Scheduling Contract Manager

Job Description:

The Project Control - Scheduling-Contract Manager is responsible for a team of schedulers and contract managers to ensure all scheduling and contract management needs are met for a portfolio of projects of various sizes and complexity. This role facilitates collaboration between stakeholders to proactively identify, mitigate, and resolve issues, ensuring on-time and within-budget project delivery. Well-versed in various project controls best practices, the manager supports the teams in the development and control of schedules and contracts, as well as in tracking schedule and contract performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead a team of schedulers and a team of contract managers in delivering proactively.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of internal project schedules, and analyze project schedules against those submitted by contractors to ensure alignment with project/contract requirements and overall program needs while minimizing negative risks/exposure.
• Ensure communication and collaboration between project teams, construction teams, and other stakeholders to develop preliminary project schedules, and continually update and maintain schedules.
• Lead and develop procedures to support the sustainable implementation of all contract management activities, including the change order process.
• Track schedule and contract management performance, and manage competing priorities to ensure each project is delivered per contract.
• Support the facilitation of communication and collaboration among multiple project teams, functional teams, and contractors across interdependent projects and contracts.
• Ensure timely communication and information sharing with other Project Controls functions.
• Provide meaningful and actionable reports to project teams and management/executives.
• Contribute to continuous process and reporting improvement efforts and operations support/training to enhance efficiencies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Contract Management, or related fields.
• Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in scheduling and five (5) years in contract management, and in managing staff.
• Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in construction projects and project controls.
• Minimum five (5) years as a people manager.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and other scheduling software; strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and proficient in presentations and conveying complex information clearly and effectively.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Strong negotiation, organization, and leadership skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Certification in Project Management (PMP, PMI-SP) or similar credentials.
• Certification in CPCM or similar credentials.
• Experience with scheduling and contract management for large-scale projects/contracts and multiple concurrent projects/contracts.