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Scheduler roles in healthcare, construction, and logistics qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process. Employers file with DOL to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available, then petition USCIS for permanent residency. Understanding how your industry affects PERM timelines and priority dates shapes your sponsorship strategy.
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Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 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 and Townsend seek a Senior Program Scheduler to join our team to create and manage scheduling for large-scale construction programs.
The successful candidate will bring experience supporting the delivery of construction and capital projects within one or more of Turner & Townsend's key markets, including data centers, critical infrastructure, aviation, life sciences, and energy & natural resources. Exposure to complex projects, stakeholder management, and multidisciplinary teams across these sectors is preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Implementing best practices and reporting trends both internally and externally.
- Create and analyse project schedules using Primavera P6 and Tableau for a portfolio of projects.
- Review and understand engineering, procurement and construction schedule logic.
- Create, manage, and oversee schedules using critical path method.
- Actively work with project managers and construction firms to maintain schedule integrity.
- Able to produce high level and 1, 3, 6 months look ahead from P6 for reporting.
- Produce logic driven schedules from limited project information a conceptual schedule from initiation through to closeout; identify major phases through that timeline and be able to determine and discuss dependencies.
- Utilize P6 to:
- create E2E master schedules using known techniques such as rolling wave planning (L2-3 detail).
- create detailed construction schedules incorporating s/c commitments (L4-5 detail).
- regularly updating schedules in-line with Program calendar following standard planning principles.
- resource loading schedules and producing management overview of over and underutilization effectively.
- identifying and trending movement to key float paths.
- quantity tracking using S-curves.
- Collaborate with contractors and sub-contractors on regular basis.
- Prepare and update monthly progress reports.
- Actively monitor and communicate any possible project issues that could delay the schedule.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
- Minimum 5-7 years of applicable experience.
- Certification by AACE in planning/scheduling is preferred.
- Prior experience building a complex master schedule.
- Familiarity with construction drawings, specifications and construction contracting.
- Able to convert data into Tableau reports and graphics.
- Excellent communication skills.
Additional Information
On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.
The base salary range for this role is $120,000-$165,000 USD. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Scheduler
Document your scheduling credentials before applying
Gather transcripts, certifications, and employment verification letters that prove your field-specific qualifications. PERM audits scrutinize whether your credentials match the posted job duties, so gaps between your documented experience and the role description can delay or derail certification.
Target industries with documented sponsorship history
Healthcare systems, large construction firms, and logistics companies routinely sponsor Schedulers through EB-3 because operational continuity depends on experienced hires. Search DOL PERM disclosure data to confirm an employer has filed for this job category before engaging with their recruiters.
Understand how your country affects your wait time
EB-3 priority dates for workers from India and China face multi-year backlogs, while most other nationalities move through the queue faster. Knowing your place in the Visa Bulletin before accepting a job offer helps you plan realistically for permanent residency.
Use Migrate Mate to find green-card-sponsoring employers
Searching broadly wastes time with employers who have no PERM history. Migrate Mate filters Scheduler openings by employers with active green card sponsorship records, so every application you send targets a company already set up to file on your behalf.
Verify the employer's PERM job description matches your background
PERM requires the employer to post a specific job description, and your qualifications must meet but not exceed those requirements. If the posted role requires a bachelor's degree but your experience is primarily vocational, ask the employer whether they can structure the filing to match your actual background.
Confirm your employer will file before your status expires
If you're currently on an H-1B visa or other temporary status, coordinate your PERM timeline with your authorized stay. USCIS processing for I-140 approval alone can take six to twelve months, and adjustment of status adds further time, so get written confirmation of the employer's filing schedule early.
Green Card Scheduler: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Scheduler jobs qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Scheduler roles qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers or professionals, since the position typically requires vocational training, a relevant associate or bachelor's degree, or substantial work experience. Some Schedulers with advanced degrees in project management, healthcare administration, or operations may qualify under EB-2 if the employer can justify the advanced degree requirement in the PERM job posting.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a Scheduler?
H-1B is a temporary, lottery-dependent visa requiring annual cap slots, while PERM leads to permanent residency with no cap at the EB-3 level for most nationalities. The PERM process takes longer upfront because the employer must complete DOL-supervised recruitment and labor market testing before filing, but the result is lawful permanent residency rather than a status that expires and must be renewed.
How long does the full green card process take for a Scheduler role?
PERM certification alone takes six to eighteen months, depending on whether DOL audits the application. After that, I-140 adjudication adds several more months. Priority date wait times vary significantly by country: most nationalities face waits under two years at the EB-3 level, while workers born in India or China face substantially longer queues tracked in the monthly Visa Bulletin.
How can I find Scheduler jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It lets you filter Scheduler openings by employers with verified PERM and employment-based green card sponsorship history, so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never navigated the process. Targeting employers who have already filed for this role category reduces the chance of a sponsorship conversation falling apart late in the hiring process.
Can my employer sponsor me for a green card if I'm currently on OPT or H-1B?
Yes. Employers can initiate PERM while you're working on OPT, H-1B, or another lawful status. The green card process runs concurrently with your existing authorization. If you're on H-1B, AC21 portability protections allow you to change employers after your I-140 is approved and your application has been pending for 180 days, provided the new role is in the same or similar occupational category.