Director, Project Planning

4 weeks ago


Orlando, United States Universal Creative Full time

**JOB SUMMARY**:
The Director, Project Scheduling is responsible for directing the development and integration of comprehensive project plans and schedules throughout the project life cycle - concept design through turnover to Operations. Also responsible for the collection, integration and analyses of current project schedules, future projects and conceptual projects for the purpose of providing management input used to make decisions regarding future project selection and realistic estimated timelines. Also, responsible to track current resources and forecast future resources needed based on the Master Schedule.

**MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Overall project scheduling: Oversee the initial development of all project schedules for all of the contractors and vendors on the individual project ensuring that they meet the required timeframe and milestones and that the appropriate level of detail for duration and logic are accurate and achievable. Ensure that each contractor and vendor establish a “Baseline Schedule” that all parties agree upon. After the establishment of the “Baseline Schedule”, continue to review and monitor the various project schedules (monthly reports, 3 week look ahead schedule, specialty schedules etc.) to ensure that they are meeting the required contractual milestones. If needed assist in the development of alternative scheduling logic or work around plans to mitigate delays. Ensure that the key milestones are being met and if not identify missing milestones to project management. Participate in weekly construction meetings and communicate with the contractors or vendors on critical tasks. Evaluate the short-term look ahead schedules, identify any potential risks, and provide suggestions to mitigate or enhance the schedule.
- Scheduling management responsibilities: Make employment decisions, including hiring, terminating and promotional recommendations for the individual project schedulers. Evaluate subordinate personnel on technical, leadership and interpersonal skills. Demonstrate ability to lead staff, instill a spirit of teamwork and promote staff development. Make independent choices, free from immediate supervision. Demonstrate ability to communicate to various levels of management and staff. Establish policy, scheduling procedures and templates to ensure effective support of project needs. Provide regular milestone reports for monthly executive update documents. Participate in weekly Project meetings to evaluate individual project progress and schedule reporting accuracies.
- Pre-planning project scheduling: Oversee and assist in the development of the appropriate level of detail for work package definition, including durations and logic sequences. Oversee collection and integration of schedule input from all internal and external sources. Develop project schedule, modify as necessary and assist staff in specific portfolio requirements. Conduct resource loading analysis as required. Responsible for Article #4 contract milestones development in the generation of project RFP packages. Ensure key milestones are identified and ensure they are coordinated with all project Vendor’s contract milestones. Provide detailed plan and tracking for project permitting activities. Work with design team and permitting agencies to outline all required permits, durations for reviews, predecessors, and approval flow charts. Advise design team on important deliverable milestones. Communicate project plan and advise of schedule risks in design process. Develop and track break-out micro-project schedules for key sub-set activities.
- Durations analysis related to costs: Perform detailed manpower analysis. Evaluate acceleration alternatives to reduce overall critical path timelines. Work with project estimator to evaluate cost benefit analysis for key acceleration activities and projections for additional crews. Work in coordination with project estimators to ensure accurate manpower and activity durations which occur on contract change orders. Perform forensic scheduling analysis in support of contractor change order negotiations.
- Historical database: Develop and maintain an activity duration database for historical purposes which can be used to create accurate projections for scope of work timelines. In conjunction with the data base, document historical and project future unit production rates for key development and construction scopes.
- Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**:
Schedulers on other projects report to Master Scheduler and to their respective Project Director. 2+ Exempt Direct Reports. Required: Must be fully versed in Primavera “P6” scheduling software and capable of building complex resource loaded baseline schedules. The Master Scheduler must perform regular


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