Project Scheduler - Construction

Triangle; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Triangle DeCon Services Inc. in Los Angeles, CA seeks a seasoned Project Scheduler to support LAUSD projects. You will review baseline and monthly P6 schedules, analyze critical path, perform schedule forensics, and provide written comments using owner templates.

Proficiency in Primavera P6 v19 and MS Office is required, with a focus on educational facilities and public works scheduling. You will interpret drawings, monitor progress, and deliver timely reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture or related field
• Or bachelor’s with 2+ years scheduling experience to compensate for education
• Proven scheduling and cost engineering knowledge is required

Responsibilities

• Interpret construction drawings to understand work scope
• Review baseline and monthly P6 schedules; analyze critical path
• Provide schedule review comments using LAUSD templates
• Perform QA/QC on schedules and submittals
• Create Earned Value curves and conduct schedule forensics
• Monitor progress; identify schedule risks and recovery opportunities
• Generate KPIs and variance reports with root causes and mitigations
• Prepare preliminary schedules based on plans and specs
• Communicate with project team at schedule meetings
• Update master schedules regularly

Skills

Written & verbal communication

Organizational & planning

Relationship building with project-tea

Scheduling theory & forensics

Education

Bachelors in construction mgmt/engineering/architect

Bachelors + 2 yrs exp in scheduling

Tools

Primavera P6 v19

MS Office

Job description

Triangle DeCon Services Inc. is a boutique full service real estate advisory firm with a focus on project development and construction management for our valued private developers and public organizations in Southern California. We are a young, energetic, ethical, professional, knowledgeable, customer-centric and multilingual team looking to deliver the most value to our clients and build/promote trust with them. Our team consists of licensed Professional Engineers (PE), certified Project Management Professionals (PMP), certified professional with Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), licensed General Building Contractor and other industry designations. We can provide entitlement, development, design, procurement, construction management, project management, expert witness and litigation support services on a variety of building types. Our experienced team have provided these services to successfully deliver various facilities for public school districts, college districts, universities, commercial developers, hospitality owners, multinational CM/PM consultants and other valued clients.

Job Summary

Are you looking to apply your skills and utilize your experience to make a difference in our community? Are you motivated to collaborate with a diverse team of professionals to deliver new projects for our clients? Triangle is waiting for you to join our team!

This is a full-time position with Los Angeles Unified School District.

The ideal Project Scheduler is an experienced construction scheduling professional with strong expertise in Primavera P6, schedule analysis, and public works or educational facility projects. They can independently review contractor baseline and monthly schedules, analyze critical path and cost loading, perform QA/QC, and provide detailed written comments aligned with structured owner templates. This candidate understands earned value, schedule forensics, and Time Impact Analysis, and can identify delays, assess entitlement to time extensions, and recommend recovery strategies. They are organized, contract-savvy, and confident communicators who ensure schedule integrity and program-level accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Independently interprets and reads detailed construction drawings (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil, etc.) and develops a clear understanding of work scope.
• Review Contractor P6 initial Baseline Construction Schedules and identify any missing scope, identifyany missing logic or milestones, identify and analyze the critical path, review the required cost loading, and be able to provide written technical schedule review comments based on LAUSDs structured review templates.
• Review multiple Contractor P6 Monthly schedule updates and provide written schedule reviewcomments that document milestone schedule slippage, critical path activity slippage, and provide over-all schedule analysis based on LAUSDs structured review templates.
• Performs QA/QC on contractor schedule submittals for conformance with the contract.
• Creates Earned Value Curves based on LAUSD EVA template guidelines.
• Monitor monthly construction progress and assist in identifying problem areas and help addressschedule impacts in order to look for opportunities to advance the schedule.
• Provide and analyze Key Performance Indicators from P6 Primavera Schedules and Excel EarnedValue Curves based on LAUSD structured templates. Produce Contract Variance reports with Root Causes and Mitigation Schedule recovery investigations with recommendations.
• Develop or review Suggested Preliminary Construction Schedules based on the available Plans andSpecifications.
• Performs schedule Time Impact Analysis by using the method of Windows Analysis whileincorporating either contemporaneous and/or forensic schedule parameters in a detailed write-up.
• Reads contract drawings to determine if work is in or out of scope, and understands terms andconditions of the contract to determine if any compensable or non-compensable time extensions have merit.
• Effectively communicate with the project team regarding any schedule/progress related issues orconcerns at regular schedule meetings.
• Performs status updates for Program Schedules/Master Schedules on a regular basis.
• Ensures proper use of Program-level standard codes, layouts and reports necessary to ensure dataintegrity
• Prepare reports as needed and directed by Senior Management.
• Visits construction sites and attends meetings, as needed, and checks the Contractors monthlyschedule progress.

Required Experience:

• Six (6) 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 (P6 v19) and MS Office Suite

Required Education:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelors degree in construction
  management, engineering, architecture or any related field
  OR
• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelors 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 scheduleforensics