Project Scheduler (Construction)

The Project Scheduler will work closely with the Project Management team and be responsible for creating, updating and coordinating project schedules along with tracking and quantifying project costs. The ideal candidate will be able to identify potential scheduling delays, facilitate remedial action and analyze the cost impacts. This individual should possess solid industry knowledge and demonstrable experience to be successful in this role. Strong collaborative skills will be essential in this position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops baseline schedule using realistic durations, logic from project management team, major milestones, approved constraints, and critical deliverables.
• Resource loads a schedule for cost and manpower along with accurately updating resources monthly.
• Create monthly schedule updates from as-built dates provided by team. Including narrative reports for owner.
• Create, maintain, monitor and communicate project schedules to the project team and district staff.
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, designers, procurement staff, construction managers, contractors and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from conceptual planning through engineering and construction.
• Assist the Project Management team to create and monitor short term schedules and determine the impact on the master schedule.
• Implement sub trade schedules into the master project schedule and help track progress.
• Communicate with project team and sub trades to determine the actual construction progress and provide regular schedule updates based on provided information.
• Provide progress reporting to staff to ensure sub-trade/crew performance in accordance with milestone dates of Baseline Schedule.
• Incorporate resource and or cost loading data into schedules as required.
• Analyze weekly cost reports and monitor to determine the impact on the construction budget.
• Responsible for continuously expanding and updating professional knowledge of all scheduling software to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead and participate in all significant scheduling meetings.
• Assess the impact of design changes and schedule slippages and inform company management and clients of all schedule updates.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or technical training and related field experience.
• 3 years of construction scheduling experience and cost tracking experience with at least 1 of those years scheduling full time.
• Experience working with a general contractor in the wastewater treatment plant sector strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years Primavera P6 experience required.
• Knowledge of the Critical Path Scheduling method related to the construction industry.
• Effectively develop and manage a complex construction schedule.
• Ability to interpret information given regarding construction progress and/or delays.
• Ability to read and understand plans, drawings, and specifications.
• Ability to complete quantity take-offs and understand productivity rates.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Working knowledge of construction equipment and techniques, plans, and specifications, building materials and required standards applicable to discipline.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• A valid California Driver’s License

Required Skills:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or technical training and related field experience.
• 3 years of construction scheduling experience and cost tracking experience with at least 1 of those years scheduling full time.
• Experience working with a general contractor in the wastewater treatment plant sector strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years Primavera P6 experience required.
• Knowledge of the Critical Path Scheduling method related to the construction industry.
• Effectively develop and manage a complex construction schedule.
• Ability to interpret information given regarding construction progress and/or delays.
• Ability to read and understand plans, drawings, and specifications.
• Ability to complete quantity take-offs and understand productivity rates.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Working knowledge of construction equipment and techniques, plans, and specifications, building materials and required standards applicable to discipline.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

The Company will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to the Company, including via mailing address, fax machine, email, or directly to employees, will be considered the property of the Company. The Company will not pay any fee for placements resulting from unsolicited resumes. The Company will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.

Agencies must receive advance written approval from the Company’s recruiting representative before submitting resumes, and only in conjunction with a valid, fully executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. The Company will not pay fees to any Agency without such an agreement in place. Agency agreements must be in writing and signed by the Human Resources Representative or their designee; no other Company employee is authorized to enter into agreements regarding candidate placements on behalf of the Company. Please send any questions or concern to humanresources@lylessc.com.