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Project Schedule Lead

Turner & Townsend

Amsterdam
Full-time
5-10 years experience
On-site

Key Skills

Project scheduling
Primavera P6
Microsoft Project
Critical path analysis
Stakeholder management
Work breakdown structures
Cost breakdown structures
Construction management
Strategic planning
Resource loading
Project lifecycle management
Reporting
Benchmarking
Communication
Presentation skills

Job Description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 23,000 people in more than 60 countries.   

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.   

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.   

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.  

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Project Schedule Lead to join our Real Estate team in the Netherlands.

Working within a collaborative and high-performing team, you will have the opportunity to advance your career while supporting the delivery of major real estate programmes and complex building developments.

As a Project Schedule Lead, you will provide strategic planning and scheduling leadership across the full project lifecycle, from early-stage definition and mobilisation through execution, commissioning and handover. Working closely with clients, consultants and project teams, you will develop, manage and optimise project programmes that support successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Major Programme Lead / Programme Director in maintaining programme control and achieving key project objectives relating to time, cost and delivery.
  • Implement project planning and scheduling strategies, processes and procedures, reflecting both client and contractor requirements.
  • Coordinate the development and implementation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) alongside project, cost and contractor teams.
  • Maintain the integration and integrity of contractor schedules, reviewing logic, sequencing, dependencies, schedule revisions and resource loading.
  • Perform critical path analysis and assess contractor schedules against approved baselines.
  • Monitor schedule performance, identify trends and provide programme insights and recommendations to both clients and contractors.
  • Prepare regular reports and benchmarking data relating to project schedule and performance.
  • Work closely together with the scheduling team and construction team(s) to maintain programme integrity and support effective schedule management. 

Qualifications

  • 7+ years' experience in planning and scheduling within the building construction, real estate or development sector.
  • Experience of working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments which require proactive coordination to ensure project success.
  • Experience implementing scheduling processes across a client’s portfolio.
  • Strong time management skills, quick thinking and resilience to deal with a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills, with proven client-facing experience and the ability to engage confidently with clients, consultants, contractors and senior project leadership.
  • Advanced user of Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project
  • Degree qualification in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or a related discipline.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. 

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.  

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com. 

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  • Department: Real estate
  • Core Responsibilities

    The Project Schedule Lead will provide strategic planning and scheduling leadership across the full project lifecycle, from mobilization through execution and handover. They are responsible for maintaining programme integrity, coordinating work breakdown structures, and performing critical path analysis to ensure project objectives are met.

    Requirements

    Candidates must have 7+ years of experience in planning and scheduling within the construction or real estate sector. A degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline is required, along with advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.

    Benefits

    • Flexible working environment
    • Work-life balance support

    About Turner & Townsend

    Industry: Construction

    Company size: 10,001+ employees

    We're Turner & Townsend – a global programme manager. For more than 80 years, we’ve helped deliver the projects that define how people live, work and connect. From shaping resilient cities to advancing clean energy, we approach every challenge with the same goal – to make a meaningful and lasting impact. Partnering closely with our clients, we plan, manage and deliver complex projects and portfolios. Our teams bring the leadership, commercial expertise and independent advice that unlocks performance and protects investment. From the metro systems moving millions of people to the data centres powering the digital economy, we bring ambitious plans to life and deliver outcomes that matter.

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