Scheduler - Construction Projects

Company Overview

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services firm employing over 22,000 individuals in more than 60 countries. The company partners with clients across sectors including real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources to deliver transformative project outcomes that positively impact communities. Their services encompass programme, project, cost, asset, and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net-zero initiatives, and digital solutions. As a majority-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc., Turner & Townsend collaborates closely with CBRE to offer premier programme, project, and cost management services worldwide.

Role Summary

The Scheduler will be charged with creating and consistently updating detailed, resource-loaded schedules for construction projects utilizing Primavera P6 software. The role involves establishing durable scheduling workflows, influencing contractors and trade partners, and promoting a robust scheduling culture throughout the program.

Key Responsibilities

• Construct individual project Gantt charts from the ground up using Primavera P6 aligned with the company’s standard Work Breakdown Structure, detailing all tasks, activities, and milestones.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and stakeholders to establish realistic timeframes covering the entire project lifecycle: feasibility, design, statutory planning, procurement, construction, and operational readiness.
• Define leads, lags, contingency buffers, and dependencies to accurately identify the critical path for each project.
• Integrate individual project timelines into a Master Programme Schedule within Primavera P6 to provide a comprehensive view of the Construction Investment Programme (CIP).
• Perform monthly updates for each project schedule and the integrated Master Programme to facilitate enterprise-level reporting.
• Conduct ongoing reviews and analyses of contractor schedules, including during tender assessments across projects.
• Assess impacts of project modifications on budgets and timelines.
• Support the development of Earned Value Management metrics across the project portfolio.
• Assist with preparing reports for the Project Management Team.
• Develop cost-loaded schedules to enable detailed cash flow forecasting.
• Provide administrative assistance within the Project Controls team, including data analysis and summary report compilation.
• Facilitate cross-project scheduling meetings to align design consultants, contracting personnel, and contractors on scheduling expectations, promote consistent methodologies, and optimize schedules.
• Coordinate with pre-construction, construction, design, and capacity planning teams to generate schedules supporting project initiations, budgeting, and timelines.
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to assess how new designs, materials, and construction techniques affect schedules.
• Maintain strong communication channels between schedulers and Cost & Risk Management teams to support accurate forecasting and risk evaluation.
• Create analysis and summary reports based on programme controls data to assist the Programme Controls Manager with ad-hoc queries.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience of over 10 years.
• Proficient in consolidating and organizing multiple scheduling inputs and performance data into master schedule platforms and preparing comprehensive project and programme status reports.
• Experienced in developing critical path method schedules from first principles, engaging directly with project teams, and establishing consensus on progress reporting with contractors.
• Knowledgeable about managing large capital projects with extensive pre-construction programming and multidisciplinary development activities.
• Capable of fostering positive teamwork while balancing procedural rigor.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and self-motivation skills.
• Skilled in planning, prioritizing, and managing workload to meet deadlines and maintain quality standards.
• Understanding of project governance and procurement processes.

Additional Information

• This is a full-time position based onsite in Greater Dublin.
• Competitive salary with an attractive benefits package.
• Includes 8% pension contribution and 25 days annual leave (23 days plus 2 company days).
• Opportunity to work on innovative, high-impact projects with career growth prospects domestically and internationally.
• Collaborate with a diverse and talented group of professionals.
• The company values promoting diversity, inclusion, and work-life balance in a healthy and flexible working environment.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive culture.
• No fees will be requested from candidates throughout recruitment; only authorized agencies with agreements may submit candidates.