Scheduler - Senior Scheduler Work Location: Los Angeles, CA

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

Job summary

A construction management company is seeking a Scheduler - Senior Scheduler in Los Angeles, CA. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in construction scheduling, a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, and proficiency in Primavera and MS Office. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining project schedules, reviewing contractor submissions, and conducting analyses of schedules for accuracy. This full-time role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to diverse construction projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years for Construction Scheduler; 8 years for Senior Scheduler experience required.
• Experience in construction scheduling, preferably in building, marine, or port projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain program schedules for construction projects.
• Interpret detailed construction drawings and understand work scope.
• Review Contractor's Baseline schedule submissions for accuracy.
• Perform QA/QC on contractor schedule submittals.
• Conduct schedule Time Impact Analysis for change orders.
• Negotiate with construction manager regarding delay claims.

Skills

Primavera Latest Version

MS Office Suite

Effective communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to independently complete assignments

Ability to interpret construction drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management

Job description

Job Title

Scheduler - Senior Scheduler

Work Location

Los Angeles, CA

Minimum Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years for Construction Scheduler and Minimum eight (8) years for Senior Scheduler, full-time paid professional experience in Construction Scheduling, preferably in a building, marine, or port projects.
• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management.
• Proficiency in Primavera Latest Version and MS Office Suite.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to independently complete assignments.
• Ability to develop and maintain logs.
• Ability to interpret contract plans and specifications, including other agency permits.
• Experience working on building, marine, or port projects.
• 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 schedule forensics.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains program schedules identifying relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints for construction projects of various types.
• Independently interprets and reads detailed construction drawings (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil, etc.) and develops a clear understanding of work scope.
• Reviews Contractor's Baseline schedule submissions and verifies that all work scope is identified properly and logically sequenced correctly; provides a written, detailed schedule review with comments.
• Performs QA/QC on contractor schedule submittals for conformance with contract terms, reviews critical path, cost loading, resource loading of man-hours, schedule content, recovery schedules, use of logic relationships and lags, constraints, and milestones.
• Performs schedule Time Impact Analysis for any change orders that affect the construction schedule.
• Conducts scheduled negotiations with the construction manager and the contractor regarding any delay settlement claims.
• Reads drawings to determine if work is in or out of scope and understands terms and conditions of the contract to determine if any compensable or non‑compensable time extensions have merit.
• Performs Critical Path analysis and Earned Value analysis.
• Walks the construction sites as needed and checks the contractor's weekly/monthly schedule progress; provides reports to upper management.
• Effectively communicates with the Contractor regarding all schedule/progress‑related matters and concerns in the weekly status meetings and all other schedule‑related meetings.
• Perform Program Schedule QA/QC reviews regularly.
• Performs status updates for Program Schedules/Master Schedules on a bi‑monthly basis.
• Prepare reports and provide updates to meet Key Performance Indicators, as needed and directed by Management.

Additional Duties for Senior Scheduler

• Oversee project staffing needs and make recommendations to the executive staff to improve staff requirements.
• Supervise Project Schedulers to ensure project timelines are met and interfaces with Project teams, contractors, and client interdepartmental staff related to the review of CPM schedules, preparation of project scope, and budget.
• Provide training as necessary.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Other

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting