Scheduler

Terravanta Inc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Job summary

Terravanta Inc is seeking a Scheduling Specialist based in Los Angeles. The role involves creating and managing detailed project schedules, supporting effective project and program management, and employing both traditional methods and AI-driven analytics to enhance forecasting and data quality.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree and have over 7 years' experience in scheduling capital projects. Strong communication skills and proficiency in tools like Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, data science, construction management, or equivalent.
• 7+ years’ experience in scheduling and capital projects/construction.
• Construction management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage detailed schedules for major projects.
• Monitor and report on schedule progress to ensure timely completion.
• Document delays for time impact analysis.
• Utilize project controls for forecasting and performance monitoring.
• Mentor future project controls professionals.

Skills

Strong Communication Skills

Adaptable

Proactive

Critical Thinking

Strong judgement and decision skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields

Certificate and/or License – Planning & Scheduling Professional

Certificate – Earned Value Professional

Project Management Professional

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office Suite

SAP

Job description

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Scheduler

About us

Terravanta is a certified woman minority-owned business dedicated to delivering innovative and forward-thinking solutions. Specializing in technical project and program management, sustainable solutions, and engineering, Terravanta supports clients through all phases of project delivery—initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout. The company provides expertise in the energy, transportation, aviation and education sectors. Committed to sustainability and excellence, Terravanta prioritizes client success through tailored strategies and impactful results.

About the role

The scheduling specialist supports project and program management by creating and managing detailed schedules, tracking progress, and providing data-driven insights to guide decision-making. The role integrates scheduling with cost controls, risk analysis, and performance reporting. Scheduler will also assist with leveraging both traditional methods and emerging technologies such as AI-driven analytics to improve forecasting, data quality, and process optimization. The role supports the mission to power the planet sustainably and reduce carbon emissions.

Job responsibilities

• Scheduling major projects / Scheduling distribution program projects (30+ work groups of distribution projects) with some level of complexity and requires tracking status of local permits
• Responsible for the overall schedule tracking, monitoring, and reporting efforts to ensure major and/or multi-year projects are completed on schedule.
• Required to develop schedules and incorporate schedules already in use for some parts of each project
• Responsible for documenting delays in order to provide time impact analysis
• Performs complex and detailed research, updates, and data gathering/analysis in areas of scheduling management.
• Prepares and presents results, alternatives, and/or recommendations to support business decisions, manage project costs and schedules, and to mitigate potential risks to assigned major projects.
• Prepares project controls data request responses in support of corporate / OU governance, internal/external audits, General Rate Cases, and regulatory filings.
• Expert at master integrated schedules, work breakdown structures (WBS), and calculating earned values
• Direct involvement in tasks necessary for successful project execution. Identifies problems and solutions. Collaborates to establish project objectives, timelines, risk analysis, milestones, and deliverables.
• Utilizes project controls in exercising schedule management, forecasting, performance monitoring such as variance analysis, maintaining schedules and project plans, identifying trends, and assessing performance against schedule targets
• Organized and drives actions to resolve issues immediately or bring them to PM for action
• Mentors other employees to develop future project controls professionals.
• Effective communicator is essential; data gathering will include many groups and contractors
• Able to travel to job sites on as-needed basis (generally less than once per month)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, data science, construction management, business, finance, or project management, or a combination of education, training, and experience, equivalent to a 4-year college
• Construction management experience
• Certificate and/or License – Planning & Scheduling Professional, Earned Value Professional, Certified
• Cost Professional, Project Management Professional
• 7+ years’ experience in scheduling and capital projects/construction
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, Visio) and SAP
• Proficient in Primavera P6

Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Adaptable
• Proactive
• Critical Thinking
• Strong judgement and decision skills