Associate Scheduler

Cumming Management Group, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group is hiring a Construction Associate Scheduler in the Los Angeles, CA area to support the Los Angeles Unified School District education program. The role requires strong scheduling skills with P6, MS Office, and the ability to interpret architectural drawings and contract specs.

You will work with project leadership to produce high-quality baseline and monthly schedules for multiple school projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (architecture/engineering/construction management or related).
• Minimum 3 years full-time scheduling experience for Owner or GC, preferably education/public works.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and MS Office; ability to read plans and specs.

Responsibilities

• Review baseline and monthly contractor P6 schedules; identify gaps and milestones.
• Analyze critical path and schedule slippages; provide written comments.
• Create filters, layouts, and bar charts in P6 to support schedule analysis.
• QA/QC on contractor schedules; ensure conformance with scope and terms.
• Generate Earned Value curves per LAUSD EVA guidelines; assist in reporting.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Office Suite

Scheduling analysis

Reading drawings/contract specs

Communication skills

Organization & planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, or related

Tools

P6 Primavera Schedule Software

Job description

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless! We are currently hiring for a Construction Associate Scheduler to be located in the Los Angeles, CA area. This opportunity will have you working within our education project construction sector, specifically within the large construction program for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The education team provides services to K-12 as well as higher education institutions nationally. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier educational facilities for our nation’s youth and adults seeking to better themselves through learning.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Review Contractor P6 initial Baseline Construction Schedules and identify missing scope, logic or milestones.
• Identify and analyze the critical path.
• Review the required cost loading and provide written technical schedule review comments based on LAUSD's structured review templates.
• Review multiple Contractor P6 Monthly schedule updates and provide written schedule review comments that document milestone schedule slippage, critical path activity slippage, and provide over-all schedule analysis based on LAUSD's structured review templates.
• Create various activity schedule filters, layouts, and bar-charts utilizing P6 Primavera Schedule Software to assist the project management team in analyzing critical path construction schedule issues.
• Perform QA/QC on contractor’s schedule submittals for conformance with contract scope and terms for projects; P6 program schedules and validate logic ties to ensure conformance with scheduling guidelines for various project types.
• Ensure proper use of program-level standard codes, layouts and reports necessary to ensure data integrity.
• Create Earned Value Curves based on LAUSD EVA template guidelines.
• Prepare reports as needed and assist scheduling management in reporting projects as necessary.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Proficiency in Primavera Latest Version and MS Office Suite.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural plans, drawings and contract specifications to earn insight into the required scope of work for multiple school construction projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build efficient working relationships with project teams and department staff.
• Superior organizational and planning skills.

Required Education and Experience:

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, construction engineering or any related field. Minimum of three (3) years full time paid professional experience responsible in Scheduling for an Owner or General Contractor, preferably on multiple educational facilities or public works projects or scheduling for various projects in a program.

Salary Range:

The salary range for this full-time role is $106,800.00-$142,400.02 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.

Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group's policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity. All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.