Scheduling Manager

What it does

This agent is the person in your office who builds the programme, checks who's available, spots the clashes, and makes sure the schedule actually works — before a single boot hits site. Except it does it in minutes, not days, and it never misses a dependency.

How it works

1. You feed it the job brief

• Upload a scope of works, a tender document, or just describe the job in plain English

• Tell it the start date, deadline, and any fixed milestones

• Add any constraints — "electrician only available Tuesdays", "no wet trades until roof is on"

2. AI builds the programme

• Breaks the job into phases, tasks, and subtasks based on the scope

• Sequences them logically — foundations before frame, first fix before plaster

• Estimates durations based on job size, trade type, and your historical data

• Builds a full Gantt-style schedule ready to review

3. AI assigns your team

• Matches tasks to available trades and crew members

• Checks existing commitments — no double-booking, no clashes

• Flags gaps where you need extra labour or a subcontractor

• Suggests alternatives if someone's already committed elsewhere

4. AI checks for problems before they happen

• Flags dependency conflicts — "you can't start plastering until the plumber's done"

• Spots scheduling clashes — "your electrician is booked on two sites that week"

• Identifies float and critical path — shows you where delays will cascade

• Highlights material lead times that could hold things up

5. You review, adjust, and lock it in

• Full schedule presented for review with flagged issues highlighted

• Drag and adjust dates, swap crew, override suggestions where needed

• Lock it in and push assignments out to your team

What the office sees

• A complete programme — built in minutes from a job brief, not a blank spreadsheet

• Clash and conflict report — every problem surfaced before it becomes a site problem

• Dependency map — clear view of what blocks what and where the critical path runs

• Resource overview — who's assigned where, who's overloaded, who's available

• Audit trail — every version of the schedule saved and comparable

What your team experiences

• Clear assignments — what they're doing, where, and when

• No surprises — dependencies and sequencing already thought through

• Fewer last-minute changes — because the problems were caught in planning

• Confidence that someone's actually looked at the bigger picture

Built for construction

The result

No more staring at a blank Gantt chart. No more "I thought he was free that week." Just a structured, checked, crew-assigned programme — built from your job brief in minutes, not days.