Scheduler- Infrastructure

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. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. Turner & Townsend is majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.

Job Description target role: The Scheduler is responsible for the development and maintenance of detailed resource loaded schedules of construction projects using Primavera. The candidate must be comfortable supporting the development of sustainable scheduling processes, influencing General Contractors and Trade Partners, and helping influence the scheduling culture across the program.

• Develop individual Project Gantt Charts from first principles using Primavera P6 in accordance with the Delivery Programmes standard Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), identifying all related project tasks, activities and milestones.
• Coordinate with Project Managers and other stakeholders to identify realistic durations for all activities across the full lifecycle of projects including Feasibility, Design, Statutory Planning, Procurement, Construction and Operational Readiness.
• Develop leads, lags, contingency allowances (float) and dependencies to identify the critical path for each project.
• Combine individual project schedules into a Master Programme Schedule in Primavera P6 to provide an overview of the CIP from a scheduling perspective.
• Maintain and update individual project schedules monthly and update the integrated Master Programme Schedule to enable enterprise-wide reporting.
• Perform contractor schedule reviews and analysis on an ongoing basis and as part of tender evaluations across various projects.
• Evaluate project changes and amendments for impact on budget and schedule.
• Assist with the development of Earned Value Analysis monitoring across the portfolio of projects.
• Assist with preparation of reports to the Project Management Team.
• Prepare cost loaded schedules to support detailed cash flow projections.
• Provide administrative support within the Project Controls team, including data analysis and compiling summary documents.
• Facilitate cross-project schedule meetings with design consultants, contracting entities and contractors to align on scheduling expectations and drive consistency in methodology.
• Interface with pre-construction, construction, design and capacity planning teams to produce schedules for project kick-off, budget generation and construction timeframes.
• Work with SMEs to understand and inform schedule impacts of new designs, materials and construction methods.
• Develop a healthy interface between schedulers and Cost & Risk Management to inform spend forecasting and risk identification.
• Formulate analysis of programme controls data and create summary level programme reports for ad-hoc queries.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, or equivalent technical degree and/or minimum 10+ years' experience
• Ability to coordinate multiple sources of schedule inputs into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required
• Experience building critical path schedules from first principles, interviewing and leading workshops with project resources; experienced in defining and agreeing progress reporting approaches with contractors
• Familiar with large capital programs, extensive pre-construction programming and scheduling experience managing complex, multi-group, multi-disciplinary development projects
• Ability to develop positive relationships with team members while balancing people and processes
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and high personal motivation
• Ability to plan, manage and prioritise work to meet deadlines and quality expectations
• Good understanding of project governance and procurement processes

• Process driven with excellent attention to detail
• Team player with ability to motivate and support others
• Strong ability to coordinate and communicate information across the team
• Extremely proficient in Primavera P6
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to develop long-term relationships and balance people and processes

• Full time, permanent
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• 8% Pension
• 23 days Annual leave, 2 Company days and 1 volunteering day
• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

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

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