- Ability to absorb and analyze large amounts of schedule information/data quickly to highlight relevant trends and issues to project team and key stakeholders, such as schedule progress comparisons, productivity and efficiencies analyses, schedule risk reviews.
- Providing program level leadership as an extension of the client's senior leadership team to ensure the overall successful completion of the program/s as may be assigned.
- Establishing key relationships with the client and other key stakeholders.
- Implementing an appropriate and effective project planning and scheduling framework.
- Effectively manage the performance of the program scheduling team to execute assigned capital programs and projects, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery on large complex programs and projects.
- Acting as the key client and consultant interface at all project stages ensuring that client and quality objectives are met, and projects are delivered on time.
- Directing project planning and production of the detailed project plan.
- Providing strategic advice from project conception stage to achieve overall objectives, development of success criteria for the project timeline.
- Establishing/implementing/managing the effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilized throughout a project.
- Monitoring and applying performance management techniques using KPI's to improve project performance.
- Managing the reporting and the flow of program/project information between the team and the client.
- Awareness of current methodologies & tools to manage/analyze develop planning/schedule information related to projects (e.g. MS Excel, MS Project, Primavera P6).
- Supervising application of specific planning/scheduling methods, techniques and tools.
- Good working knowledge of planning/scheduling, EVM, project controls methodologies
- Ability to advise on complex requirements and communicate analysis and corrective measures effectively.
- Able to manage planning/scheduling delivery of medium/high complexity, projects/programs.
- Ability to play key role in multidisciplinary teams and take lead role in creating plans or analyzing trends using numerical and statistical techniques.
- Leads and manages a team of professionals delivering planning/schedule management services and responsible for staff development.
- Excellent written communication skills, clear and concise.
- As a planning / schedule management specialist, stays up to date with key industry / professional trends.
- In depth knowledge of schedule management tools and software.
- Able to provide effective and timely advice to clients.
- Understanding of data management.
- Creating and delivering persuasive presentations to large audiences.
Scheduling Manager - Indianapolis, United States - Mace
Description
Position Status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in October subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.
The Opportunity
Life sciences and industrial manufacturing senior planning and scheduling manager
Mace is seeking a full-time senior planning and scheduling manager for life science and industrial manufacturing projects to work directly with our clients on capital projects.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
About You
You will have relevant degree (MS or MBA preferred) and achieved professional qualification. You have demonstrated capital program leadership experience. Effectively, managed integrated team(s) on large complex and multi-phase Life Science and Industrial Manufacturing capital programs. You have knowledge of multiple project delivery methods, including alternative project delivery (Design Build and Construction Manager at Risk). You are digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships and lead strong, motivated construction teams. You will be hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace has to offer.
If you would like to make a confidential enquiry, please contact Jordan Torres in the recruitment team.
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