Project Planner & Scheduler at Wohlsen Construction
Wohlsen Construction · Lancaster, United States Of America · Onsite
- Professional
- Office in Lancaster
About Your Opportunity
As a Project Planner and Scheduler, you will play a key role in the development, updating, management, and reporting of all project schedules for construction activities from project pursuit phase through to closeout.
You will be responsible for the continued development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of Wohlsen’s Scheduling Strategy with a goal of delivering 95% of Wohlsen projects on time as measured against the contractual substantial completion date.
A successful Project Planner and Scheduler will support the creation of advanced project scheduling reporting and analytics to help Project Teams focus their energy on project delivery to support our pursuit of Raving Fan clients.
You will also play a role in the development and implementation of Wohlsen’s Last Planner practice.
How You’ll Contribute
In a normal day, this position requires little to no standing or walking. In a normal day, the employee must be able to sit for 7+ hours. In a normal day, the employee must be able to drive for 1-4 hours. The employee must be able to lift/carry up to 10 lbs. maximum; occasionally carry small objects. In this position, the employee occasionally (0-33%) must be able to bend at the waist, squat the knees, climb (including ladders), reach above shoulders, kneel, crawl, use feet (foot controls), and/or work at heights above 6 feet.
*Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations: Wohlsen does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website, locations, or to any Wohlsen team member. Wohlsen will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Wohlsen and will be processed accordingly.
It is the policy of Wohlsen Construction to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. This policy relates to all phases of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, employment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, reduction of workforce and termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, the use of all facilities, and participation in all company-sponsored employee activities.
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment and Wohlsen Construction may exercise its employment at-will rights at any time.
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As a Project Planner and Scheduler, you will play a key role in the development, updating, management, and reporting of all project schedules for construction activities from project pursuit phase through to closeout.
You will be responsible for the continued development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of Wohlsen’s Scheduling Strategy with a goal of delivering 95% of Wohlsen projects on time as measured against the contractual substantial completion date.
A successful Project Planner and Scheduler will support the creation of advanced project scheduling reporting and analytics to help Project Teams focus their energy on project delivery to support our pursuit of Raving Fan clients.
You will also play a role in the development and implementation of Wohlsen’s Last Planner practice.
How You’ll Contribute
- Develop and advance a culture of “on time—every time project delivery”.
- Assist in the development of Wohlsen project schedules with Superintendents, Project Managers and Director of Project Planning & Scheduling.
- Assist in the development of Wohlsen proposal and preconstruction schedules with Project Executives and Preconstruction Managers.
- Conduct bi-weekly (at-a-minimum) schedule updates in conjunction with the project Superintendent and other key players.
- Support Project Teams with delay root cause analysis, tracking, and reporting.
- Support Project Teams with the development and use of technology-based daily/weekly work planning.
- Train Wohlsen Team Members on scheduling fundamentals through engagement with internal Wohlsen Peer Groups.
- Create and maintain Wohlsen Way process documentation on project planning and scheduling
- Reports to the Director of Project Planning & Scheduling
- Collaborate with Project Superintendents, Project Managers, Project Executives, Wohlsen Peer Groups, Self-Perform and Special Projects Teammates
- Recommend planning and scheduling strategy/process change
- Recommend software and technology changes
- Schedule development
- Bi-weekly schedule updates
- Schedule performance management/reporting
- Planning and scheduling skills training
- Last Planner implementation and training
- A minimum of 2-5 years of experience preparing CPM schedules for construction projects.
- Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or Oracle Primavera Cloud
- Ability to read and understand contracts, contract drawings and specifications.
- Construction knowledge required to understand sequencing of project tasks and activities from pursuit to closeout.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work additional hours as necessary to meet business plan objectives.
- Ability to work on multiple projects and travel regularly for update meetings.
In a normal day, this position requires little to no standing or walking. In a normal day, the employee must be able to sit for 7+ hours. In a normal day, the employee must be able to drive for 1-4 hours. The employee must be able to lift/carry up to 10 lbs. maximum; occasionally carry small objects. In this position, the employee occasionally (0-33%) must be able to bend at the waist, squat the knees, climb (including ladders), reach above shoulders, kneel, crawl, use feet (foot controls), and/or work at heights above 6 feet.
*Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations: Wohlsen does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website, locations, or to any Wohlsen team member. Wohlsen will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Wohlsen and will be processed accordingly.
It is the policy of Wohlsen Construction to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. This policy relates to all phases of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, employment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, reduction of workforce and termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, the use of all facilities, and participation in all company-sponsored employee activities.
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment and Wohlsen Construction may exercise its employment at-will rights at any time.
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