Scheduler III

PMCS Group, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid position

Job summary

PMCS Group, Inc. in Los Angeles is seeking a Scheduler III to support complex construction programs in a hybrid work environment.

You will manage baselines, perform schedule integration, and coordinate with contractor schedulers to ensure critical path adherence and timely project completion. The role requires deep expertise in Primavera P6, CPM methods, earned value and progress reporting, with strong communication to management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Construction Management or related field preferred.
• Experience with CPM scheduling, earned value reporting, and project controls.
• Ability to manage complex schedules and communicate schedule trends to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Review Baseline Construction Schedule for conformance and proper WBS, sequencing, and critical path.
• Coordinate with Contractor Scheduler for clarification and resolution of schedule deficiencies.
• Provide written evaluation and responses on Baseline Schedule submittals.
• Monitor contractor monthly schedule updates for logic changes, progress reporting, and critical path changes.
• Attend weekly meetings and track 3-week look-ahead schedules for accuracy.
• Develop and communicate progress and risk assessments to management and stakeholders.
• Maintain an owner shadow schedule and prepare Time Impact Analysis (TIA) submittals.

Skills

Primavera P6

Earned value reporting

CPM scheduling

Progress reporting

Multi-project scheduling

Project control cycles

MS Office

MS Project

Contractor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field

Tools

PMWEB

MS Project

Schedule Analyzer

Adobe Acrobat

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

SCHEDULER III

REQUIRED: Must live in or relocate to the Los Angeles, CA area

HYBRID POSITION

Professional Experience Level/Other Qualifications

• 10 years or more of scheduling experience with 5+ years in direct support of an active construction project
• Demonstrated experience scheduling the design and construction of large-scale, complex projects including developing and managing a progress reporting methodology for multi-million-dollar construction projects within the range of $300M - $1B.
• Requires knowledge and experience of Project Management principles and Project Control Cycles.
• Must be capable of reporting earned value performance measurement techniques.
• Understanding of critical path method (CPM) scheduling techniques and principles, including ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects concurrently.
• Must be able to track field progress weekly in reporting Contractor's performance.
• Developed reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
• Worked in a master schedule/sub project system environment including programs in determining progress impacts.
• Must possess capability to report on all levels of project schedules, quality, monitor project progress, risk and ensure project milestones are met.
• Demonstrated experience in working and reviewing third-party design and/or construction schedules and addressing comments.
• Must clearly and concisely be capable of presenting project trends, risks and forecast performance reports to management and to make recommendations on strategies and mitigation measures to resolve project issues is required.
• Demonstrated experience in progress reporting documents and ability to understand a demanding, technical and complicated construction program plus the ability to communicate progress and issues both verbally and written communications on technical and non-technical matters for various levels of management.
• Demonstrated success on the job, as evidenced by satisfactory performance, acceptance of responsibility, and growth in previous position(s).
• Must possess the ability to effectively interact with various departments to maintain open lines of communication.
• Proven accuracy, reliability and completeness in job accomplishment.
• Self-starter with results-driven focus and ability to work with others.

Education/Training

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field is preferred.

Element-Specific Requirements/Notes

• May assume other duties as required/needed
• Maybe required to work past regular work shift
• Maybe required to work various shifts as needed
• Aviation experience preferred.

Registration/Certification

• Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification is preferred.

Hardware/Software Knowledge

• Mastery of Oracle Primavera P6 Version 8.3 or higher.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of PMWEB and other Project Management Systems is preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat.
• Knowledgeable of presenting graphical data as related to scheduling.
• Use of other related software tools such as Schedule Analyzer, MS Project, Claim Digger, etc.

Essential Job Duties

• Review Contractor's Baseline Construction Schedule for conformance with the Plans and Specification to ensuring proper WBS breakdown, sequencing, critical path and logic ties, and inclusion of all activities, resource loading, etc. necessary for approval.
• Coordinate with Contractor Scheduler as necessary for clarification and resolution of schedule deficiencies.
• Provide written evaluation, comments and responses on Baseline Schedule submittal.
• Ensure that project WBS are properly coded and resource loaded.
• Perform and coordinate constructability review on Contractor's Baseline Schedule submittal and identify any missing activities, float sequestering or suppression techniques/issues or any other conflicts or shortcomings.
• Review Contractor's Monthly Schedule updates in conformance with the plans and specifications and identifying any logic changes or inaccurate progress reporting, critical path changes or other pertinent items necessary.
• Schedule deficiencies.
• Coordinate schedule comments and corrections with Contractors.
• Provide written response and approval recommendation submittal response.
• Identify any critical path changes or near critical path changes that could impact individual phase, milestones or project duration.
• Attend weekly construction meeting and monitor 3 Week Look Ahead Schedules for accuracy and identify any inconsistency with Baseline/Schedule updates. Promptly reporting schedule slippage, other unsatisfactory performance or other variances.
• Review construction progress and inspection reports and maintain an accurate "as built" schedule for use during construction and for evaluation of Contractor's Monthly Schedule updates and any Time Impact Analysis (TIA) submittal.
• Identify variations from the plan and analyses and report on the cause of the variations.
• Maintain a Owner shadow Schedule identifying actual construction activities dates from various sources including daily inspection and quality control reports, site visits, etc. Project and identify potential delays or schedule adjustments based upon Owner Schedule and utilize to assist in evaluating the Contractor's Monthly Schedule updates.
• Review Time Impact Analysis (TIA) submitted by the Contractor and provide written responses, evaluation and recommendation for time extension as appropriate. Identify schedule variances and opportunities and proactively develop mitigation strategies for the Project Management team.
• Provide LAWA "What if" schedule impacts for contemplated additional work, potential re-sequencing of phases or construction activities. Evaluate, and forecast project status against an established baseline schedule. Assess the impact of project milestones and report status to Management in order to mitigate project overruns and schedule slippage.
• Provides direct scheduling related support on multiple projects on reporting to multiple Project Managers.
• May require monthly support for projects in Planning or Design along with supporting Construction projects within a Master Program Schedule Plan and would report to the Landside Element Management Team.
• May be required to maintain master schedule system to track project interfaces for time frame impacts to electrical airfield systems, mechanical systems, airfield operations and other aviation related disciplines and projects.
• Provides development and analysis of man-hour resources, equipment resources and cost loaded, time-phased schedules.
• Prepare detailed plans; time scaled charts, diagrams and tracking various quantities to measure construction performance.
• Maintain simplified logic schedules to highlight status of key interfaces for critical path review.
• Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required. Develop creative reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
• Participate and review with third-party schedulers to address and provide written comments.
• Analyze and assess project milestones and reports the fiscal impact and risk to Management.
• Contribute to the advancement of PDG's goals through commitment to productive collaboration with all stakeholders and in development of planning and design schedules.
• Support overlapping project scheduling tasks, issue management, meeting facilitation, document control and monthly status reporting to the Project Management Team.