Force Account Scheduling Manager - Rail

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Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking a Force Account Scheduling Manager . The ideal candidate will have proven experience maintaining and updating detailed project schedules, coordinating with utility providers and third-party stakeholders and ensuring timely execution of force account work in compliance with project goals and regulatory requirements. Force Account Scheduler is responsible for planning, tracking, and coordinating work performed by Amtrak forces (self-performed by Amtrak employees and resources) that support the construction project.

The ideal candidate also needs to have experience integrating multiple project schedules into a cohesive program framework while managing interdependencies, risks, resource alignment; partnering closely with project managers and senior leadership to guide strategic decisions; providing authoritative scheduling oversight and ensuring program objectives are met from early estimating through construction and closeout.

Responsibilities:

• Review contractor schedule for compliance with Contract and Scheduling Technicalities including construction activity planning
• Support analysis of schedule, identifies and investigate project schedule variances.
• Conduct analysis to identify and address interdependencies between projects, proactively mitigating risks and resolving conflicts to maintain program integrity.
• Collect and update data and prepare and present regular progress reports and schedule updates to project team and stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules using project management software (e.g., Primavera P6).
• Review data for schedule baseline development and maintenance.
• Support in development of Construction Time Determination (CTD) Schedule.
• Lead gathering and assembling data for schedule updating.
• Analyze project progress and identify potential delays or issues, providing solutions to keep the project on track.
• Lead schedule recovery and mitigation efforts, including corrective action recommendations.
• Coordinate with project managers, construction managers, designer of record, 3rd party stakeholders, and contractors to confirm progress achieved, collect variance explanations, develop recovery plans, and ensure project milestones are met.
• Identify and mitigate scheduling risks associated with utility conflicts and force account delays.
• Identify and monitor key performance metrics to assist in assessing and reporting the health of the project.
• Maintain a baseline schedule control system for Maintenance Production Services (MPS) Force Account work.
• Conduct Time Impact Analyses (TIA) to evaluate schedule impacts related to changes, delays, or scope modifications.
• Develop and maintain detailed estimates and integrated schedules, including constructability reviews and ongoing maintenance of schedule logic integrity driven by optimization studies.
• Monitor and report procurement status, material deliveries, and impacts to Force Account schedules.
• Coordinate scheduling and cost activities with owner and third-party contractors, including CMARs A, B, and future CMAR packages.
• Provide negotiation support for contract modifications, change orders, and Force Account adjustments.
• Identify, track, and analyze schedule trends; support maintenance of relevant dashboards, KPIs, and performance reporting metrics.
• Prepare and present Force Account performance briefings to Force Account management and Executive Leadership.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 8+ years of related experience.
• Experience developing, managing and updating integrated project schedules for large-scale rail, transit, transportation, or heavy civil infrastructure projects using Primavera P6.
• Demonstrated experience performing critical path analysis, schedule risk assessments, delay analysis, resource loading, and recovery planning to support program delivery objectives.
• Strong track record coordinating schedule inputs and performance reporting across owners, designers, contractors, construction managers, and third-party stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively both independently and within a collaborative project team environment.

Preferred:

• Force Account experience on Amtrak or other public transit agency projects is preferable.
• Experience on review/development of Time Impact Analysis.
• Experience in reviewing Contractor's Baseline / Update / TIA schedules.
• Experience with schedule evolution from estimating through design - construction - closeout including changes
• Experience in Construction Schedule Planning.
• Experience reviewing schedules of values (SOVs), change orders, and progress payment applications.
• Knowledge of federal grant-funded project requirements and documentation standards.
• Strong organizational and records management skills.
• Experience working with project management information systems (PMIS), SharePoint, and electronic document control systems.

Additional Information

*On site requirements might change based on client needs*

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