At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

We are currently hiring for Construction Schedulers to be located in the Los Angeles, CA area. This opportunity will have you working within our education project construction sector. The education team provides services to K-12 as well as higher education institutions nationally. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier educational facilities for our nation’s youth and adults seeking to better themselves through learning.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Independently interprets and reads detailed construction drawings (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil, etc.) and develops a clear understanding of work scope.

• Review Contractor P6 initial Baseline Construction Schedules and identify any missing scope, identify any missing logic or milestones, identify and analyze the critical path, review the required cost loading, and be able to provide written technical schedule review comments based on LAUSD’s structured review templates.

• Review multiple Contractor P6 Monthly schedule updates and provide written schedule review comments that document milestone schedule slippage, critical path activity slippage, and provide
  over-all schedule analysis based on LAUSD’s structured review templates.

• Performs QA/QC on contractor schedule submittals for conformance with the contract.

• Creates Earned Value Curves based on LAUSD EVA template guidelines.

• Monitor monthly construction progress and assist in identifying problem areas and help address schedule impacts in order to look for opportunities to advance the schedule.

• Provide and analyze Key Performance Indicators from P6 Primavera Schedules and Excel Earned Value Curves based on LAUSD structured templates. Produce Contract Variance reports with Root Causes and Mitigation Schedule recovery investigations with recommendations.

• Develop or review Suggested Preliminary Construction Schedules based on the available Plans and Specifications.

• Performs schedule Time Impact Analysis by using the method of Windows Analysis while incorporating either contemporaneous and/or forensic schedule parameters in a detailed write-up.

• Reads contract drawings to determine if work is in or out of scope, and understands terms and conditions of the contract to determine if any compensable or non-compensable time extensions have merit.

• Effectively communicate with the project team regarding any schedule/progress related issues or concerns at regular schedule meetings.

• Performs status updates for Program Schedules/Master Schedules on a regular basis.

• Ensures proper use of Program-level standard codes, layouts and reports necessary to ensure data integrity.

• Prepare reports as needed and directed by Senior Management.

• Visits construction sites and attends meetings, as needed, and checks the Contractor’s monthly schedule progress.

Required Education and Experience:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture or any related field. Degrees in other disciplines are acceptable with an additional 2 years of experience in construction scheduling to compensate for the required educational degree.

• Minimum of six (6) years' experience in Construction Scheduling for an Owner or General Contractor, preferably in an educational facility or public works projects.

• Proficiency in Primavera latest version and MS Office Suite.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Superior organizational and planning skills.

• Ability to build efficient working relationships with project teams and department staff.

• Understanding of theories, principles and practices of cost engineering, scheduling and schedule forensics.

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Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.

In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program