Construction Scheduler / Project Scheduler

PMCS Group, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PMCS Group, Inc. is seeking an experienced Construction Scheduler to lead program schedules for various construction projects.

The role requires in-depth knowledge of Primavera and MS Office, and the ability to interpret architectural, structural, and MEP drawings to define work scope. You will review contractor baselines, perform critical path and earned value analyses, and participate in schedule negotiations with owners and contractors.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Superior organizational and planning skills necessary.
• Ability to build efficient working relationships with project teams and staff.
• Understanding of cost engineering, scheduling and schedule forensics.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains program schedules identifying relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints for construction projects.
• Reads drawings and understands work scope to ensure proper sequencing.
• Reviews baseline schedules and provides detailed comments for compliance.
• Performs QA/QC on contractor schedules for contract conformance and critical path.
• Performs schedule time impact analyses and negotiates delay settlements.
• Performs CP and Earned Value analysis.
• Monitors site progress and reports to management.
• Communicates schedule issues in status meetings and other Schedule meetings.
• Performs program schedule QA/QC reviews and bi-monthly status updates.
• Ensures data integrity with program-level codes and reports.
• Serves as liaison between project teams and the Program & Project Controls department.
• Prepares reports as directed by Management.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Relationship building

Cost engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering or construction management

Bachelor's degree + 2 years scheduling experience

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Job description

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA

No H1B Visa Sponsorship provided

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years full time paid professional experience in Construction Scheduling for an Owner or General Contractor, preferably in an educational facility or public works projects
• Proficiency in Primavera Latest Version and MS Office Suite

Required Education

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering or construction management.
• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in any course, but with additional two (2) years of experience in Construction Scheduling to compensate for the required education.

Required Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superior organizational and planning skills
• Ability to build efficient working relationships with project teams and department staff
• Understanding of theories, principles and practices of cost engineering, scheduling and schedule forensics

Duties

• Develops and maintains program schedules identifying relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints for construction projects of various types
• Independently interprets and reads detailed construction drawings (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil, etc.) and develops a clear understanding of work scope
• Reviews Contractor's Baseline schedule submissions and verifies that all work scope is identified properly and logically sequenced correctly; provides written detailed schedule review comments
• Performs QA/QC on contractor schedule submittals for conformance with the contract; reviews critical path, cost loading, resource loading of man-hours, schedule content, recovery schedules, use of logic relationships and lags, constraints and milestones
• Performs schedule Time Impact Analysis for any change orders that affect the construction schedule; conducts schedule negotiations with the OAR and the contractor for any delay time settlements
• Reads drawings to determine if work is in or out of scope, and understands terms and conditions of the contract to determine if any compensable or non‑compensable time extensions have merit
• Performs Critical Path analysis and Earned Value analysis
• Walks the construction sites as needed and checks the contractor's weekly/monthly schedule progress; provides reports to the project OAR and upper management
• Effectively communicate with the Contractor regarding all schedule/progress related matters and concerns in the weekly status meetings and all other schedule related meetings
• Performs Program Schedule QA/QC reviews on a regular basis
• Performs status updates for Program Schedules/Master Schedules on a bi-monthly basis
• Ensures proper use of Program-level standard codes, layouts and reports necessary to ensure data integrity
• Serves as a liaison between project teams, department leadership and the Program & Project Controls department
• Prepare reports as needed and directed by Management