Lead, Trades Planning

JPI•Dallas, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Planning Lead supports the Director, Trades Planning by owning day-to-day coordination and execution of two critical planning functions: (1) Inflight Scope Management for all Trades scopes and (2) the coordination and facilitation of core Preconstruction meetings and planning rhythms. This role ensures scope changes are captured, quantified, priced, and handed off with disciplined documentation, and that planning meetings are run with clear inputs, outputs, and accountability—so projects remain commercially aligned and operationally ready. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, comfortable managing by influence, and experienced in construction change management, Precon coordination, and documentation workflows.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
5+ years in construction planning, estimating coordination, project engineering, project controls, or change management (multifamily preferred).
Strong familiarity with change order workflows, QTO/QTQ fundamentals, and documentation discipline.
Proficiency with Procore (or similar), Excel/Sheets, and scheduling/planning tools.
Strong communication and coordination skills; able to manage by influence across multiple stakeholders.
Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Occasional travel to project sites and meetings as needed.

Responsibilities

Own the execution of change management workflows for Trades scopes supporting the Director, the VP and SMEs, including: Change Order Intake & Tracking, Scope Definition & Documentation, QTO / Quantification Coordination, Pricing Coordination (Labor + Materials), Internal Review & Approval Workflow, Handoff to Project Controls, Risk & Exposure Visibility.
Own the planning cadence logistics and outputs for key precon meetings impacting Trades scopes, including: Precon Cadence Ownership, Agenda, Inputs, and Pre-Read Discipline, Facilitation Support & Action Tracking, Meeting Outputs, Trade Scope Readiness Alignment.
Serve as a point of coordination between Director Trades Planning, VP Trades, SMEs, and GC/Trades precon teams.
Maintain strong working relationships with estimating support and internal functional teams (Procurement/Materials, Project Controls).
Support special projects related to planning process improvement (templates, dashboards, documentation standards).
Assist with onboarding and training of new planning coordinators or junior planning resources.