Scheduling Director - Mission Critical

Pepper Construction leads the construction industry with energy and ambition that’s uncommon today. With offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio and nearly 100 years of experience, we combine cutting-edge methods and technology with practical execution to bring our clients’ visions to life — with precision, quality and confidence. We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner, dedicated to performance at every stage of the project.

As a family-owned and operated company, we take building personally.

Position Summary

As Scheduling Director, you are responsible for managing time and resources needed to ensure projects are completed on time and oversee the team of Schedulers aligned to Mission Critical projects. You will work collaboratively with the project team to create timetables for projects, determining the timing of tasks and materials needed to accomplish the project. Your goal will be to continuously improve and refine the process while coordinating across Operations to create critical paths for success while highlighting risks.

Major Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Architects, Consultants, Suppliers, Project Managers, and Superintendents to identify needs, understand nuisances, and ensure smooth project execution
• Interact with the Preconstruction team on proposals, during the bidding and estimating phase, to develop well-defined and properly sequenced work activities
• Support the Project Managers in the preparation of the project scope, budget and schedule
• Direct and support Pepper Mission Critical Schedulers while managing your own mission critical project scheduling
• Collaborate with the marketing, high performance, and virtual construction teams to ensure that the company mission is included in all aspects of scheduling
• Create a high-level master schedule and timetables for the entirety of a project, determining the timing of tasks and materials needed to accomplish the required outcome
• Effectively run meetings to update the construction schedule via job walks and or superintendent updates or support the project team in preparing regular updates
• Spot project risks and include impact analysis for review by project team while simultaneously creating work-around solutions
• Collaborate with Project Executive to ensure projects are adequately staffed
• Track activities and changes to the critical path impacting the project
• Monitor program milestones and interdependencies
• Set up key performance metrics, using industry accepted methodologies to analyze delays, and report on them
• Provide information on items impacting the project schedule
• Provide technical support in claims litigation
• Document changes integrated into the project schedule
• Responsible for maintaining current and standardized job files
• Look for and share opportunities to continuously improve the processes
• Educate other Pepper team members on project sequencing and schedule logic
• Develop and lead internal training on developing, managing and updating project schedules while integrating the relevant scheduling software and tools
  
  

Position Requirements

• B.S. in Construction, Engineering, or related technical area is preferred
• 8 years' experience scheduling on mid-large scale commercial construction projects - mission critical/data center experience preferred
• 5 years' experience managing others in a construction environment
• Strong knowledge of construction systems and trade sequencing
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships
• Outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal
• Proficient using scheduling software including cost loaded scheduling, P6 and ASTA are preferred
• Ability to conduct technical schedule reviews and analysis
• Collaborative approach to leading projects
• PMI or AACEI certification, preferred
  
  

Pepper Construction is dedicated to offering our employees a comprehensive and best-in-class benefits package that prioritizes their physical, financial, and emotional well-being. We offer medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans, a generous 401k match, and a student loan repayment benefit. In addition to paid time off for company holidays, vacation, and personal days, Pepper offers fully paid medical and parental leave, mental health services, and more. For additional information, visit www.pepperconstruction.com.

Pepper Construction is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Please note: Pepper does not sponsor work visas.