Senior Scheduler - Civil Infrastructure (Rail)

Turner & Townsend • Sacramento, CA

7h • $140,000 - $175,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Scheduler to join its US Infrastructure team. The role requires strong leadership skills and a proven record of managing project or program scheduling. The Senior Scheduler works in an integrated planning, cost, and risk environment to support completion of work scopes within budget and time constraints. On-site presence is required four days per work week, though requirements may change depending on client needs. The position may also include applicable SOX control responsibilities and assistance with wider business initiatives, including responding to RFPs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a field related to construction.
• At least 7 years of relevant civil infrastructure construction experience in a scheduling role supporting major programs.
• Experience in civil infrastructure sectors such as aviation, rail, transportation, bridges/roads/highways, tunnels, or utilities.
• Experience working 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.
• Ability to work on-site four days out of the work week; requirements may change depending on client needs.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Optimize the use of available resources to complete work plan scopes within budget and time constraints in an integrated planning, cost, and risk environment.
• Ensure established planning and scheduling methodology is followed in developing the project schedule.
• Develop project milestone and progress-tracking baselines.
• Assess subcontractor compliance with established scheduling methodology.
• Contribute to development of 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 regarding 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 reporting in a timely manner.
• Ensure contractor schedules comply with integrated schedules and milestones.
• Analyze resource requirements and schedule availability impacts, and recommend recovery options.
• Assist with wider business initiatives as needed, including responding to RFPs.
• Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.

Benefits

• A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
• A workplace where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

What This Job Offers

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