Senior Construction Schedule Manager

Senior Construction Scheduler

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.

The Senior Construction Scheduler will primarily be responsible for developing and maintaining schedules for commercial construction projects. McGough uses critical path scheduling along with our Last Planner System to track and maintain progress. The Senior Construction Scheduler will be responsible to attend weekly meetings to review and update progress, review subcontractors weekly work plans and update the overall project tracking tools.

The position will also lead pull planning meetings periodically, to create specific work plans for each scheduled milestone along the critical path.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in construction-related field or 8 years of relevant experience may be substituted for required education.
• 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 mush 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

Skills:

• Strong collaboration and verbal and written communication skills with the ability to function as an integral team member, working under time constraints and meeting deadlines in a changing environment
• Basic knowledge of cost and resource loaded schedules
• Basic knowledge of claims avoidance and resolution techniques
• Results-oriented to ensure delivery of accurate, complete, and timely products and services
• Thorough and detail-oriented
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task within time constraints
• Self-starter and motivated with minimal supervision
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, computer skills, including Excel
• Strong problem-solving skills, basic accounting principles knowledge, documentation skills, research and resolution skills
• Ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision
• Embodies personal integrity and keeps confidences
• View every interaction as an opportunity to add value and enhance relationships

• 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…