Scheduler III-LAWA

Purely Works; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Purely Works is seeking an experienced Scheduler/Planner to perform complex reviews and analyses of contractor schedules for large construction programs in the Los Angeles region. You will evaluate baselines, coordinate constructability reviews, and provide time impact analyses to support project decisions.

The role requires tracking progress, attending meetings, and developing time-phased schedules, resource loading, and mitigation strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
• Demonstrated experience scheduling large-scale construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Review Contractor baselines for conformance and logic ties.
• Coordinate with schedulers to resolve deficiencies and update plans.
• Provide written responses and time-impact analyses for submittals.
• Develop master and project schedules and track progress weekly.
• Prepare detailed time-scaled charts and diagrams to illustrate critical path.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Office

PMWEB

Adobe Acrobat

Scheduling presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Schedule Analyzer

MS Project

Claims Digger

Job description

Description of Duties

Performs complex reviews and analysis of contractor’s schedules for contract compliance, writes and reviews comments, updates staff on contractor’s performance, evaluates time impacts.

• Review Contractor’s Baseline Construction Schedule for conformance with the Plans and Specifications: WBS breakdown, sequencing, critical path and logic ties, inclusion of all activities, resource loading, etc.
• Perform and coordinate constructability review on the Baseline Schedule submittal; identify missing activities, float sequestering or suppression techniques/issues, and other conflicts or shortcomings.
• Ensure project WBS are properly coded and resource loaded.
• Provide written evaluation, comments and responses on Baseline Schedule submittal.
• Coordinate with Contractor Scheduler to clarify and resolve schedule deficiencies.
• Review Contractor’s Monthly Schedule updates; identify logic changes, inaccurate progress reporting, critical path changes, and other pertinent items.
• Identify variations from the plan and analyze and report on their cause.
• Review construction progress and inspection reports and maintain an accurate as-built schedule for evaluating monthly updates and Time Impact Analysis (TIA) submittals.
• Attend weekly construction meetings and monitor 3 Week Look Ahead Schedules; promptly report schedule slippage and other variances.
• Identify critical and near-critical path changes that could impact phases, milestones, or project duration.
• Provide written response and approval recommendation on submittals; coordinate schedule comments and corrections with Contractors.
• Maintain an Owner shadow schedule from daily inspection and QC reports, site visits, etc.; project potential delays and use it to evaluate monthly updates.
• Review Contractor TIAs and provide written responses, evaluation, and time extension recommendations; develop mitigation strategies for the Project Management team.
• Provide LAWA “what if” schedule impacts for contemplated additional work or re-sequencing; forecast project status against the baseline and report to Management.
• Provide scheduling support on multiple projects reporting to multiple Project Managers.
• May support projects in Planning or Design along with Construction projects within a Master Program Schedule Plan, reporting to the Landside Element Management Team.
• May maintain a master schedule system tracking interfaces with electrical airfield systems, mechanical systems, airfield operations and other aviation disciplines.
• Develop and analyze man-hour and equipment resources and cost-loaded, time-phased schedules.
• Prepare detailed plans, time-scaled charts and diagrams; track quantities to measure construction performance.
• Maintain simplified logic schedules highlighting key interfaces for critical path review.
• Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials; develop creative reporting tools for complex sequencing and progress assessments.
• Review third-party schedules and provide written comments.
• Analyze project milestones and report fiscal impact and risk to Management.
• Support planning and design schedule development, issue management, meeting facilitation, document control, and monthly status reporting.

Hardware/Software Knowledge

• Mastery of Oracle Primavera P6 Version 8.3 or higher.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Knowledge of PMWEB and other Project Management Systems preferred.
• Adobe Acrobat.
• Presenting graphical data related to scheduling.
• Related tools such as Schedule Analyzer, MS Project, Claim Digger, etc.
• 10 years or more of scheduling experience with 5+ years in direct support of an active construction project.
• Advanced use of Oracle Primavera and related tools (Schedule Analyzer, Microsoft Project, Claims Digger, etc.).

Professional Experience Level/Other Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience scheduling design and construction of large-scale, complex projects, including developing and managing a progress reporting methodology for construction projects in the $300M – $1B range.
• Knowledge of Project Management principles and Project Control Cycles.
• Capable of reporting earned value performance measurement.
• Understanding of CPM scheduling techniques; ability to prioritize multiple projects concurrently.
• Track field progress weekly in reporting Contractor’s performance.
• Experience in a master schedule/sub-project environment.
• Ability to report on all levels of project schedules, quality, progress and risk, and ensure milestones are met.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing third-party design and/or construction schedules and addressing comments.
• Clearly and concisely present trends, risks and forecasts to management and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Strong verbal and written communication on technical and non-technical matters for various levels of management.
• Demonstrated success, acceptance of responsibility, and growth in previous positions.
• Ability to interact effectively with various departments.
• Proven accuracy, reliability and completeness; self-starter, results-driven, works well with others.

Education

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field (Education/Training section lists it as preferred).

Licenses & Certifications

• Relevant Professional Licensure & Certifications strongly preferred.
• Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification preferred.