Senior Scheduler

Senior Scheduler

We are searching for an Senior Scheduler to join the Lee Kennedy team.

Lee Kennedy is an award-winning construction manager and general contractor that is passionate about providing high quality services, partnership and leadership at each of our complex jobs. With over 40 years experience, we have prioritized building a strong learning culture and are focused on taking care of our people and growing our talent from within. Learn more about the LKCo family by exploring our website!

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Looking for an experienced scheduler to provide project teams with scheduling support and managing portfolio of projects ranging from $1 million to $200 million.
• This role supports teams in both Project Pursuit and Execution.
• Participate in effort that drives development of proposals and interview preparation.
• Provides input during RFP process around logistics, schedules and constructability.
• Participate in client meetings, interviews, and presentations.
• Develop comprehensive understanding of project strategy and deploy throughout preconstruction.
• Partner with cross functional teams like estimating, marketing and upper management to submit proposals.
• Serves as a scheduling expert and resource to assist Project teams develop baseline work plans that can be tracked throughout the construction process.
• Track and maintain historical data to develop baseline schedules and forecast activity durations.
• Work with project teams to ensure every project is set up with a viable schedule, including procurement.
• Prepare concise monthly schedule narratives for owners.
• Work with operations to periodically review schedule progress on active projects.
• Participates, drives and facilitates team schedule updates to verify performance against the plan and ensure that all parties are being held accountable.
• Resource load and cost load schedules to forecast monthly cashflows and resource loading.
• Verify that teams are inputting issues into the schedule real-time to verify impact to project critical path and review results with teams to analyze project timelines.
• Reconcile discrepancies from actual vs planned process and drive recovery process for projects facing scheduling challenges.
• Leverages available software to mitigate risks and increase visibility, communication and accountability for all Stakeholders.
• Keep up to date with industry and software advancements.
• Ensures accuracy when maintaining and organizing data.
• Provides schedule oversight throughout the construction process of projects that have been awarded.
• Create visual schedules, integrate lean methodologies into the CPM schedule, apply production management techniques via linear scheduling or takt planning.
• Coach and fill in gaps for construction operations staff who need scheduling support.
• Drive and participate in continuous learning efforts especially as it relates to scheduling methodology and industry best practices for schedule management, recovery, and contractual requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• 4-6 years of scheduling experience with advanced P6 experience required.
• Strong presentation and proposal skills
• Proficient in using Excel and large data sets
• Vast knowledge of all trades and all phases of the preconstruction processes: scope, time frames/field execution, typical missed scope/exposures, conceptual, final pricing/competitive bidding and market conditions
• Lean certification or Project management professional certification preferred.
• Expertise in other scheduling software like Touch plan, synchro and MS Project preferred.

Core Competencies

• Work as One Lee Kennedy Team - FAMILIAL, we have each other's backs and prioritize what is best for the team above all else. Fosters teamwork, lead with empathy and create an environment of trust at all levels.
• Speak in a Direct Way - REAL, down to earth and transparent. Default to open communication and doing the right thing even when it is difficult.
• G.S.D Mentality (Get Stuff Done!) - Take ownership, and personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Prioritize and achieve results that impact the business by paying close attention to the details.
• Build Relationships - THOUGHTFUL, Service oriented. We build constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation and mutual respect.
• Relentlessly Curious - FEARLESS, we are a learning culture, we take calculated risks and learn from our mistakes. We seek new opportunities to learn and grow at all levels.

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Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.