Project Scheduler III

Element Consulting•Los Angeles, CA

11d•$150,000 - $170,000

About The Position

The Project Scheduler III provides direct scheduling support across multiple projects and reports to multiple Project Managers. The role may support projects in Planning or Design as well as Construction projects within a Master Program Schedule Plan, reporting to the Landside Element Management Team. It may also involve maintaining a master schedule system to track schedule interfaces across electrical airfield systems, mechanical systems, airfield operations, and other aviation-related disciplines and projects. The position reviews and evaluates contractor baseline schedules, monthly updates, three-week look-ahead schedules, and Time Impact Analysis (TIA) submittals for conformance with plans and specifications. It maintains an Owner shadow schedule and accurate as-built schedule, assesses progress and schedule variances, forecasts milestone and project impacts, and recommends mitigation strategies. The Scheduler also develops resource- and cost-loaded, time-phased schedules; prepares progress reports and briefing materials; and supports coordination, issue management, meeting facilitation, document control, and monthly status reporting.

Requirements

At least 10 years of scheduling experience, including 5 or more years directly supporting an active construction project.
Demonstrated experience scheduling the design and construction of large-scale, complex projects, including developing and managing progress-reporting methodology for multimillion-dollar construction projects in the $300 million to $1 billion range.
Knowledge and experience in project management principles and project control cycles.
Ability to report earned-value performance measurements.
Understanding of critical path method (CPM) scheduling techniques and principles, and ability to manage and prioritize 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, including determining progress impacts across programs.
Ability to report on project schedules and quality at all levels, monitor progress and risk, and ensure project milestones are met.
Demonstrated experience working with and 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 technical and non-technical audiences at varying management levels.
Demonstrated success in previous positions, including satisfactory performance, responsibility, and professional growth.
Ability to interact effectively with various departments and maintain open communication.
Proven accuracy, reliability, and completeness in job accomplishment.
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.
May be required to work past the regular work shift or various shifts as needed.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of PMWEB and other project management systems.
Aviation experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification.

Responsibilities

Review contractor baseline construction schedules for conformance with plans and specifications, including WBS breakdown, 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 codes and resource loading are appropriate.
Provide written evaluations, comments, responses, and approval recommendations on schedule submittals.
Coordinate with contractor schedulers to clarify and resolve schedule deficiencies, comments, and corrections.
Review contractor monthly schedule updates for logic changes, progress-reporting accuracy, critical-path changes, and other relevant issues.
Identify variations from plans and analyses, determine their causes, and report them.
Review construction progress and inspection reports and maintain an accurate as-built schedule for construction and evaluation of contractor updates and TIA submittals.
Attend weekly construction meetings and monitor three-week look-ahead schedules for accuracy and consistency with baseline schedules and updates.
Promptly report schedule slippage, unsatisfactory performance, and other variances.
Identify critical-path and near-critical-path changes that could affect project phases, milestones, or duration.
Maintain an Owner shadow schedule using information from daily inspection and quality-control reports, site visits, and other sources; project 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.
Identify schedule variances and opportunities and develop mitigation strategies for the Project Management team.
Prepare LAWA what-if schedule impact assessments for contemplated additional work and potential resequencing of phases or construction activities.
Evaluate and forecast project status against the baseline schedule, assess milestone impacts, and report status to Management to help mitigate overruns and slippage.
Support multiple projects and, as needed, planning, design, construction, master program, and project-interface scheduling activities.
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 highlight key interface status for critical-path review.
Prepare progress reports and briefing materials and develop reporting tools to communicate complex sequencing and progress assessments.
Participate in reviews with third-party schedulers and provide written comments.
Analyze 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.