Aviation Project Scheduler

Cordoba•Los Angeles, CA

7d•$194,000 - $203,000•Onsite

About The Position

Cordoba Corporation is seeking an Aviation Project Scheduler to join its Facilities Sector. The role oversees and evaluates contractor schedules throughout the project lifecycle to ensure they conform to project requirements, specifications, and timelines. This includes reviewing baseline and monthly schedule submittals for appropriate work breakdown structures, sequencing, critical-path activities, logic ties, resource loading, progress reporting, and overall schedule integrity. The scheduler performs constructability reviews, identifies deficiencies and schedule risks, analyzes critical-path impacts, and coordinates with contractors to resolve issues. The position maintains an owner shadow schedule, monitors progress against planned milestones, reviews Time Impact Analyses, attends weekly construction meetings, and provides written evaluations, responses, and recommendations. It supports multiple projects and Project Managers, potentially including planning, design, construction, and master-program schedules. The role may also maintain a master schedule system tracking project interfaces across aviation-related disciplines and projects, and provides progress reports and briefing materials to management. The position is based onsite in Los Angeles. The stated salary range is $190,000–$203,000.

Requirements

At least 10 years of scheduling experience, including 5 or more years directly supporting an active construction project.
Demonstrated experience scheduling design and construction of large-scale, complex projects, including developing and managing progress-reporting methodologies for multimillion-dollar construction projects in the $300 million–$1 billion range.
Knowledge and experience in project management principles and project control cycles.
Ability to report earned-value performance measurement techniques.
Understanding of critical path method scheduling techniques and principles, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects concurrently.
Ability to track field progress weekly and report contractor performance.
Experience developing reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing or progress assessments.
Experience working in a master schedule/subproject system environment and determining program progress impacts.
Ability to report on project schedules and quality, monitor project progress and risk, and ensure milestones are met.
Demonstrated experience reviewing third-party design and/or construction schedules and addressing comments.
Ability to present project trends, risks, and forecast performance to management and recommend strategies and mitigation measures.
Experience preparing progress-reporting documents and understanding demanding, technical, complex construction programs; ability to communicate progress and issues verbally and in writing to varied management audiences.
Demonstrated success in prior positions, including satisfactory performance, responsibility, and professional growth.
Ability to interact effectively with various departments and maintain open communication.
Accuracy, reliability, and completeness in work.
Self-starter with a results-driven focus and ability to work with others.
Mastery of Oracle Primavera P6 version 8.3 or higher.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Experience with Adobe Acrobat.
Knowledge of presenting graphical data related to scheduling.
Ability to use related software tools such as Schedule Analyzer, MS Project, and Claim Digger.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field is preferred.
Knowledge of PMWEB and other project management systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

Review contractor baseline construction schedules for conformance with plans and specifications, including WBS, sequencing, critical path, logic ties, activities, and resource loading.
Coordinate constructability reviews of baseline schedule submittals and identify missing activities, float sequestering or suppression, conflicts, and other deficiencies.
Ensure project WBS elements are properly coded and resource loaded.
Prepare written evaluations, comments, responses, and approval recommendations on schedule submittals.
Coordinate with contractor schedulers to clarify and resolve schedule deficiencies and corrections.
Review contractor monthly schedule updates for compliance, logic changes, progress-reporting accuracy, critical-path changes, and other pertinent items.
Identify and analyze variations from the plan and report their causes.
Review construction progress and inspection reports, and maintain an accurate as-built schedule for evaluating monthly updates and Time Impact Analyses.
Attend weekly construction meetings, monitor three-week look-ahead schedules, identify inconsistencies with baseline schedules or updates, and promptly report slippage, unsatisfactory performance, and other variances.
Identify critical-path and near-critical-path changes that may affect phases, milestones, or project duration.
Maintain an owner shadow schedule using information such as daily inspection and quality-control reports and site visits; identify potential delays or schedule adjustments and use the schedule to evaluate contractor updates.
Review contractor Time Impact Analyses and provide written evaluations, responses, and recommendations regarding time extensions as appropriate.
Identify schedule variances and opportunities, and develop mitigation strategies for the Project Management team.
Prepare LAWA what-if schedule analyses for contemplated additional work and potential resequencing; forecast project status against the baseline and report milestone impacts and risks to management.
Provide scheduling support across multiple projects and Project Managers, including possible planning and design work and construction projects within a master program schedule.
Maintain master schedule systems to track project interfaces and timeframe impacts across electrical airfield systems, mechanical systems, airfield operations, and other aviation disciplines and projects, as required.
Develop and analyze man-hour and equipment resources and cost-loaded, time-phased schedules.
Prepare detailed plans, time-scaled charts, diagrams, and quantity tracking to measure construction performance.
Maintain simplified logic schedules to show the status of key interfaces for critical-path review.
Prepare progress reports and briefing materials, and develop reporting tools that communicate complex sequencing and progress assessments.
Participate in reviews with third-party schedulers and provide written comments.
Assess project milestones and report fiscal impacts and risks to management.
Support PDG goals through collaboration with stakeholders and development of planning and design schedules.
Support overlapping scheduling tasks, issue management, meeting facilitation, document control, and monthly status reporting to the Project Management Team.

Benefits

Multiple medical insurance plans, subsidized for employees and dependents.
Multiple dental insurance plans, subsidized for employees and dependents.
Vision insurance.
Paid AD&D insurance.
Paid life insurance.
401(k) with an employer match.
Vacation and sick leave accruals.
Nine paid holidays.
Other forms of paid time off.
Flexible spending accounts for medical care and dependent care reimbursement.
Commuter benefit plans.
Employee assistance program.
Well-being benefits, including stress management, nutrition, and financial well-being.