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 (ZIS) is the execution arm of the Zero Impact Energy platform, focused on delivering EV charging and energy infrastructure projects across California and expanding nationally. ZIS specializes in full lifecycle project delivery, with proven experience across design, permitting, construction, commissioning, and long-term service. Our team operates as a licensed C-10 electrical contractor with in-house crews and established relationships with utilities, AHJs, and key project stakeholders. We focus on high-demand infrastructure supporting electrification, including:

• EV charging infrastructure for commercial, fleet, and public deployments
• Fleet electrification projects requiring scalable, multi-unit installations
• Site design, power upgrades, and utility coordination
• Construction, installation, and commissioning of charging systems
• Ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting, and uptime support

As part of a vertically integrated platform, ZIS works closely with engineering, hardware, software, and operations teams to deliver projects efficiently and at scale. This structure allows us to move faster, reduce project risk, and maintain accountability across every phase of deployment. We are actively delivering projects across California with the capability to support multi-site rollouts and complex infrastructure environments. ZIS is built for execution. We are hiring individuals who understand how to deliver projects in the field, solve real constraints, and take ownership from planning through completion.