Associate Director, Planning & Scheduling

Overview

As an

Associate Director - Planning & Scheduling at Linesight, you will be responsible for leading the delivery and growth of our planning services across major construction projects and programmes. You will combine technical excellence, client leadership, and commercial awareness to drive successful project outcomes while mentoring and developing talented teams. Working alongside industry leaders, you will influence business strategy, strengthen key client partnerships, and help shape the future of our Planning & Scheduling practice.

The Opportunity

This is an on-site position, based in New York.

In this role you will

• Act as the key account manager for Planning & Scheduling services developing client relationships based upon partnership and trust
• Lead planning and scheduling strategy across large scale hospitality & gaming projects
• Lead and mentor an established team of schedulers, providing guidance, oversight and support to ensure successful project delivery and professional development
• Review and challenge project schedules, critical paths, sequencing and recovery plans
• Ensure clear responsibility and ownership for all project outcomes coordinating across multiple trades & stakeholders
• Ensure schedule adheres to the project execution plan and in particular contracting, procurement and project control strategy documents and plans
• Ensure there is a clear method in place for base-lining of schedules and manage periodic updates
• Negotiate and mediate timelines and project interdependencies between key partners for a great client outcome
• Provide regular updates on schedule progress through expert analysis and reporting
• Facilitate Interactive Planning and Pull Planning sessions\Support schedule assurance, risk management and project controls activities
• Deliver exceptional client service, project performance and commercial outcomes
• Lead your team to deliver impeccable quality and client value by fostering an environment of top performance and growth through excellent mentorship and leadership

We would love to hear from you if you

• Have extensive planning and scheduling experience within the construction industry
• Have significant experience leading planning functions on large, complex projects or programmes
• Have advanced Primavera P6 expertise
• Have experience reviewing, challenging and assuring contractor schedules
• Have experience leading and developing high-performing teams
• Are confident managing senior client and stakeholder relationships
• Have strong leadership, communication and business development skills
• Hold a degree or equivalent experience in Construction, Engineering, Project Controls or a related discipline
• All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.
• The salary range for this role is between $140,000 and $200,000 but actual salary offered is dependent on experience, skill set and education.

About us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!