Senior Regional Construction Scheduler

DESTINATION ENTERPRISES INC•Los Angeles, CA

21h

About The Position

This role involves providing schedule-related reports for upper management to meet Key Performance Milestones. The Senior Regional Construction Scheduler will assist in supervising Project Schedulers to ensure project timelines are met and interface with OARs, Senior Project Managers, and other site staff regarding CPM schedule reviews. The position requires independent interpretation of detailed construction drawings and the development of a clear understanding of work scope. Responsibilities include reviewing contractor P6 schedules, identifying missing scope or logic, analyzing critical paths, reviewing cost loading, and providing written technical schedule review comments. The role also involves reviewing monthly schedule updates, documenting slippage, performing Time Impact Analysis using Windows Analysis, and assessing time extension merits based on contract terms. Effective communication with the project team on schedule/progress issues is essential. The scheduler will develop, maintain, and update program schedules, perform status updates, ensure data integrity through proper use of program-level standards, and prepare reports as directed. Site visits and attendance at meetings to check contractor progress are also part of the role.

Requirements

Minimum ten (10) years full time paid professional experience in Construction Scheduling for an Owner or General Contractor, preferably in an educational facility or public works projects.
Proficiency in Primavera Latest Version (P6 v19) and MS Office Suite
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or any other related field.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Superior organizational and planning skills
Ability to build efficient working relationships with project teams and department staff
Understanding of theories, principles and practices of cost engineering, scheduling and schedule forensics

Nice To Haves

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in any course, but with additional two (4) years of experience in the duties above to compensate for the required education.

Responsibilities

Provide various schedule-related reports for upper management to meet Key Performance Milestones.
Assist in the supervision of Project Schedulers to ensure project timelines are met.
Interface with OARs, Senior Project Managers and other site staff related to the review of CPM schedules.
Independently interpret and read detailed construction drawings (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil, etc.) and develop a clear understanding of work scope.
Review Contractor P6 initial Baseline Construction Schedules and identify any missing scope, identify any missing logic or milestones, identify and analyze the critical path, review the required cost loading, and be able to 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.
Perform schedule Time Impact Analysis by using the method of Windows Analysis while incorporating either contemporaneous and/or forensic schedule parameters in a detailed write-up.
Read drawings to determine if work is in or out of scope and understand terms and conditions of the contract to determine if any compensable or non-compensable time extensions have merit.
Effectively communicate with the project team regarding any schedule/progress related issues or concerns at regular schedule meetings.
Develop, maintain, and update various program schedules identifying relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints for construction projects.
Perform status updates for Program Schedules/Master Schedules on a regular basis.
Ensure proper use of Program-level standard codes, layouts and reports necessary to ensure data integrity.
Prepare reports as needed and directed by Senior Management.
Visit construction sites and attend meetings, as needed, and check the Contractor’s monthly schedule progress.