Job Description

DPR’s Project Role:

PM (Design & Construction Management), QS (Estimating, Cost Control, Commercial, Tender Management)

About Us

DPR Asia is a wholly owned subsidiary of DPR Construction, USA (www.dpr.com) based in Seoul, South Korea. We specialize in Project Management and Cost Consulting services for customers across the APAC region. Since 2011, we have supported Korean and international clients on construction projects across various sectors, including Mission Critical (Data Centers), Logistics, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Labs, Commercial, and Training Facilities.

Position:

Scheduling Manager

Project Role:

Project Management (Design & Construction)

Role Overview:

We are seeking a bilingual (English & Korean) Scheduling Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will have at least 6 years of site-based project experience in ground-up construction, with a technical background in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field or an equivalent field experience.

To be successful in this role, the candidate must possess expert knowledge in Critical Path Methodology (CPM) and planning & schedule control for construction projects. Advanced proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6 is mandatory. Experience in complex construction projects is highly preferred, as the role involves rigorous validation of GC’s progress data, identifying schedule risks, and providing strategic recovery plans to ensure on-time delivery.

This position is open only to candidates who can legally work in South Korea without employer-sponsored visa support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to grow capacity of team members on planning & scheduling best practices.
• Ability to motivate and build trust amongst project teams during planning sessions.
• Facilitate collaborative planning sessions with DPR project team, client’s team, GC, subcontractors, designers, and stakeholders to get input for sequencing, manpower and durations, as it relates to overall project milestones.
• Develop high level schedule for proposals and for project planning.
• Consolidate schedules from various parties (client, GC, consultants, equipment suppliers), track and maintain schedules updates with project teams.
• Help teams manage preconstruction planning, design development, bid / buy-out, long lead procurement items, construction sequences, startup, testing & commissioning.
• Coordinate with and include subcontractor schedule input and perspectives when applicable.
• Provide risk management input on key schedule milestones.
• Alert entire project team, including owner, to potential problem areas or deviations from the plan. Assist in development of recovery plans, mitigation options, or delay analysis.
• Create variance reports, graphics, and narratives to highlight issues or conflicts.
• Create visual references / diagrams / graphics using schedule data to further describe the project plan, current status, and upcoming scopes of work.
• Ability to help guide teams with vertical alignment between the P6 schedule and any outside form of detailed tracking such as procurement logs or level 4 & 5 commitment-based construction tools.
• Conduct periodic Schedule Health Checks on GC’s submissions to identify hidden lags, logic flaws, or 'artificial' float management
• Understanding of CPM, LBMS, level of details and execution.
• Understanding of Takt scheduling theory is a plus.
• Experience with Smartsheet is a plus.
• Experience with Data Center project is a plus.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 6+ years of experience as a Scheduler, preferably within DPR’s Core Market projects (healthcare, life science, advanced technology, higher education and commercial).
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or related field; or equivalent field experience.
• Oracle Primavera P6 experience is a must, Microsoft Project (software) experience is a plus.
• A strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• A flexible, detailed-oriented team player with the ability to manage multiple tasks, work with diverse personalities & work styles, produce quality work, and consistently meet deadlines.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & benefits package
• Professional development & career growth opportunities
• Exposure to high-profile, mission-critical projects
• Collaborative and international work environment

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.