniques such as rolling wave planning (L2-3 detail).
    • create detailed construction schedules incorporating s/c commitments (L4-5 detail).
    • regularly updating schedules in-line with Program calendar following standard planning principles.
    • resource loading schedules and producing management overview of over and underutilization effectively.
    • identifying and trending movement to key float paths.
    • quantity tracking using S-curves.
  • Collaborate with contractors and sub-contractors on regular basis.
  • Prepare and update monthly progress reports.
  • Actively monitor and communicate any possible project issues that could delay the schedule.
  • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
  • Minimum 5-7 years of applicable experience
  • Certification by AACE in planning/scheduling is preferred. 
  • Prior experience building a complex master schedule
  • Familiarity with construction drawings, specifications and construction contracting. 
  • Able to convert data into Tableau reports and graphics.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs* 

The base salary range for this role is $120,00-$165,000 USD. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. 

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this, we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.  

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/ 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

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