Scheduler

Hill international•Pomona, CA

14d•Hybrid

About The Position

Hill International is seeking a Scheduler in Pomona, California. This role is responsible for scheduling major projects/distribution program projects (30 + work groups of distribution projects) with some level of complexity, requiring tracking the status of local permits. The Scheduler will oversee overall schedule tracking, monitoring, and reporting to ensure major and/or multi-year projects are completed on schedule. This includes developing schedules and incorporating existing schedules, documenting delays for time impact analysis, and performing complex research and data analysis in scheduling management. The position involves preparing and presenting findings, alternatives, and recommendations to support business decisions, manage project costs and schedules, and mitigate risks. Additionally, the Scheduler will prepare project controls data request responses for governance, audits, and regulatory filings. Expertise in master integrated schedules, work breakdown structures (WBS), and calculating earned values is essential. The role requires direct involvement in tasks for successful project execution, identifying problems and solutions, and collaborating to establish project objectives, timelines, risk analysis, milestones, and deliverables. Project controls will be utilized for schedule management, forecasting, performance monitoring (variance analysis, maintaining schedules, identifying trends, assessing performance), and driving actions to resolve issues or escalate them. The role also involves mentoring other employees in project controls and requires effective communication skills for data gathering from various groups and contractors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, data science, construction management, business, finance, or project management, or a combination of education, training, and experience, equivalent to a 4-year college.
7+ years’ experience in scheduling and capital projects/construction required.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, Visio) and SAP required.
Proficient in Primavera P6.
Must be local to Southern California; hybrid work schedule.
Able to travel to job sites on as-needed basis (generally less than once per month).

Nice To Haves

Electrical utility experience preferred.
Construction management experience preferred.
Certificate and/or License – Planning & Scheduling Professional, Earned Value Professional, Certified preferred. Cost Professional, Project Management Professional.

Responsibilities

Schedules major projects/distribution program projects (30 + work groups of distribution projects) with some level of complexity and requires tracking status of local permits.
Responsible for the overall schedule tracking, monitoring, and reporting efforts to ensure major and/or multi-year projects are completed on schedule.
Develop schedules and incorporate schedules already in use for some parts of each project.
Documents delays in order to provide time impact analysis.
Performs complex and detailed research, updates, and data gathering/analysis in areas of scheduling management.
Prepares and presents results, alternatives, and/or recommendations to support business decisions, manage project costs and schedules, and to mitigate potential risks to assigned major projects.
Prepares project controls data request responses in support of corporate / OU governance, internal/external audits, General Rate Cases, and regulatory filings.
Expert at master integrated schedules, work breakdown structures (WBS), and calculating earned values.
Direct involvement in tasks necessary for successful project execution.
Identifies problems and solutions.
Collaborates to establish project objectives, timelines, risk analysis, milestones, and deliverables.
Utilizes project controls in exercising schedule management, forecasting, performance monitoring such as variance analysis, maintaining schedules and project plans, identifying trends, and assessing performance against schedule targets.
Organized and drives actions to resolve issues immediately or bring them to Project Management team for action.
Mentors other employees to develop future project controls professionals.
Effective communicator is essential; data gathering will include many groups and contractors.