Airport Scheduler- LAWA

Purely Works; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Purely Works is seeking a seasoned Scheduler in Los Angeles to review contractor schedules, maintain master and baseline schedules, and coordinate with contractor schedulers on time impact analyses for large-scale construction programs. The role requires CPM expertise, Primavera P6 proficiency, and experience with PMWEB and earned value reporting.

The candidate will attend weekly meetings, monitor look-ahead schedules, and provide mitigation strategies to project teams, including the Landside

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field is required.
• Experience scheduling large-scale construction projects and managing progress reporting.
• PSP certification or equivalent project scheduling credentials are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review contractor schedules for compliance and impacts.
• Maintain and analyze master and baseline schedules with WBS and resource loading.
• Coordinate schedule submittals and resolutions with contractor schedulers.
• Identify critical path, float issues, and schedule risks; report to management.

Skills

Scheduling

Primavera P6

MS Office

PMWEB

Earned value

CPM methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

PMWEB

Schedule Analyzer

Claims Digger

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Project: Auxiliary Curbs and Fire Station

Work Status: Full-time, 8:00AM – 5:00PM

Description of Duties

• Performs complex reviews and analysis of contractor’s schedules for contract compliance, writes and reviews comments, updates staff on contractor’s performance, evaluates time impacts.
• Review Contractor’s Baseline Construction Schedule for conformance with the Plans and Specifications: WBS breakdown, sequencing, critical path and logic ties, inclusion of all activities, resource loading, etc.
• Perform and coordinate constructability review on the Baseline Schedule submittal; identify missing activities, float sequestering or suppression techniques/issues, and other conflicts or shortcomings.
• Ensure project WBS are properly coded and resource loaded.
• Provide written evaluation, comments and responses on Baseline Schedule submittal.
• Coordinate with Contractor Scheduler to clarify and resolve schedule deficiencies.
• Review Contractor’s Monthly Schedule updates; identify logic changes, inaccurate progress reporting, critical path changes, and other pertinent items.
• Identify variations from the plan and analyze and report on their cause.
• Review construction progress and inspection reports and maintain an accurate as-built schedule for evaluating monthly updates and Time Impact Analysis (TIA) submittals.
• Attend weekly construction meetings and monitor 3 Week Look Ahead Schedules; promptly report schedule slippage and other variances.
• Identify critical and near-critical path changes that could impact phases, milestones, or project duration.
• Provide written response and approval recommendation on submittals; coordinate schedule comments and corrections with Contractors.
• Maintain an Owner shadow schedule from daily inspection and QC reports, site visits, etc.; project potential delays and use it to evaluate monthly updates.
• Review Contractor TIAs and provide written responses, evaluation, and time extension recommendations; develop mitigation strategies for the Project Management team.
• Provide LAWA “what if” schedule impacts for contemplated additional work or re-sequencing; forecast project status against the baseline and report to Management.
• Provide scheduling support on multiple projects reporting to multiple Project Managers.
• May support projects in Planning or Design along with Construction projects within a Master Program Schedule Plan, reporting to the Landside Element Management Team.
• May maintain a master schedule system tracking interfaces with electrical airfield systems, mechanical systems, airfield operations and other aviation disciplines.
• Develop and analyze man-hour and equipment resources and cost-loaded, time-phased schedules.
• Prepare detailed plans, time-scaled charts and diagrams; track quantities to measure construction performance.
• Maintain simplified logic schedules highlighting key interfaces for critical path review.
• Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials; develop creative reporting tools for complex sequencing and progress assessments.
• Review third-party schedules and provide written comments.
• Analyze project milestones and report fiscal impact and risk to Management.
• Support planning and design schedule development, issue management, meeting facilitation, document control, and monthly status reporting.

Hardware/Software Knowledge

• Mastery of Oracle Primavera P6 Version 8.3 or higher.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Knowledge of PMWEB and other Project Management Systems preferred.
• Adobe Acrobat.
• Presenting graphical data related to scheduling.
• Related tools such as Schedule Analyzer, MS Project, Claim Digger, etc.
• 10 years or more of scheduling experience with 5+ years in direct support of an active construction project.
• Advanced use of Oracle Primavera and related tools (Schedule Analyzer, Microsoft Project, Claims Digger, etc.).

Professional Experience Level/Other Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience scheduling design and construction of large-scale, complex projects, including developing and managing a progress reporting methodology for construction projects in the $300M – $1B range.
• Knowledge of Project Management principles and Project Control Cycles.
• Capable of reporting earned value performance measurement.
• Understanding of CPM scheduling techniques; ability to prioritize multiple projects concurrently.
• Track field progress weekly in reporting Contractor’s performance.
• Experience in a master schedule/sub-project environment.
• Ability to report on all levels of project schedules, quality, progress and risk, and ensure milestones are met.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing third-party design and/or construction schedules and addressing comments.
• Clearly and concisely present trends, risks and forecasts to management and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Strong verbal and written communication on technical and non-technical matters for various levels of management.
• Demonstrated success, acceptance of responsibility, and growth in previous positions.
• Ability to interact effectively with various departments.
• Proven accuracy, reliability and completeness; self-starter, results-driven, works well with others.

Education

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field (Education/Training section lists it as preferred).

Licenses & Certifications

• Relevant Professional Licensure & Certifications strongly preferred.
• Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification preferred.