USA Program & Project Scheduling Director

Overview

Turner & Townsend is looking for a Director of Scheduling to direct the function for all Major Programs in the USA . This role will be responsible for delivering scheduling services and helping grow services with new and existing clients. The position can sit in any key market region of the USA and significant travel will be required.

Lead regional scheduling teams across major construction programs, with a focus on high-tech, data center, and advanced manufacturing projects. Develop and oversee baseline and update schedules, drive consistency in scheduling standards, and ensure alignment with project milestones and contract requirements. Provide expert guidance on schedule logic, sequencing, and delay analysis. Mentor schedulers in advanced techniques including Time Impact Analysis (TIA), productivity tracking, and claims support. Collaborate with regional leads to elevate service quality and integrate scheduling into strategic planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions that will drive consistent delivery across the portfolio of global projects and programs.
• Lead a team of senior Project Controls Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), responsible for developing project controls processes across a global portfolio of mega projects and programs, setting direction for the team and overseeing their performance to meet client requirements. This includes all project controls lifecycle functions across the Portfolio, governance and assurance, capital value / stage gating, estimating, value engineering, budget and cost control, vendor performance management, change and risk contingency management, schedule and earned value management, and scope management.
• Oversee governance and assurance processes, conducting regular reviews of individual projects and programs to ensure compliance with client standards.
• Represent project controls on senior governance boards and attend program / project steering teams as required.
• Support planning and implementing project controls structure, resources, and timing for each project phase in alignment with program objectives.
• Implement standardized data gathering and reporting across the USA, ensuring projects adopt these processes for consistent reporting.
• Ensure quality and timeliness of all project reports (e.g., Central Program Management Office, Executive Steering Committee, Monthly Reports, Contractor Reports).
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project controls plans (cost, schedule, change, risk, earned value, invoice validation, communications, document management).
• Collaborate with Capital Procurement on contract and commercial strategy and standard contract terms for project controls processes.
• Embed project controls requirements in all contracts.
• Develop and implement standard onboarding and skills training for resources across the USA, ensuring completion of required training.
• Implement a lessons learned process and oversee the collection of best practices across the portfolio and similar programs.
• Lead on innovation initiatives to drive continuous delivery improvements and embed best practices.
• Act as a point of contact and escalation for resolving issues, coordinating with projects and programs as necessary.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by project leadership.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, as applicable.

Qualifications

Market Sector Experience

Project / Program Size

Software & Certification

Compensation

The salary range for this full-time role is $200K-$300K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and reflect base salary only, not total compensation. Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range based on candidate experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity

Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics and will not be discriminated against on the basis of any protected status.

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