Scheduling Director, Industrial

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.

We are seeking a Scheduling Director with at least 15 years of experience to lead our industrial department focused on projects in the power generation, water/wastewater and process markets. This candidate would lead the full scheduling and project controls function across a quickly growing industrial sector with multiple market focuses and fast-tracked complex EPC projects. This role communicates with operational unit leadership, develops and manages schedule and project controls strategy, ensures high schedule standards and technical consistency, ensures coordination across different phases of the program including design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and turnover.

This position will serve in a senior advisory role to operational unit leadership. Key goals will be to drive transparency and predictability of project outcomes, document and communicate changes, mitigate risk and seize opportunities for the company’s industrial portfolio. This role will also manage a small staff of project schedulers and ensure consistency according to company scheduling standards. This is a key position for a leader that understands the complexities and fast pace necessary to deliver EPC projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction‑related field or 8 years of relevant experience may be substituted for required education
• 15+ years of construction & scheduling experience
• Experience with heavy industrial EPC projects
• Expertise with Earned Value Management (EVM), project controls tools and Primavera P6
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of cost and resource loaded schedules, change management and claims avoidance and resolution techniques

• Previous experience implementing and training on project controls software
• Previous experience with InEight project controls

Works on project site or in regional office with periodic travel. In addition to regional meetings and some overnight travel may be required. Hybrid options available with 50% travel.

• Strategically develop and manage schedules across the portfolio, with the support of project teams and scheduling department. This includes integration of design, procurement, engineering and subcontractor requested and provided information.
• Implement and maintain scheduling and project controls consistency and provide reporting necessary to use predictive analysis for project outcomes.
• Communication with project teams and executive leadership providing insight from scheduling and controls perspective.
• Change management and communication of project impacts to executive leadership. Strategize and development fragments and documentation to support program changes and impacts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, computer skills, including Excel.

• Manage balance between company scheduling standards for schedule development and structure with client and project contract requirements.
• Maintain WBS and coding structures.
• Structure of schedules to support reporting and KPI measurement.
• When necessary, use consistency in receiving and inputting resource and cost information for progress and productivity measurement.
• Weather and change management structure implementation.
• Integration into project short interval and pull planning operations.

• Develop knowledge of team of project scheduling managers supporting industrial projects. Elevate scheduling literacy of team and projects.
• Ensure project schedules meet client and department needs and standards. Works with team members to develop their understanding of those needs and ensure they are met on their respective projects.
• Conduc…