Project Scheduler - CPM Master for Major Infrastructure

Luster National, Inc.; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Career development program

Wellness stipend

Cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

Luster National, Inc. is seeking Project Schedulers for major heavy-civil infrastructure programs in Fresno, CA. You will craft CPM schedules, integrate external dependencies, and deliver clear forecasts for projects like highways, bridges, and airports.

You will surface risks early, guide recovery strategies, and maintain governance while mentoring junior schedulers. This role supports multiple delivery methods and requires strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on scheduling experience for large (>$500M), complex, heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience with full CPM baseline schedule development, resource or cost loading, progress updating, and variance analysis.
• Proficiency with industry standard project and construction management software.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain an integrated CPM schedule that could cover design through turnover, with logically linked activities, resource or cost loading, and clear coding for cost-control alignment.
• Collect field progress data, update status weekly or monthly, and produce look-aheads, variance reports, and earned-value forecasts.
• Run critical path and what-if analyses to test sequencing options, recovery plans, and alternative delivery scenarios.
• Integrate third-party interfaces, permitting, utility relocations, and long-lead procurement items, so the plan reflects all external dependencies.
• Generate concise narrative reports, Gantt charts, S-curves, and KPI dashboards for project managers and stakeholders.
• Perform schedule-risk assessments identifying drivers, quantify exposure with Monte Carlo simulations, and track mitigation actions.
• Support change orders and claims by preparing Time Impact Analyses and tying delays to cost and entitlement.
• Enforce schedule governance standards and mentor junior schedulers.

Skills

CPM scheduling

schedule analysis

What-if analysis

communication

team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

MS/MA in construction management (adv)

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

TILOS

Bluebeam

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Luster National, Inc. is seeking Project Schedulers for major heavy-civil infrastructure programs in Fresno, CA. You will craft CPM schedules, integrate external dependencies, and deliver clear forecasts for projects like highways, bridges, and airports.

You will surface risks early, guide recovery strategies, and maintain governance while mentoring junior schedulers. This role supports multiple delivery methods and requires strong communication skills.