What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Scheduling [Corporate] position at Linbeck?
About the Role
The Director of Scheduling provides strategic leadership and oversight of all project scheduling activities across the organization (Houston, North and Central Texas). This role ensures that project schedules are accurate, consistent, and aligned with company objectives from preconstruction through project closeout. The Director leads a team of schedulers and collaborates closely with operations, preconstruction, and executive leadership to drive efficiency, predictability, and continuous improvement in project delivery.
Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum 12–15 years of experience in construction scheduling, including extensive work on large-scale vertical construction projects exceeding $150 million in value
- Proven leadership experience managing a team of schedulers or planning professionals across multiple concurrent projects
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, with a strong understanding of baseline creation, resource loading, earned value management, and forensic schedule analysis
- Demonstrated experience in both field operations and project engineering
- Knowledge and application of LEAN Construction principles and Last Planner System preferred
- Deep understanding of construction sequencing, cost and resource integration, and risk mitigation strategies
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels — from field teams to executive stakeholders
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other scheduling and project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project)
Primary Duties
- Provide executive-level oversight of all scheduling efforts across the company’s portfolio, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and adherence to company standards
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Scheduling Managers and Schedulers, promoting technical excellence and professional growth
- Partner with senior leadership and operations to develop and implement enterprise-wide scheduling strategies, procedures, and best practices
- Oversee the creation, updating, and analysis of master project schedules to ensure alignment with project goals, cost controls, and resource plans
- Review and approve project schedules and updates, providing executive feedback and recommendations to project teams
- Analyze project performance data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement across multiple projects and regions
- Facilitate and oversee pull planning, schedule risk analysis, and recovery planning sessions for high-priority projects
- Ensure all preconstruction efforts include accurate milestone and pursuit schedules, supporting business development and client engagement
- Maintain a centralized historical database of project schedules for benchmarking and lessons learned
- Report key scheduling metrics and performance indicators to executive leadership and stakeholders
- Drive the integration of technology and innovation in scheduling tools and methodologies
- Represent the scheduling function in leadership meetings, client presentations, and external forums as a subject-matter expert
Physical Requirements
Must be physically fit enough to function safely on a project site and office setting. This includes the following:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer with repetitive movements
- Ascends or descends ladders, scaffolding, and steep slopes with agility (Climb)
- Maintains body equilibrium to prevent falling from precarious situations (Balance)
- Lowers the body to floor level and move with agility (Stoop or Crawl)
- Extends out and retrieves objects outside immediate range (Reach)
- Supports oneself and stays in an upright position (Stand)
- Presses against something with substantial and steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward (Push)
- Exerts a considerable force to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion (Pull)
- Raises substantial objects from a lower to a higher position or moves objects horizontally from position to position (Lift)
- Maneuvers small objects precisely by whatever means (Pinch or Pick)
- Seizes an object by applying considerable force (Grip)
- Detects attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, texture, tension, or force by tactile means (Feel)
- Expresses or exchanges ideas through spoken word (Speak), preferably English.
- Perceives the nature of sound with no less than a 40db loss @ 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without correct (Hear)
- Is subject to substantial repetitive motions of the body and or its parts
- Must have good depth perception, field of vision, near acuity
- Frequently exposed to weather (occasionally extreme cold, extreme heat, wet, and/or humid, exposure to dust and fumes, and working in highly exposed places)
Additional Requirements
- Current driver’s license, required.
- Work on-site at a main office or project location, required
- May be called after hours and on weekends to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite
- May require travel
Linbeck Group and its affiliates are committed to maintaining a working environment that encourages mutual respect, promotes respectful and productive relationships between co-workers, and is free from all forms of prohibited harassment or discrimination of any Employee or applicant for employment by or against any person, including supervisors, co-workers, temporary or seasonal workers, vendors, or customers. As a result, the Company prohibits any form of harassment or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
