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Senior Scheduler

Los Angeles, California, United States

About the Position

We’re seeking a Senior Scheduler to support large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs, including highways, roads, bridges, transit (bus and rail), aviation (international airports), and water/wastewater projects delivered through both traditional and alternative delivery methods. Your main focus will be developing, maintaining, and reporting on schedules for a portfolio of public infrastructure rebuild capital projects valued at approximately $800M, giving program leadership a clear, defensible picture of where every project stands from design through closeout.

This is a long-term, full-time, on-site position located in Los Angeles, CA.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Develop critical path method (CPM) baseline schedules for rebuild capital projects and maintain them through regular updates from design through construction and closeout.
  • Build and maintain an integrated master program schedule across multiple concurrent projects, giving leadership a single view of portfolio status, critical path, and key milestones.
  • Review contractor baseline schedules, monthly updates, and recovery schedules for compliance with contract requirements, and flag logic, float, and progress issues before they become delays.
  • Incorporate outside schedule drivers, including community meetings, partner agency concurrent work, and funding source requirements, into project and program schedules.
  • Prepare and evaluate time impact analyses and delay claims, and recommend entitlement and time extensions supported by schedule evidence.
  • Perform resource loading and cost loading, and support earned value reporting.
  • Produce schedule narratives, look-ahead schedules, milestone reports, and executive-level summaries, and present schedule status to management.
  • Coordinate with project managers, design consultants, contractors, and partner agencies to identify schedule risks and develop mitigation options.

Attributes

  • Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills.
  • Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships.
  • Natural curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Adapts quickly to changing priorities across a multi-project portfolio.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, architecture, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 10+ years of project scheduling experience on public capital or construction projects, including 5+ years planning and scheduling public works projects from design through construction and closeout.
  • Proven ability to develop CPM baseline schedules and maintain them through regular updates.
  • Experience building and maintaining an integrated master program schedule across multiple concurrent projects.
  • Experience reviewing contractor baseline schedules, monthly updates, and recovery schedules for contract compliance, and incorporating outside drivers such as community commitments, partner agency work, and funding constraints.
  • Demonstrated ability to prepare and evaluate time impact analyses and delay claims.
  • Experience performing resource loading and cost loading and supporting earned value reporting.
  • Track record preparing schedule narratives, look-ahead schedules, milestone reports, and executive-level summaries for management audiences.
  • Advanced proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or architecture.
  • AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) or PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification.
  • 15+ years of project scheduling experience on public capital or construction projects.
  • Experience supporting disaster recovery or post-disaster rebuild programs.
  • Experience scheduling projects delivered through design-build, CM/GC, progressive design-build, or other alternative delivery methods.
  • Experience with Deltek Acumen Fuse, Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, or similar schedule quality and risk analysis software.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Compensation Details

Expected Salary: $145k-$185k/year ($69-$88/hour). Luster provides the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might offer for this position based on the successful candidate’s level of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education, certifications, licenses, geographic location, etc. Luster reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on circumstances not related to any status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

Just LOOK at the Benefits We Offer!

  • Unlimited flexible time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent or elder care)
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
  • 401(k) plan with guaranteed employer contribution
  • Formal career planning and development program
  • $2,500 annually toward professional development
  • Wellness program with monthly wellness stipend
  • Company cell phone or cell phone plan reimbursement
  • Free personalized meal planning and nutrition support with a registered dietitian
  • Free personal financial planning services
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discounts
  • Employee referral bonus

Specific plan details and coverage for each benefit noted above will be provided upon offer. #IN-LNJS

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