Job Title: Regional Construction Project Scheduler
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Company: PMCS Group
Client: LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District)
About PMCS Group:
At PMCS Group, we are committed to delivering exceptional construction management services that support the needs of our clients. As a trusted partner to LAUSD, we specialize in providing expert solutions for educational facility projects and public works initiatives. Our team of dedicated professionals is driven by a shared passion for excellence and a commitment to meeting the unique challenges of each project. We are looking for a talented Regional Construction Project Scheduler to join our team and help ensure the successful completion of important projects that positively impact our community.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- A minimum of eight (8) years of full-time paid professional experience in scheduling, preferably for an Owner or General Contractor on educational facilities or public works projects.
- A Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field from an accredited college or university. Alternatively, a degree in any field with an additional two (2) years of experience in Construction Scheduling to compensate for the required education.
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Office Suite.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong ability to build efficient working relationships with project teams and department staff.
- Superior organizational and planning skills.
- Deep understanding of theories, principles, and practices of cost engineering, scheduling, and schedule forensics.
- Must have construction scheduling experience—experience in industries such as gas/energy, manufacturing, or production is not considered applicable.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Report directly to the Sr. Construction Manager for Scheduling and Estimating, providing updates and preparing reports to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Supervise and guide Project Schedulers to ensure project timelines are met; interface with OARs, Senior Project Managers, site staff, and contractors related to the review of CPM schedules, preparation of project scope, and budget.
- Assess and project staffing needs, making recommendations to executive staff to enhance resource allocation and project team requirements.
- Develop and maintain program schedules, identifying relationships, milestones, and constraints for construction projects of varying types.
- Interpret and analyze detailed construction drawings (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil, etc.) to develop a clear understanding of work scope.
- Review Contractor's Baseline schedule submissions, ensuring the work scope is properly identified and logically sequenced. Provide detailed written schedule review comments.
- Perform QA/QC on contractor schedule submittals to ensure compliance with contract terms. Review aspects like critical path, cost/resource loading, schedule content, recovery schedules, and milestones.
- Conduct Time Impact Analysis for any changes to the construction schedule due to change orders and perform schedule negotiations with the OAR and contractor regarding delay time settlements.
- Review drawings to determine if work is within or outside the scope and assess contract terms to determine the validity of compensable or non-compensable time extensions.
- Perform Critical Path and Earned Value analysis regularly.
- Walk construction sites as needed to verify the contractor's weekly/monthly schedule progress, providing reports to the OAR and upper management.
- Effectively communicate with contractors and project teams about schedule/progress updates and concerns during regular status meetings.
- Regularly perform Program Schedule QA/QC reviews.
- Update Program Schedules/Master Schedules on a bi-monthly basis.
- Prepare detailed reports as needed or directed by management.
Join Our Team at PMCS Group!
If you're passionate about construction project scheduling and are ready to contribute your expertise to impactful projects with LAUSD, we want to hear from you! PMCS Group offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth and development. Apply today and be a part of a team that drives success across multiple projects!