Planning and Scheduling Manager

Mortenson • Saint Paul, MN

1d • $116,900 - $175,400

About The Position

BLUvera, Mortenson’s vertically integrated manufacturing and fabrication business, is seeking an experienced Planning and Scheduling Manager to help drive the planning, execution, and growth of a rapidly evolving manufacturing operation. This role will be responsible for developing and leading sophisticated planning and scheduling strategies across complex projects and new product initiatives, helping ensure BLUvera can deliver innovative products efficiently, predictably, and at scale.

The Planning and Scheduling Manager will partner closely with operations, manufacturing, engineering, project management, and leadership teams to translate business and project objectives into executable schedules. This includes developing and maintaining integrated project schedules, identifying critical path and resource constraints, forecasting risks, and proactively driving solutions to keep projects and production on track.

This is an opportunity to have a significant impact on a growing organization and developing manufacturing operation—helping establish scalable planning processes, improve visibility into capacity and production, and shape how BLUvera executes increasingly complex products and projects. The ideal candidate brings strong scheduling expertise, leadership capabilities, analytical thinking, and the ability to influence teams in a fast-paced environment where processes are continuously evolving.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years construction experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of scheduling concepts, principles, practices, and company software.
• Thorough knowledge of standard construction practices, project sequencing and installation methods.
• Shown ability to exercise creativity and mature judgment in independently anticipating, identifying, and solving unprecedented problems on complex projects.
• Strong plan and specification reading, review and interpretation skills with ability to identify concerns in document review.
• Knowledge of project management, buyout, and contracts.
• Working knowledge of 4D visual planning methodologies.
• Strong organization and delegation skills as well as the ability to manage the work of others.
• Ability to deliver exceptional customer experience resulting in superior service rankings from both our external and internal customers.
• Basic understanding of project estimates to assist with schedule development, cost loading and resource loading of schedules.
• Ability to interpret and implement customer scheduling specifications and contract requirements.
• Ability to quickly understand complex projects at the proposal stage, often without project plans, developing strong project schedule strategies based on anticipated project challenges.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, collaborative, team-based environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with initiative to seek innovative solutions.
• Results-oriented to ensure delivery of appropriate products and services in an accurate, complete and timely fashion.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Active listening skills and effective communication including an openness to diverse input and feedback.
• Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity, inclusive behaviors, and Affirmative Action plans and their intended use.
• Excellent leadership and rapport building skills with direct reports, other team members, and customers.
• Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TN, CPT, OPT, etc.). We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to travel may be required based on operating group.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate site teams and trade partners in the development of project schedules using common CPM scheduling programs on large, complex, or multiple projects.
• Support group leadership through the monitoring and updating of project schedules on multiple projects or larger projects.
• Generate mitigation options and assist site management to formulate mitigation plans to correct scheduling problems on a project.
• Coach, mentor, and train other team members in scheduling methods.
• Collaborate with Business Development on proposals, including leading successful project pursuit strategy regarding project schedule.
• Support roll-out of all company-wide training plans.
• Participate in corporate planning and scheduling improvement initiatives and best practice sharing.
• Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage
• Dental plan
• 401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match
• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves
• Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• No-Cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources
• Tuition reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• Gym Membership Discount Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager