Construction Planner & Scheduler (CPM/Primavera)

Orange County Sanitation District; California; On-site; USD 135,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) is seeking a Planner-Scheduler (Construction Management) to manage scheduling for large wastewater treatment and collection projects, coordinating field contractors with project managers to ensure timely completion and compliance.

Under general supervision, you will analyze schedules, monitor progress, identify critical paths, and adjust plans to minimize delays while enforcing contract terms and performance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education, with major coursework in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• Three (3) years of professional engineering or construction management work experience involving the planning and scheduling of large construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and analyzes construction schedules and cost reports to determine feasibility of proposed schedules; distributes progress evaluations to project managers and engineers.
• Reviews and analyzes monthly construction schedule updates and progress payments; monitors actual progress versus planned progress, provides exception reporting, and recommends action steps to resolve issues.
• Acts as a liaison on scheduling matters between different OC San divisions and departments; coordinates construction project schedules to minimize the impacts on wastewater facilities and systems operations due to planned construction projects.
• Reviews baseline schedules and design submittals prior to bid to ensure scope is achievable in the time stipulated; identifies the critical path of the project and work sequencing; creates preliminary construction schedules during project planning phases.
• Reviews contract change orders and provides recommendations on issues involving construction delays.
• Performs project schedule delay impact analysis of project schedule changes; assesses chronology of events and reviews project delays to determine compensable and non-compensable claims.
• Attends contractor meetings; provides schedule risk analysis; assists with establishing schedule milestones for assigned projects and recommends key performance indicators required for Project Management Office reporting; participates in the development and implementation of standards used; researches and recommends quality improvement standards.

Skills

Scheduling

CPM

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/construction management or related field

Tools

CPM/CPM/P6

Primavera P6 Project Management

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) is seeking a Planner-Scheduler (Construction Management) to manage scheduling for large wastewater treatment and collection projects, coordinating field contractors with project managers to ensure timely completion and compliance.

Under general supervision, you will analyze schedules, monitor progress, identify critical paths, and adjust plans to minimize delays while enforcing contract terms and performance standards.