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Scheduler - Aviation

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    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Construction & Surveying
    Business, Operations & Strategy
  • Dublin
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AI generated summary

  • You need a bachelor's in Construction Management or 10+ years of experience, with strong scheduling skills in Primavera P6, excellent communication, and ability to manage complex projects.
  • You will develop and update project schedules, coordinate with stakeholders, analyze impacts, assist with reports and cash flow, and foster collaboration within the project controls team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, or equivalent technical degree and/or minimum 10+ years’ experience
  • Ability to coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required
  • Experience building critical path schedules from knowledge and first principles, interviewing and leading workshops with project resources
  • Experienced in defining and agreeing progress reporting approaches with contractors
  • Familiar with large capital programs, extensive pre-construction programming and scheduling experience managing complex, multi-group, multi-disciplinary development projects
  • Ability to develop positive relationships with team members while balancing people and processes
  • Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and high personal motivation and energy
  • Ability to plan, manage and prioritise work to meet deadlines and quality expectations
  • Good understanding of project Governance and procurement processes
  • Process driven with excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment, motivating and supporting others
  • Strong ability to co-ordinate and communicate important information across the team
  • Extremely proficient in Primavera P6
  • Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to develop long term relationships with all team members, and effectively balance people and processes

Responsibilities

  • Develop individual Project Gantt Charts from first principles using Primavera P6 in accordance with the Delivery Programmes standard Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) while identifying all related project tasks, activities and milestones.
  • Co-ordinate with Project Managers and other Project Stakeholders to identify realistic durations for all activities across the full lifecycle of projects including: Feasibility; Design; Statutory Planning; Procurement; Construction and Operational Readiness.
  • Develop the appropriate leads, lags, contingency allowances (float) and dependencies such that the critical path is identified for each individual project.
  • Combine each individual project schedule into one Master Programme Schedule in Primavera P6 to provide an overview of the CIP from a scheduling perspective.
  • Maintain and update individual project schedules on a monthly cycle and consequently update the integrated Master Programme Schedule to enable enterprise-wide reporting.
  • Perform contractor schedule reviews and analysis on an ongoing basis and as part of tender evaluations across a variety of projects.
  • Evaluate Project changes and amendments for impact on budget and schedule.
  • Assist with Development of Earned Value Analysis monitoring across the portfolio of Projects.
  • Assist with the preparation of Reports to the Project Management Team.
  • Prepare cost loaded schedules to support detailed cash flow projections.
  • Provide administrative support to facilitate efficient project management within the Project Controls team, including tasks such as analysing and reviewing data, and compiling summary documents.
  • Facilitate cross project schedule meetings to engage the design consultants, the Contracting Entity’s personnel and contractors to align on scheduling expectations, optimize schedules, drive consistency in scheduling methodology.
  • Interface with pre-construction team, construction team, design team and capacity planning teams to produce schedules to assist with project kick off, budget generation and construction timeframes.
  • Work in conjunction with the team’s Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) to understand and inform the schedule impacts of new designs, materials and construction methods.
  • Develop a healthy interface between schedulers and Cost & Risk Management Team to inform accurate spend forecasting and risk identification.
  • Formulate analysis of programme controls data and create summary level programme reports for various ad-hoc data/analysis queries from the Programme Controls Manager.
  • Drive a positive, motivated culture within the scheduling team and ensure they are invested in managing and improving scheduling performance.
  • Establish and maintain a good, professional and pro-active relationships within and outside of the programme controls team.
  • Make a timely response to scheduling queries and requests for information from stakeholders.

FAQs

What is the primary responsibility of the Scheduler in Aviation?

The primary responsibility of the Scheduler is to develop and maintain detailed resource-loaded schedules of construction projects using Primavera.

What software is required for this position?

Candidates must be extremely proficient in Primavera P6.

What level of education is required for this role?

A Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or an equivalent technical degree is required, along with a minimum of 10+ years of experience.

What type of projects will the Scheduler be involved in?

The Scheduler will be involved in large capital programs and complex, multi-disciplinary development projects across the aviation sector.

Is there an opportunity for career development in this position?

Yes, there are career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally.

What benefits are offered with this position?

The position offers competitive remuneration, a pension, 23 days of annual leave, 2 company days, 1 volunteering day, and an attractive range of benefits.

How often will the project schedules be updated?

Individual project schedules will be maintained and updated on a monthly cycle, and the integrated Master Programme Schedule will be updated accordingly.

Will the Scheduler work independently or as part of a team?

The Scheduler will work within a multi-disciplinary team, engaging various stakeholders and driving collaboration.

Is Turner & Townsend an equal opportunity employer?

Yes, Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Can candidates apply from different sectors of the community?

Yes, applications are actively encouraged from all sectors of the community.

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