Senior Manager Construction Scheduling (m/f/d)

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The Senior Manager, Construction Scheduling (m/f/d) is responsible for managing the scheduling team and thus accountable for the overall scheduling program to be implemented across all NTT GDC EMEA projects. Reporting to the Director Global Scheduling, responsible for the management of schedulers responsible for carrying out the scheduling strategies for both major construction projects and client fitout type projects, developing requirements for the General Contractors as well as requirements for internal stakeholders. Covering the entire project life cycle from early project options analysis to project closeout. This position will also provide oversight and coaching to individual project teams, thus delivering consistent and predictable project performance.

Location: United Kingdom, Germany hybrid role

Travel: 25%

Full time role

What you will do

• Manage a team of schedulers (internal and contracted employees) that will carry out all functions of the scheduling team. This includes setting goals and aligning on deliverables of each team member to achieve the strategic objectives for the organization
• Develop schedule program requirements to be implemented across all data center projects. This may include, but not limited to, developing internal processes and requirements, developing requirements for GC contracts, creating standard milestones/definitions, creating standard project durations for early planning efforts, implementing consistent KPIs, overseeing project specific CPM schedules, and implementing earned value analysis
• Manage contractual scheduling requirements to be included in GC contracts. This will require ability to train/coach new project teams on how to implement scheduling requirements
• Review resource/cost loaded schedules to drive earned value analysis with project schedules
• Develop and implement KPIs (key performance indicators) to demonstrate current state project performance and detect potential issues
• Produce management level reports/indicators to demonstrate schedule performance across the portfolio of projects
• Effectively implement Last Planner®/ Pull Planning requirements into the scheduling requirements
• Review GC project schedules to identify potential concerns/issues with a focus on mitigation. This would include a review of the GC schedule to validate relationships, schedule logic, milestones, and constraints to determine the health of the project schedule
• Collaborate with project teams to develop early project schedules using data driven durations
• Partner closely with NTT GDC EMEA preconstruction, design, and project management to plan the project and maintain control through the project life cycle
• Work closely with NTT GDC EMEA suppliers to meet scheduling requirements

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Business, or Engineering
• Extensive experience with construction scheduling responsibilities, that may include schedule development, schedule analysis, CPM scheduling, earned value analysis, TIA or other schedule impact analytical tools
• Experience with Data Centers or high-tech construction projects is preferred
• Experience managing internal/contracted resources to meet scheduling goals
• Fully versed in critical path scheduling requirements for construction projects
• Experience with Scheduling and Project Management software programs and/or tools such as: Microsoft Project and Primavera P6
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications to understand, build, and approve/accept schedules produced by contractors
• Experience in performing Time Impact Analysis and developing schedule fragnets as required, as well as analyzing monthly updated, revised and/or recovery schedules
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills

What we can offer you

• An agile company culture with short decision-making paths and plenty of opportunities to show personal initiative
• Company pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working time models and mobile working (depending on your role)
• Allowance for the use of public transport and bike scheme
• Allowance for the use of Health and Wellness
• Individual training and development opportunities
• Numerous other additional benefits such as birthday vouchers, employee advisory program, employee referral scheme
• Lunch allowance company events and much more

Please send us your application in English.

We look forward to hearing from you!

About the Global Data Centers division of NTT Ltd.
Global Data Centers is a division of NTT Ltd. Our global platform is one of the largest in the world. NTT is ranked as one of the top three leaders worldwide by IDC in their Colocation and Interconnection Services MarketScape, spanning more than 20 countries and regions including North America, Europe, Africa, India and APAC.

As a neutral operator, we offer access to multiple cloud providers, a large variety of Internet Exchanges and telecommunication network providers including our own IPv6 compliant, tier 1 global IP network. Our clients benefit from tailored infrastructure and experience consistent best practices in design and operations across all of our reliable, scalable and customizable data centers.

Working for Global Data Centers EMEA
We are one of the leading and largest data center provider and for more than 20 years we have been supporting our clients from a wide variety of industries with our talented team of nearly 900 people (m/f/d). Today, we are designing and operating 18 data center locations across 160,000 sqm in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, in the Netherlands and in Great Britain and expanding into further markets. Our people come from a variety of industries and work together to find the best solution for every challenge. Due to the diversity of backgrounds our people (m/f/d) come from, the ability to work in teams and good communication skills are very important to us.

As a performance-oriented company, we value expert knowledge and people who want to shape the future. We are growing internationally and offer our people (m/f/d) the opportunity to work worldwide within the NTT Group if they are suitably qualified and interested.

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