Area Schedule Lead, West - Meta

The focus of the West Area Schedule Lead will include leadership support of the NORAM West Area’s Schedule Execution. The Area Schedule Lead will be the technical SME for scheduling in their area and will support the Schedule CW team and ensure that all project schedule reporting meets or exceeds the expected quality. Area Schedule Lead will work directly with CW Schedule team and Project Controls Analysts on each site to support GC and TC Baseline schedule review and approval, monthly schedule deliverables, commercial accountability, End to End Schedule updates, commercial project health reporting/escalation and project Controls Analyst and CW scheduler mentoring. Area Schedule Lead will review and approve all EOT requests and support the Area Manager and Area Cost Lead on the review and approval of schedule related changes and support the proactive identification of schedule related risks. Area Schedule Lead will be responsible for reviewing all Schedule Reporting and ensure the proper risks are identified and communicated up to their Area Manager and the MCP process. Excellent leadership, communication, and organization skills are a must in this highly collaborative, analytical, and strategic role. This position will work closely within the DEC Business Controls team and various internal departments including Site Project Management teams, Pre-Construction, Contracts, Finance, Accounting, Sourcing and Operations Engineering.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Area Schedule Lead, West Responsibilities:

• Technical lead in Schedule Controls on campuses within the specified Area (West, Central, East) including baseline schedule reviews, schedule updates & reporting, schedule change management/Extension of Time (EOT) approval, delay tracking, schedule metric/quality, schedule delay mitigation, and risk facilitation.
• Responsible for application of commercial entitlement for schedule changes and Extension of Time (EOT) in their region. Provide leadership to site teams, Project Controls Analysts and CW Schedulers for Delay Tracking, Extension of Time (EOT) requests and claims. Coordinate the change evaluation in collaboration with the cost team as part of the CCAM review process. Responsible for making recommendations that are in line with the contract and escalating when site decisions differ from the contractual language.
• Support the development of delay mitigation ideas and work directly with Site Leadership in collaboration with other Area Schedule Leads to make recommendations.
• Responsible for the review and approval of all GC and TC Precon Baseline Schedules. In conjunction with the Meta PreCon Manager and with the support of the CW Site Scheduling team Area Schedule Lead will work with GC to develop Baseline schedules and resolve all quality and logic issues prior to submission. They will ensure Baseline schedules meet program expectations and are delivered in the agreed upon timeline for the project.
• Analyze and communicate Area’s Project Controls Health (Schedule, & Risk) in support of the Area Project Controls Manager and DEC Leadership and provide escalation when needed.
• Identify proactive project commercial risk in collaboration with other Area Leads, Delivery team and XFN Partners and support programmatic schedule delay review and mitigation activities.
• Support CW Site Schedules in Area and provide feedback to CW Account leads on any concerns, quality issues, or additional training needed. Support Area by training all new Site Schedulers on processes and procedures and working with Area Managers to ensure projects are adequately staffed and supported.
• Provide support of Area’s schedule reviews, and ensure Proactive Risk Indicators (Project Kronos) are being identified and used appropriately to identify risk. Support monthly/quarterly communication to site leadership and Strategic Planning & Analytics on schedule risk and health in support of MCP.
• Direct communication with Area Cost Lead to ensure collaboration and alignment of project health between cost and schedule and overall project risk and direct support and coaching for Project Controls Analysts.
• Strategize and drive programmatic efficiencies and opportunities for future Business Controls within DEC including continued alignment with other Area Schedule Leads.
• Work directly with Retrofit Schedule Lead to ensure alignment of processes and procedures and ensure all schedule reporting and risks are escalated properly to Area Managers and site leadership teams.
• Approximately 50% travel to other Data Center sites within the Area and home office.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS in construction management, engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in construction and project management for various construction programs.
• Experience in construction planning, scheduling, pull planning, and Earned Value Management.
• Experience with MS Excel, PowerPoint, Primavera P6.
• Experience communicating financial status and schedule details from multiple construction sites to executive management.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in developing and rolling out an enterprise scheduling program.
• Experience in identifying process gaps and developing and rolling out programmatic solutions.
• Experience onboarding and managing a distributed team of 5+ individuals.
• Experience developing and managing an integrated master schedule consisting of multiple project phases and stakeholders.
• Experience managing vendor and/or contractor performance.
• Experience developing, analyzing, and reporting project insights based on key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Experience in reviewing and managing construction change orders.