Senior Schedule Manager

McGough is a respected partner that brings six generations of experience to high profile, unique and complex construction projects. We take great pride in our people and their extraordinary expertise in planning, development, construction and facility management. McGough employee tenure reflects the commitment and pride we share in our work. Ask anyone who knows us - the caliber of our people sets us apart.

SENIOR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULER

The Senior Planning & Scheduling Manager performs non-routine planning and scheduling assignments that require the selection and application of complex scheduling principles and techniques on complex large commercial construction projects.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 10 years of construction & scheduling experience
• Working knowledge of 4D visual planning methodologies
• Strong understanding of construction processes, sequencing, and project delivery methods.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of cost and resource loaded schedules and claims avoidance and resolution techniques

• Competence in Primavera P6
• With a Bachelor’s Degree must have 24 months of experience or without a Bachelor’s Degree must have 6 years of experience with each of the following:
• Construction or engineering project scheduling to include interfacing with owner review task meetings and materials procurement scheduling
• Schedule construction projects independently and without oversight and involve maintaining and updating schedules
• Use knowledge of construction plans and engineering specifications, codes, and standards;
• Reading, reviewing, and interpreting construction documents, including drawings, specifications, and contracts/general conditions, at all levels of design to identify scheduling issues; and
• Working with the scheduling and project management software program Primavera P6.
  
  

Preferred:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related field
• 15 years of construction & scheduling experience
• Experience with federal projects and government scheduling protocols (if applicable)
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) or other project controls tools
• OSHA 10/30 certification or familiarity with safety practices
  
  

Office and Travel:

Works in regional office with periodic regional travel. In addition to regional meetings and some overnight travel may be required.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Understand and implement accepted Planning & Scheduling best practices
• Lead the planning effort alongside Project Manager and McGough Schedule Department. Collaborate and make recommendations to project management team in planning the work, including developing Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS), durations, and sequencing the work (hard restraints and soft restraints)
• Analyze drawings, specifications, and construction related documents in preparation and acceptance of usable Baseline schedules for construction
• Monitor project schedules being developed and updated by Operations staff and provide support and guidance as necessary
• Interact with the Operations team and represent McGough Construction in the best manner to owners, subcontractors, and their representatives
• Support the development of conceptual bid and proposal schedules with Operations staff and present to selection committees if required
• Utilize analytics to identify and report on project trends and support with risk mitigation
• Effectively cost and manpower load schedules for use during the execution of the project
• Prepare reporting from schedules including EVA analysis, integration of cost and schedule
• Evaluate the actual construction status relative to proposed plan
• Analyze and communicate the impact of potential and actual changes to the schedule
• Prepare Time Impact Analyses per recommended practices by commonly accepted standards
• Assist project teams to develop “what if” scenarios to explore alternate sequencing, document, mitigate or avoid schedule delays
• Develop detailed construction schedules using Primavera P6
• Interact with project teams to define scope of work to develop and update detailed schedules
• Coordination with non-construction processes i.e. submittals, design and permitting progress
• Work with our Last Planner team and project teams to gather weekly work plans from subcontractors and update weekly work plans
• Participate in weekly subcontractor meetings on various projects
• Identify and track project constraints
• Evaluate project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas
• Analyze critical path and constraints to determine effect of changes to schedule and recommend work-around
• Participate in Lean events and support of the McGough way
• Responsible for special projects and other departmental duties as necessary
  
  

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements listed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position involves sitting for extended periods of time at employee’s work station and during meetings as well as while traveling, either by plane or car. Employee needs to be able to lift up to 20 pounds as frequently as needed to move objects; dexterity to write and manipulate computer keyboard and mouse; ability to hear and speak clearly; and ability to distinguish between colors on graphs and charts.

Employee will be required to visit multiple construction jobsites on a weekly or bi-weekly basis which may expose the employee to dirt, dust, uneven surfaces, outdoor weather conditions and extreme temperatures.