Sr. Mgr Planning & Scheduling

DPR•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

The Sr. Mgr Planning & Scheduling manages and develops DPR’s planning and scheduling function to improve cross-functional performance and achieve strategic objectives. The role partners with executive leadership to carry out strategic direction for project planning and scheduling, aligning the work with organizational vision, priorities, and resource strategies. It uses advanced analytics to evaluate portfolio performance, identify trends, anticipate enterprise-level risks, and make recommendations. The role also establishes leading practices and promotes continuous improvement and operational excellence across the organization. DPR describes its roles as commitments to shared work and expects employees to take ownership, act in the best interests of the team, customer, project, and organization, and contribute through trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action, and respect for the individual.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 7 years of experience in project planning, scheduling, or a related field.
2–4 years of experience in a managerial capacity.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business administration, a related field, or equivalent experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification.

Responsibilities

Oversee the project planning and scheduling function and its people, promoting strong performance and talent development across functions.
Partner with executive teams and external partners to resolve complex planning and scheduling challenges, optimize resource allocation across business units, and drive enterprise value.
Analyze portfolio data and performance indicators to forecast organizational risks, develop enterprise mitigation strategies, and support executive decision-making.
Present schedule status, critical path updates, and strategic impacts to executive leadership and other high-level stakeholders.
Establish and enforce enterprise-wide planning and scheduling standards, methodologies, and documentation requirements.
Oversee portfolio- or enterprise-level post-implementation reviews and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into ongoing improvement.
Support Business Unit schedule risk management by promoting Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), BURA, and CRA; enabling Planning Risk Workshops; coordinating schedule risk inputs with project teams and risk leaders; and ensuring schedule management plans document risk assumptions, constraints, and mitigation strategies.