Associate Scheduler

Cumming Management Group•Los Angeles, CA

17d

About The Position

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless! We are currently hiring for a Construction Associate Scheduler to be located in the Los Angeles, CA area. This opportunity will have you working within our education project construction sector, specifically within the large construction program for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The education team provides services to K-12 as well as higher education institutions nationally. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier educational facilities for our nation’s youth and adults seeking to better themselves through learning.

Requirements

Proficiency in Primavera Latest Version and MS Office Suite.
Ability to read and interpret architectural plans, drawings and contract specifications to earn insight into the required scope of work for multiple school construction projects.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build efficient working relationships with project teams and department staff.
Superior organizational and planning skills.
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, construction engineering or any related field.
Minimum of three (3) years full time paid professional experience responsible in Scheduling for an Owner or General Contractor, preferably on multiple educational facilities or public works projects or scheduling for various projects in a program.

Responsibilities

Review Contractor P6 initial Baseline Construction Schedules and identify missing scope, logic or milestones; identify and analyze the critical path; review the required cost loading and provide written technical schedule review comments based on LAUSD’s structured review templates.
Review multiple Contractor P6 Monthly schedule updates and provide written schedule review comments that document milestone schedule slippage, critical path activity slippage, and provide over-all schedule analysis based on LAUSD’s structured review templates.
Create various activity schedule filters, layouts, and bar-charts utilizing P6 Primavera Schedule Software to assist the project management team in analyzing critical path construction schedule issues.
Perform QA/QC on contractor’s schedule submittals for conformance with contract scope and terms for projects; P6 program schedules and validate logic ties to ensure conformance with scheduling guidelines for various project types.
Ensure proper use of program-level standard codes, layouts and reports necessary to ensure data integrity.
Create Earned Value Curves based on LAUSD EVA template guidelines.
Prepare reports as needed and assist scheduling management in reporting projects as necessary.