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Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Turner & Townsend is looking for a Construction Planner/Scheduler to join our team to provide scheduling services to our client for a major power generation buildout in West Texas. The ideal individual will have a good understanding of the project control’s function and will be primarily responsible for updating and maintaining the construction schedule.

*this role requires on site presence in Pecos, TX

Responsibilities:

• Ability to coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
• The tenacity and drive to inject value and create solutions. 
• Develops good working relationships with project team. 
• Implement project planning & scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both Company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations. 
• Manage schedule interfaces between contractors
• Promote and maintain the overall integration and integrity of contractor schedules within the Program suite of project schedules.  
• Provide interface and quality assurance to Project functional groups and contractors regarding the tracking and reporting of schedule performance. 
• Support the project team in the implementation of an integrated enterprise based cross functional and EPC master schedule program. 
• Preparing staffing, engineering and construction progress and customized reports. 
• Perform critical path analysis. 
• Perform probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules and contractor schedules. 
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Project/Program specifications:

• Project/Program specific responsibilities: This role will work in tandem with other planner/schedulers on our team to support consistent site presence throughout the life cycle of the project. Role will be in rotation on site with accommodations and meals provided; six weeks on, two weeks off.
• Market sector experience: Large scale Oil & Gas construction experience a must. Preferred candidate will have experience in power generation construction on both the EPC and Owner’s side.
• Software specific requirements: Must have 10-15 years experience with Primavera P6 scheduling software for large-scale capital projects.
• Certification requirements: Industry certifications a plus.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 10 years of applicable experience
• Experience in the development, preparation, review, baselining of project schedules, with experience in critical path analysis.
• Experience with scheduling and risk analysis programs such as Primavera P6, Acumen Fuse, etc.
• Strong communication skills.

Highly competitive compensation offered.

*On site requirements may change depending on client needs.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.  

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.   

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.  

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/  

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