Construction Scheduler

Construction Scheduler

This role is in-office, Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Costa Mesa, CA. This is mid to senior level role. We are on the lookout for highly motivated individuals with a background in construction, coupled with excellent communication skills. As a Construction Scheduler's primary responsibility is to create a schedule and track project progress, identify potential delays, and work with stakeholders to ensure that projects remain within scope. A construction scheduler's ultimate goal is to ensure that the project is completed on time, within budget, and meets quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Experience in the developing of logical sequencing of the work, contract durations and phasing.
• Ability to work closely with clients, laborers, and project managers to successfully schedule and coordinate all phases of the construction process.
• Ability and the understanding to fully utilize the computer program Primavera/Expedition.
• Experience in the review and analysis of claims, time extensions, and impact on costs.
• Perform related tasks.
• Analyze construction schedules and recommend work-arounds and schedule improvement ideas;
• Advise Project Manager of change orders with schedule impact;
• Validate contractors' project schedule accuracy;
• Develop, report, and manage data for portfolio of assigned projects;
• Actively participate in a identify scheduling process improvements;
• Liaison with contractors' scheduling resources;
• Communicates schedule status on a regular basis via formal and informal meetings and reports;
• Maintain critical path analysis and reporting deviations against the master schedule;
• Maintaining change management program;
• Assisting with identifying out-of-scope work items and creating change order requests to be presented to client;
• Preparing and submitting monthly reports for internal clients;
• Responsibility for project and program contingency planning;
• Providing critical path analyses, identifying problem areas and creating work-around solutions.

Requirements and Skills

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field related to construction preferred.
• Professional experience working directly as a full-time Scheduler involved in construction projects.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office, MS Project, Adobe Acrobat, Smart Sheets)
• Fluent in English with strong verbal/written communication skills
• Equipment used includes: computers and standard office machines;
• Indoor office environment. May require work on site location when necessary. Overnight travel on occasion;
• 4 years minimum of construction project scheduling experience;

Compensation: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour

Zero Impact Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.