Schedule Manager

McGough • Bismarck, ND

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Construction Schedule Manager develops and maintains schedules for commercial construction projects, using critical path scheduling, industry best practices, and McGough scheduling standards. The role tracks and maintains project progress; reviews subcontractor work plans; manages and updates overall project schedules using project-tracking tools; leads planning meetings periodically; develops progress metrics and reporting; and supports teams in creating work plans for critical-path milestones.

The Schedule Manager works alongside Project Managers and the McGough Schedule Department to plan project work, develop and assess schedules, analyze progress and changes, and coordinate scheduling with design, procurement, submittals, permitting, and other processes. The position is primarily onsite and involves weekly or bi-weekly visits to construction jobsites. Travel and per diem are available for those who qualify.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, 10 or more years of relevant experience in lieu of education.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in the construction phase of the project lifecycle.
• Experience working as part of a design-build contractor.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with owners, subcontractors, senior leaders, and project teams.
• Proficiency in construction scheduling or project management.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to visit multiple construction jobsites weekly or bi-weekly.
• Ability to sit for extended periods at a workstation, in meetings, and while traveling.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds as frequently as needed to move objects.
• Dexterity to write and use a computer keyboard and mouse; ability to hear and speak clearly; and ability to distinguish colors on graphs and charts.

Nice To Haves

• 10 or more years of construction industry experience; refining or petrochemical turnaround experience preferred.
• Expertise in forensic scheduling and Time Impact Analysis management.
• Knowledge of Lean construction practices, including pull planning and short-interval or lookahead planning.
• Experience preparing project schedules using commercially available scheduling software.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification or equivalent.
• Experience with cost and resource loading, earned value management, and forecasting.
• Experience with change management, impact and delay tracking, and fragments.

Responsibilities

• Understand and implement McGough Scheduling Standards and industry best practices on projects within the program.
• Lead planning with the Project Manager and McGough Schedule Department; collaborate with and advise the project management team on work planning, including WBS, durations, and sequencing.
• Analyze drawings, specifications, and construction documents to prepare and assess usable construction baseline schedules.
• Monitor schedules developed and updated by Operations staff, and provide support and guidance as needed.
• Represent McGough Construction in interactions with Operations staff, owners, subcontractors, and their representatives.
• Support the development of conceptual bid and proposal schedules with Operations staff, and present them to selection committees when required.
• Use analytics to identify and report project trends and support risk mitigation.
• Cost- and manpower-load schedules for project execution.
• Evaluate actual construction status against the proposed plan using earned value management techniques.
• Analyze and communicate the schedule impacts of potential and actual changes.
• Prepare Time Impact Analyses according to commonly accepted recommended practices.
• Help project teams develop what-if scenarios to explore alternate sequencing and document, mitigate, or avoid schedule delays.
• Develop detailed construction schedules using Primavera P6.
• Work with project teams to define scope and develop or update detailed schedules.
• Coordinate schedules with non-construction processes, including submittals, procurement, design, and permitting progress.
• Engage project teams in pull planning and development of lookahead schedules in accordance with McGough Scheduling Standards.
• Participate in weekly subcontractor meetings.
• Identify and track project constraints and key interim milestones.
• Evaluate schedule progress and performance, identify developing problem areas, and use earned value management.
• Analyze critical paths and constraints to determine the effects of schedule changes and recommend workarounds.
• Perform special projects and other departmental duties as necessary.

Benefits

• Travel and per diem available for those who qualify.

What This Job Offers

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