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.

SENIOR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULER

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.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Four-year degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related degree
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience
• Experience in construction phase of project lifecycle
• Skilled at developing and maintaining relationships with owners, subcontractors, senior leaders, and project teams.
• Proficiency in construction scheduling or project management
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred:

• 5+ years of Construction Industry experience
• Portfolio Management Experience
• Earned Value Management and Cost or Resource loading
• Knowledge with Lean construction practices, including pull planning
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera (P6) Software
• AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) or equivalent preferred
• Experience with cost management, budget control, and forecasting
• Good written and oral skills

Office and Travel:

Potential to travel to project sites nationwide. (Minimal Travel Necessary)

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.

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In alignment with our commitment to pay transparency, the base salary range for this position is $130-160K, excluding fringe benefits or potential bonuses. If you join McGough, your final base salary will be determined by several factors, including geography, location, skills, education, and experience. Furthermore, we place significant value on pay equity among our current team members as part of any final job offer.

Please note that the range provided above reflects the hiring range for this role. Hiring near the top end of this range would be atypical, as we aim to allow room for future salary growth. Additionally, McGough offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. This includes insurance coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability. We also provide generous retirement plans, voluntary benefit plans, parental leave, substantial paid time off, and holiday pay.