Sr Scheduler

Project Controls Leader

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails providing technical leadership in researching and implementing scheduling tools and best practices. Working on multiple scheduling projects as a project leader or project advisor within functional teams. Building and maintaining schedules for projects. Monitoring and reporting on status, analyzing schedules and associated changes for key risk areas and milestones impact. May mentor, direct, and oversee the work of earlier career staff.

What You'll Do:

• Works on multiple scheduling projects as a project leader or project advisor within functional teams.
• Develops and maintains sustainable Enterprise level scheduling processes and procedures.
• Creates complex scheduling models. Prepares and analyzes master project/program schedule.
• Oversees a database or "warehouse" of scheduling data recorded and tracked from each job.
• Participates in client presentations as required.
• Participates in and coordinates with other project controls areas.
• Participates in labor projections in support of department staff planning.
• Supports department growth by participating in business development and marketing efforts.
• Provides support, guidance, or subject matter expert services in RFP development to aid in pursuit development.
• Provides schedule support for claims analysis (e.g., using contractor claims, delay cost estimates, time impacts, etc.).
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert in VE Studies.
• Analyzes contract documents/construction documents (plans and specifications) to translate scope of work, milestones, contract time, and/or construction phasing and sequencing into the schedule.
• Leads the planning effort alongside Project Manager, collaborates and makes recommendations to project management team in planning the work, including developing Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS), estimating durations, and sequencing the work (hard restraints and soft restraints).
• Independently develops new project schedules for complex projects using scheduling software. Maintains project schedule including progress updates. Communicates status of schedule and key risk areas to members of project management team.
• Performs schedule risk analysis, including quantitative risk analysis.
• Performs schedule analysis to include critical activities, risk areas, key milestones and significant changes to schedule. Develops "what if" scenarios to explore alternate sequencing in order to mitigate or avoid schedule delays. Revises forecasts and evaluates impact of delay.
• Prepares reporting from schedules including EVA analysis, integration of cost and schedule.
• Performs contemporaneous schedule analysis.
• Performs detailed review of contractor schedule submittals, including baseline and progress update
• Quality controls all scheduling deliverables prepared by support staff
• Supports the preparation of procurement documents related to scheduling specifications.
• Mentors Schedulers I, II, and III if applicable and may serve as technical lead.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or Business and 9 years relevant experience, or
• In lieu of education, 13 years relevant experience

What We Prefer:

• AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) or equivalent
• Experience preparing and/or reviewing project schedules using commercially available scheduling software
• Experience in 2 or more phases of project lifecycle (e.g., predesign, design, procurement, construction, and post-construction phases)
• Experience working as client's PM/CM agent (e.g., providing program management/construction management services), or as part of design-build contractor (or equivalent design and construction experience)

Locations:

Los Angeles, CA (Figueroa Street)

The approximate pay range for Los Angeles Metro Area and Orange County, CA is $145,993.46 - $228,348.77. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual's qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.