Company Description

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational projects covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. With over 22,000 specialists in more than 60 countries, we blend local knowledge with global insight to tackle challenges of any scale.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Our Program Advisory business, set up in 2018, offers services to clients in the strategy, set-up and transition and transformation of their capability to deliver major programs and projects both in the US and globally, with a market leading client base across all sectors. Our key differentiator is that we offer practical, accessible advice informed and underpinned by broad technical delivery capability and industry experience of our core business.

Our success is driving the expansion of our US team, as such, we are seeking to recruit a strategic and experienced Associate Director or Project Director of Scheduling & Planning.

Working within a friendly, professional, and highly successful team; you will have an opportunity to progress your career and work on a large and complex projects. Must be a proficient user of P6.

Responsibilities

• Work in an integrated planning, cost and risk environment within the project to optimize the use of available resources to complete work plan scopes within budget and time constraints.
• Ensure that the established planning and scheduling methodology is followed in developing project schedule.
• Develop Project Milestone and Progress tracking baselines.
• Assess subcontractor compliance with established scheduling methodology.
• Contribute to the development of the Work Breakdown Structure to support project performance measurement.
• Perform analysis of schedule data; identify trends, issues, and areas requiring attention and communicate to the Project Director and Team.
• Communicate and collaborate with both internal and external clients on the project schedule.
• Contribute to the coaching and mentoring of 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 compliance of contractor’s schedules with the integrated schedules/milestones.
• Analyze resource requirement and availability impacts on the schedule and recommend recovery options.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Previous experience working in a project controls scheduling/planning environment within the real estate and civil infrastructure sectors is mandatory.
• Practical exposure to network planning structures and techniques, experienced user of Primavera Project Planner 6.0 is mandatory.
• Experience of working in complex, fast paced, multi-stakeholder environments which require proactive coordination to ensure project success
• Proficient experience in construction Scheduling & Planning. Program Controls Management, Earned Value (EVM), Change & Risk Management, Project Controls and or PMO.
• Experience implementing scheduling processes across a client’s portfolio.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English with excellent report writing skills.
• Collaborative and ability to work as part of a national team.
• Strong time management skills, quick thinking and resilience to deal with a fast-paced environment.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in a similar advisory role.
• Strong communication skills.
  
  

Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role is $170K-$220K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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