Scheduler/ Planner Manager - Life Sciences

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced  Scheduler/ Planner Manager to join our team to support scheduling as a project controls function on a large-scale project. The ideal individual will have a proven track record of successfully delivering construction project control services. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop, monitor and update owners' Project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). 
• Establish the schedule management program and deliverables to be used on large scale capital programs. 
• Interface with project stakeholders as trusted advisors to provide guidance and recommendations for the project. 
• Prepare baseline schedules and schedule basis documents for approval by project teams. 
• Conduct schedule of resource loading and leveling. 
• Consolidate contractors schedule to incorporate into IMS. 
• Assess impacts on the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team. 
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in the development of alternative methods for corrective action.  Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies, perform schedule analytics, and prepare periodic progress reports, dashboards, trend analyses, and executive-level schedule communications.
• Maintain records of scope changes, trends, risks, assumptions, and variances that may impact schedule performance, and assess associated impacts to project delivery.
• Assure the credibility of the information contained in the schedule. 
• Maintain liaison with clients and other consultants at all projects stages.

Project/Program specifications: 

• Project/Program specific responsibilities: Schedule/ Planner Manager
• Market sector experience: Commercial Real Estate, Life Sciences, Commercial Occupier
• Project/program size in dollar value: >=$1B
• Software specific requirements: Microsoft Suite, Oracle P6

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Between 5-7 years of applicable experience.
• Direct experience working on teams within a complex matrix environment. 
• Expertise using Primavera P6. 
• Excellent communication skills.
• Certification Requirements: AACE Certification (preferred)
• Expertise using Oracle Primavera Cloud, Microsoft Project, and Smartsheets (preferred).

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs* 

*SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

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. 

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