Associate Director - Scheduler - Life Sciences

Turner & Townsend•Indianapolis, IN

19h

About The Position

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. Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director Scheduler to join our team to support scheduling as a project controls function on a large-scale project. The ideal individual will have a proven track record of successfully delivering construction project control services.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (preferably Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field)
10+ years as a planner/scheduler on capital projects, including design and construction phases
Direct experience working on teams within a complex matrix environment
Expertise using Primavera P6
Experience within the construction industry is a must, candidates with additional life sciences experience strongly preferred
Local candidates preferred, if not local, must be relocatable (relocation assistance provided)
Must possess exemplary communication skills - both oral and written

Nice To Haves

candidates with additional life sciences experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Establish the schedule management program and deliverables to be used on large scale capital programs
Interface with project stakeholders as a trusted advisor to provide guidance and recommendations for the project
Develop, monitor and update integrated project plans and schedules so that projects can be executed in the most efficient manner possible
Prepare baseline schedules and schedule basis documents for approval by project teams
Assess impacts to the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team
Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in the developing of alternative methods for corrective action
Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, trending charts and schedule analysis on a periodic basis
Maintain record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect schedule performance
Assure credibility of the information contained in the schedule
Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule