Traveling Director of Scheduling - Data Centers

*** This position is for a full time traveling assignment supporting an Advanced Technology project, which includes our Data Center, Pharmaceutical, Industrial/Manufacturing, and EV/Battery/Renewables market segment groups (MSG). ***

Previous data center experience strongly preferred

Position Description:
Lead planning, development, coordination, and oversee Planning & Scheduling functions for data center project operations. Develop and implement scheduling strategy based on current company strategic objectives.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Establish strategic direction for advancement and continuous improvement of Planning & Scheduling (P&S) pillar and define and track key performance indicators (KPI) and metrics to impact project delivery across company.
  
• Engage with Regional Operations Group (ROG) to align company strategic goals with P&S strategy
  
• Manage and report on pillar strategy and growth/progress at Business Unit (BU) level aligned with KPI results.
  
• Guide P&S teams to ensure consistency with strategic goals and alignment across regions.
  
• Drive Scheduling Leadership Team (SLT) to promote consistent scheduling means and methods across business units and company operations with focus on continuous improvement.
  
• Drive development, implementation, and management of P&S procedures and processes to comply with company requirements.
  
• Collaborate with SLT to develop organizational structures, establish workforce planning strategy, identify specialty expertise and knowledge needs, and set targets for companywide growth of Scheduling team.
  
• Contribute to recruitment activities, hiring decisions, and contribute recommendations for internal mobility options for key positions in conjunction with BU leadership and RSMs.
  
• Lead implementation of P&S educational programs and materials to elevate team knowledge, performance, and career development.
  
• Collaborate with RSMs to lead development, implementation, and maintenance of Scheduling Playbook standards and best practices to ensure consistent quality baseline deliverables.
  
• Serve as national point of contact for P&S software vendors, collaborating with IS (Information Systems) for license management.
  
• Engage as subject matter expert to educate and influence client and internal project leaders' expectations for P&S standards and best practices to satisfy requirements.
  
• Serve as unbiased decision maker in looking at P&S issues and responsibilities and working together to resolution.
  
• Manage integration of P&S function with various departments (e.g., Quality, Master Builders, Lean, VDC) to establish 4D, Earned Value scheduling standards, manage risk, and institute companywide.
  
• Collaborate with senior leadership and legal to execute contract changes to reduce, mitigate, or eliminate risks/claims from owners, designers, subcontractors, and other project entities.
  
• Partner with Information Services (IS) team to manage and maintain technology requirements, vendor contracts, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for scheduling applications used across company.
  
• Foster teamwork, open communication, and collaboration within extended project team and develop national training and events to promote deep bench strengths in key areas of scheduling expertise.
  
• Increase visibility of Turner within the industry through participation in external organizations, conferences, and events.
  
• Represent Scheduling in company committees to evaluate initiatives that may impact and collaborate with related teams to implement.
  
• Lead company's Scheduling initiatives to achieve increased efficiency and enhanced value within projects/Business Units (BU).
  
• Lead analysis of Scheduling trends, and risks and develop teams and processes to evaluate risks and develop recommended strategies for projects/BUs.
  

The salary range for this position is estimated to be 200,000.00 - 270,000.00 USD annualized.

Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.

In addition to our extensive benefits offerings, we provide paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end-of-year appreciation pay.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program in Engineering, Construction Management or related field and minimum of 15 years of construction experience including 8 years of Scheduling and/or leadership experience
  
• Scheduling Certification desired (e.g., Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE), Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), Project Management Institute Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP))
  
• Data Center construction project experience (>$500m)
  
• Experience in construction project engineering and supervision positions
  
• Complex commissioning experience, desired
  
• Extensive knowledge of building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, and Trade practices
  
• Extensive experience in Scheduling policies, procedures, practices, and systems
  
• Ability to articulate, explain, and recommend edits to contractual language, claims, and company policy
  
• Advanced experience developing metrics, tracking results, conducting gap analysis, and managing scheduling risks
  
• Knowledge of Earned Value concepts and using construction resources to validate productivity and durations
  
• Exceptional ability to lead and support change delays and claims
  
• Excellent risk analysis, critical thinking, good judgment, and problem-solving skills
  
• Adept to manage through ambiguity and changing environments and demands
  
• Leadership skills and management experience, able to engage others that are not direct reports
  
• Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills, professional presentation and persuasion skills to build professional relationships and confidently engage and influence at all levels of organization
  
• Demonstrate elements of emotional intelligence including self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, and relationship management
  
• Executive level presentation delivery with ability to lead discussions and influence outcomes with stakeholders
  

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee regularly travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee occasionally performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.