Travel Planning and Scheduling Manager - Military Veterans

Overview:

Mortenson's success is not a matter of luck; it's a result of our ingenuity, expertise, and exceptional people coupled with our unparalleled focus on customer service.

Our foundation and culture are based upon our company values of trust, safety, teamwork, responsibility, service, and stewardship. We are inspired by a compelling purpose to build structures and facilities for the advancement of modern society and a mission to create an exceptional customer experience. Mortenson has built a reputation for being a leader in our industry and in the communities in which we live and work.

It all starts with our extraordinary people and collaborative teams. Mortenson has been voted a "best place to work" over 40 times since 2002...

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Summary:

Mortenson is currently seeking an experienced Planning and Scheduling Manager with the ability to interact with a variety of staff at all levels in an ever-changing data center environment, remaining flexible, resourceful, proactive, and efficient with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

This is a traveling role with locations being in Salt Lake City, Wisconsin, Minneapolis, and Illinois.

The Planning and Scheduling Manager will perform non-routine planning and scheduling assignments that require the selection and application of complex scheduling principles and techniques on highly complex projects. Management, leadership and coordination of team members and processes to implement scheduling strategy on our projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate site teams and trade partners in the development of project schedules using common CPM scheduling programs on large, complex, data center projects.
• Support group leadership through the monitoring and updating of project schedules on multiple projects or larger projects.
• Generate mitigation options and assist site management to formulate mitigation plans to correct scheduling problems on a project.
• Coach, mentor, and train other team members in scheduling methods
• Collaborate with Business Development on proposals, including leading successful project pursuit strategy regarding project schedule.
• Support roll-out of all company-wide training plans
• Participate in corporate planning and scheduling improvement initiatives and best practice sharing.
• Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels.

• Minimum of eight (8) years construction experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of scheduling concepts, principles, practices, and company software
• Thorough knowledge of standard construction practices, project sequencing and installation methods
• Shown ability to exercise creativity and mature judgment in independently anticipating, identifying, and solving unprecedented problems on complex projects.
• Strong plan and specification reading, review and interpretation skills with ability to identify concerns in document review.
• Knowledge of project management, buyout, and contracts
• Working knowledge of 4D visual planning methodologies.
• Strong organization and delegation skills as well as the ability to manage the work of others.
• Ability to deliver exceptional customer experience resulting in superior service rankings from both our external and internal customers.
• Basic understanding of project estimates to assist with schedule development, cost loading and resource loading of schedules.
• Ability to interpret and implement customer scheduling specifications and contract requirements.
• Ability to quickly understand complex projects at the proposal stage, often without project plans, developing strong project schedule strategies based on anticipated project challenges.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, collaborative, team-based environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with initiative to seek innovative solutions.
• Results-oriented to ensure delivery of appropriate products and services in an accurate, complete and timely fashion.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Active listening skills and effective communication including an openness to diverse input and feedback.
• Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity, inclusive behaviors, and Affirmative Action plans and their intended use.
• Excellent leadership and rapport building skills with direct reports, other team members, and customers.
• Ability to travel may be required based on operating group.

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, or equivalent field