Scheduler III – Los Angeles, CA

CMTS LLC•Los Angeles, CA

5d•$188,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

CMTS is hiring a Scheduler III to provide direct scheduling support across airport infrastructure and construction projects in Los Angeles. The role supports multiple projects and Project Managers, including planning, design, and construction work within a master program schedule. It involves reviewing and evaluating contractor schedules, maintaining an Owner shadow schedule, assessing project status, identifying schedule risks and impacts, and communicating progress and recommendations to project teams and management. The position may also support project interfaces across aviation-related disciplines and contribute to planning and design schedules. The role is hybrid and full-time. The schedule may require working past regular shifts or working various shifts as needed.

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 construction projects valued between $300 million and $1 billion.
Knowledge and experience with project management principles and project control cycles.
Ability to report earned-value performance measurements.
Understanding of critical path method scheduling techniques and principles, including the 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/sub-project system environment, including determining progress impacts.
Ability to report on all levels of project schedules, monitor project quality and progress, manage risk, and ensure milestones are met.
Experience reviewing third-party design and/or construction schedules and addressing comments.
Ability to present project trends, risks, and forecast-performance reports clearly and concisely, make recommendations, and propose strategies and mitigation measures to resolve project issues.
Experience preparing progress-reporting documents and understanding demanding, technical, and complicated construction programs.
Ability to communicate progress and issues verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical audiences at various management levels.
Demonstrated satisfactory job performance, acceptance of responsibility, and growth in previous positions.
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.
Knowledge of presenting graphical data related to scheduling.
Experience using related software tools such as Schedule Analyzer, MS Project, and Claim Digger.
May be required to work past regular work shifts or various shifts as needed.

Nice To Haves

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

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 elements are properly coded and resource-loaded; prepare written schedule evaluations, comments, and responses.
Coordinate with contractor schedulers to clarify and resolve schedule deficiencies.
Review monthly contractor schedule updates for logic changes, accurate progress reporting, critical path changes, and other relevant items; analyze and report causes of variations from the plan.
Review construction progress and inspection reports and maintain an accurate as-built schedule for construction and evaluation of monthly updates and Time Impact Analysis submittals.
Attend weekly construction meetings and monitor three-week look-ahead schedules for accuracy and consistency with baseline schedules and updates.
Report schedule slippage, unsatisfactory performance, variances, critical-path changes, and near-critical-path changes that could affect phases, milestones, or project duration.
Maintain an Owner shadow schedule using information from inspection and quality-control reports, site visits, and other sources; use it to identify potential delays and evaluate contractor updates.
Review contractor Time Impact Analyses and provide written responses, evaluations, and recommendations regarding time extensions.
Identify schedule variances and opportunities and develop mitigation strategies for the Project Management team.
Provide LAWA 'What if' schedule impact analyses for contemplated additional work or potential resequencing.
Evaluate and forecast project status against established baseline schedules; assess milestone impacts and report status to management to help mitigate overruns and slippage.
Provide scheduling support across multiple projects and report to multiple Project Managers; support planning, design, and construction projects within a Master Program Schedule Plan and the Landside Element Management Team.
Maintain master schedules tracking project interfaces and time-frame impacts across electrical airfield systems, mechanical systems, airfield operations, and other aviation disciplines and projects, as needed.
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 highlighting key interfaces for critical-path review.
Prepare progress reports and briefing materials, and develop reporting tools to communicate complex project 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.
Contribute to planning and design schedules and productive collaboration with stakeholders in support of PDG goals.
Support overlapping scheduling tasks, issue management, meeting facilitation, document control, and monthly status reporting to the Project Management Team.
Assume other duties as required or needed.