Retrofit Program Scheduler - Data Center Construction
Turner & Townsend
- Omaha, NE
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Regular travel to construction site is expected.
- Effectively work with Stakeholders, Clients, Contractors and Sub Contractors on a daily basis.
- Develop and maintain a detailed construction program schedule using Primavera P6 for a portfolio of large-scale global projects. Projects are diverse, ranging from high-tech mission critical scopes to office improvement works.
- Ensure that schedule related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of actual projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems.
- Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both Company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations.
- Actively work with project managers, construction firms and subcontractor firms as necessary to maintain schedule integrity.
- Provide interface and quality assurance to Project functional groups and contractors regarding the tracking and reporting of schedule performance.
- Ability to coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required.
- Prepare and update progress reports as required by the client, including the Integrated Planning / Scheduling contribution to the monthly project report and specific reports / presentations.
- Produce high level and 1, 3, 6 month look ahead from P6 for reporting.
- Perform probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules and contractor schedules.
- Actively monitor and communicate any possible project issues that could delay the schedule.
- Conduct the required project schedule analysis, critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole.
- Analyze deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule highlighting bottlenecks / delays and propose corrective actions, and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order.
- Program level experience working in mission critical environments including, commissioning and validation activities, is preferred.
- Experience working in a planning and scheduling position for engineering, procurement, maintenance and construction projects is essential.
- Construction experience- i.e. “boots on the ground.” This is site-level construction experience who knows the construction process.
- Understanding of best practice relating to the delivery of a construction program is required.
- Extensive experience creating and managing large-scale construction schedules in Primavera P6.
- A background in Project Controls is beneficial.
- Familiarity with construction drawings, specifications and construction sequencing is required.
- Being able to work independently is crucial.
- Capable of producing detailed concept level schedules from limited project information. Identifying major phases through that timeline and be able to determine and discuss dependencies.
- Working closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules produced without compromising your independence as a scheduler so you are in a position to advise project management on issues requiring judgment.
- Knowledge of system start-up sequences and major dependencies.
- Able to convert data into Tableau reports and graphics.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills are required.
- BS Degree in Engineering or Business or related field; or demonstrated equivalent and related experience.
- PSP certification by AACE in planning/scheduling is beneficial.
- EIT certification Preferred.