Lead Scheduler - Construction

CLMI Group; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k)

401k Matching

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & P

Short Term / Long Term Disability / 1

Job summary

CLMI Group in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Lead Scheduler (Scheduler V) to join the PMO on-site. You will manage program-wide schedules, align with cost, risk, and design teams, and drive progress across locations.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years of capital construction scheduling experience, a related Bachelor's degree, and advanced Primavera/EVMS/MS Office skills. PMP/PSP preferred for leadership and project oversight.

Qualifications

• 15 years of recent capital construction scheduling experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience with EVMS or similar business process.
• Knowledge of scheduling best practices and schedule forensics.
• Ability to coordinate across cost, risk, design, and field teams.

Responsibilities

• Support Program Controls leadership with planning, development, monitoring, and control of program-wide project schedules.
• Develop, maintain, and update baseline, master, and detailed schedules with scope, dependencies, resources, and costs.
• Coordinate with cost, estimating, risk, PMO, design, and college construction teams to align schedule with program performance and milestones.
• Monitor and document construction progress against baselines; validate through reviews, field observations, and site visits.
• Review contractor schedule submittals for compliance with SOPs, baselines, and critical path methodology.
• Perform schedule QA/QC, including critical path reviews, calendars, float, and data integrity.

Skills

EVMS knowledge

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Analytical problem-solving

Scheduling best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business Administration, or Construction Management

OR: 4 years additional experience in lieu of education

Tools

Primavera Scheduling Software

MS Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

CLMI Group is looking for passionate construction and program management professionals to join our team! We value ambition, dedication, and innovation, and believe in building a network of talented individuals who share our commitment to making a difference.

Position Title: Scheduler V (Lead Scheduler)

Location: Los Angeles, CA – (On-Site) Los Angeles Community College District – Program Management Office (PMO) (candidates should expect schedule reviews, field observations, and site visits across program locations as required)

Duties:

• Support Program Controls leadership with planning, development, monitoring, and control of program-wide project schedules, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements, project objectives, and key program milestones
• Develop, maintain, and update baseline, master, and detailed project schedules, incorporating approved scope, activities, logic relationships, constraints, milestones, calendars, resources, and cost information
• Coordinate with cost, estimating, risk management, program management, design, and college construction teams to maintain alignment between schedule, cost, risk, and overall program performance
• Monitor and document construction progress against approved baseline schedules; validate reported progress through schedule reviews, field observations, and site visits as required
• Review contractor schedule submittals for compliance with standard operating procedures, contract requirements, schedule specifications, approved baselines, logic, critical path methodology, milestones, and reporting requirements
• Perform schedule QA/QC, including detailed review of critical paths, activity relationships, constraints, calendars, milestones, float, cost/resource loading, coding structures, and schedule integrity
• Perform Time Impact Analysis (TIA), delay analysis, and detailed investigations of schedule impacts to determine effects on critical activities, contractual milestones, and overall project completion
• Identify, track, and communicate schedule risks, construction issues, conflicts, and potential delays; support development and evaluation of recovery and mitigation strategies
• Serve as a key liaison among contractors, designers, construction project leadership team, project controls, and program leadership on schedule-related issues and resolution strategies
• Develop and maintain complex resource- and cost-loaded program schedules to support Critical Path analysis, Earned Value Management, cash-flow forecasting, resource planning, and broader project/program management reporting
• Lead schedule-focused discussions during weekly progress meetings, schedule reviews, and stakeholder sessions, communicating current performance, critical activities, emerging risks, and required corrective actions
• Prepare project schedule performance reports and status updates highlighting baseline variance, critical path changes, milestone performance, forecast completion dates, delays, risks, and recovery actions
• Conduct regular QA/QC reviews of program and master schedules to verify schedule integrity, consistency, coding standards, data accuracy, and alignment across projects
• Maintain program-level scheduling standards, coding structures, processes, tools, and data integrity while supporting continuous improvement of scheduling practices and controls
• Collaborate with program teams to establish and implement scheduling standards, best practices, templates, procedures, and tools across multiple projects
• Support development of schedule-related presentations, technical materials, lessons learned, and continuous-improvement initiatives; contribute to internal and external presentations, conferences, and technical publications as appropriate
• Lead step-by-step onboarding for new construction project team schedulers
• Supervise daily work of construction project team schedulers
• Provide back-up support during construction project team scheduler absences
• Perform other duties as required

Minimum Requirements:

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years of recent capital construction scheduling experience

Required Education (must meet one of the following):

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business Administration, or Construction Management
• OR: An additional 4 years of qualifying experience in excess of the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Advanced proficiency in specified software including, but not limited to, Primavera Scheduling Software, MS Office Applications including Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experience with cost and resource loaded schedules
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or similar business process
• Strong understanding of cost engineering, scheduling best practices, and schedule forensics
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities, with keen attention to detail
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills; proven ability to foster collaboration across diverse project teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Offered rate of compensation will be based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• 401k Matching
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term / Long Term Disability / Life

Offered rate of compensation will be based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. The salary range for this position is 175,000–183,000.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• 401k Matching
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term / Long Term Disability / Life