Senior Scheduler - Civil Infrastructure (Rail)

Turner & Townsend•Sacramento, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Scheduler to join its US Infrastructure team, supporting civil infrastructure programs, including rail. The role requires strong leadership and a proven record of managing schedules on projects or programs. The position requires on-site presence four days per work week; this requirement may change based on client needs. The Senior Scheduler works in an integrated planning, cost, and risk environment to optimize available resources and deliver work plan scopes within budget and schedule constraints. The role leads schedule development and updates, reporting, analysis, and contingency management for assigned work packages, while coordinating with project teams, contractors, and clients. It also contributes to planning-team development and may assist with wider business initiatives such as responding to RFPs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field.
At least 7 years of relevant civil infrastructure construction experience in a scheduling role supporting major programs.
Experience in civil infrastructure such as aviation, rail, transportation, bridges, roads, highways, tunnels, or utilities.
Experience in complex, fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments requiring proactive coordination.
Practical exposure to network planning structures and techniques.
Experienced user of Primavera Project Planner 6.0 or above and Microsoft Project.
Excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering.
Rail experience.

Responsibilities

Work in an integrated planning, cost, and risk environment to optimize resources and complete work plan scopes within budget and time constraints.
Ensure the established planning and scheduling methodology is followed when developing the project schedule.
Develop project milestone and progress-tracking baselines.
Assess subcontractor compliance with the established scheduling methodology.
Contribute to developing the Work Breakdown Structure to support project performance measurement.
Analyze schedule data, identify trends, issues, and areas requiring attention, and communicate findings to the Project Director and team.
Communicate and collaborate with internal and external clients on the project schedule.
Contribute to coaching and mentoring the planning team.
Lead schedule reporting, including schedule forecast updates and schedule contingency management for specific work packages.
Lead schedule updates, analysis, and reports in a timely manner.
Ensure contractor schedules comply with integrated schedules and milestones.
Analyze resource requirements and availability impacts on the schedule and recommend recovery options.
Assist with wider business initiatives as needed, including responding to RFPs.
Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.