What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planning and Scheduling Director position at Austin Bridge & Road?
Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.
Austin Bridge & Road is seeking a Director of Planning and Scheduling for our corporate headquarters located in Coppell, Texas. This leadership role oversees companywide planning and scheduling operations, managing the Scheduling Department while supporting project-level scheduling and leading schedule preparation for design-build pursuits. Responsibilities include reporting construction progress, providing forecasts, and presenting updates to executive management and clients.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Scheduling Manager(s)
- Senior Scheduler(s)
- Scheduler(s)
Functional Areas Of Responsibility
- Manage Schedule Department Operations up to 10 direct reports
- Assist with scheduling operations at project level when necessary
- Manage / Oversee / Assist Schedule Preparation on DB Pursuits
- Training
Specific Duties And Responsibilities
- Report construction progress to executive management and the client
- Update construction schedules on the progress of the jobsite
- Prepare written schedules for executive management to present at client meetings
- Prepare forecasts for future construction performance
- Present Project Updates at Company PIC Meetings
- Prepare / Update / Report Earned Value Analysis
- Generate project-specific detailed schedules
- Answer construction-related scheduling questions from the Project Management group
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned
- Perform time impact analysis
- Evaluate software
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Construction Management or related degree required
- Five years of scheduling experience preferred
- Read and interpret owner’s drawings and specifications to ensure accurate project schedule development
- Strong knowledge of Construction Systems and Trade Sequencing
- Presentation skills required in meetings and trainings
- Experience using Primavera (Oracle) P6 version or newer
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Bridge & Road is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
Benefits & Compensation
We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.
Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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About Austin Bridge And Road
A leader in the heavy highway and transportation industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road delivers asphalt and concrete services, and builds landmark projects such as complex highway interchanges, tollways, runways, bridges, rail projects, and water/wastewater facilities.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/bridge-road.
No Third-Party Inquiries Please
This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.
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