Associate Scheduler

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Project Support Services (PSS) is seeking an experienced Associate Scheduler to support the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Facilities Services Division.

This position plays an important role in supporting LAUSD’s construction program by reviewing, analyzing, and monitoring contractor construction schedules for multiple projects. The Associate Scheduler will evaluate Primavera P6 baseline schedules and monthly updates, identify critical path and milestone concerns, review schedule logic and cost loading, and provide clear technical schedule analysis to project teams.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented construction scheduling professional with strong Primavera P6 capabilities and experience supporting an owner, general contractor, public works program, educational facilities program, or other multi-project construction environment.

Position Overview

The Associate Scheduler supports LAUSD project and scheduling teams by performing technical reviews of contractor-submitted Primavera P6 construction schedules.

This individual will review baseline and monthly schedule submissions for completeness, scope, logic, milestones, critical path, cost loading, and compliance with scheduling requirements. The Associate Scheduler will also create P6 filters, layouts, reports, and schedule analyses that help project teams identify potential delays and understand overall project schedule performance.

The position requires a combination of technical scheduling knowledge, construction-document interpretation, analytical ability, and strong written communication skills.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Review contractor Primavera P6 initial baseline construction schedules.
• Identify missing scope, schedule logic, milestones, and other potential scheduling concerns.
• Identify and analyze the critical path for construction projects.
• Review required cost loading within contractor schedules.
• Prepare clear written technical schedule-review comments using established LAUSD review templates.
• Review multiple contractor P6 monthly schedule updates.
• Identify and document milestone slippage, critical path activity slippage, and other schedule-performance concerns.
• Perform overall schedule analysis and communicate findings to project and scheduling teams.
• Create activity filters, layouts, and bar charts using Primavera P6 to assist project teams with analyzing construction schedule issues.
• Perform QA/QC reviews of contractor schedule submittals for compliance with contract scope, terms, and scheduling requirements.
• Review P6 program schedules and validate schedule logic ties.
• Verify contractor schedules conform with applicable scheduling guidelines for various project types.
• Support proper use of program-level standard codes, layouts, and reports to maintain schedule-data integrity.
• Create Earned Value Curves in accordance with LAUSD EVA template guidelines.
• Prepare scheduling reports and other schedule-related documentation as needed.
• Assist scheduling management with project and program reporting.
• Coordinate effectively with project teams, contractors, scheduling management, and department staff.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Experience

• Minimum three (3) years of full-time, paid professional scheduling experience.
• Experience must include responsibility for scheduling while working for an Owner or General Contractor.
• Candidate must demonstrate hands-on professional experience supporting construction schedules and schedule analysis.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university in:
• Architecture;
• Engineering;
• Construction Management;
• Construction Engineering; or
• A related field.

Required Skills and Additional Qualifications

• Proficiency with the latest version of Primavera P6.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to review and analyze construction baseline schedules and monthly schedule updates.
• Ability to identify and evaluate critical path activities, schedule logic, milestones, sequencing, and schedule slippage.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural plans, drawings, and contract specifications.
• Ability to use construction documents to understand the required scope of work for multiple construction projects.
• Understanding of construction scheduling principles and practices.
• Ability to prepare clear, concise, and technically accurate written schedule-review comments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Superior organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to manage multiple schedule reviews and project priorities.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with project teams and department staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Scheduling experience supporting multiple educational facility projects.
• Scheduling experience supporting public works construction projects.
• Experience working within a large capital improvement or construction program involving multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience reviewing contractor-developed Primavera P6 schedules from an owner or program-management perspective.
• Experience reviewing contractor baseline schedules and monthly schedule updates.
• Experience performing Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule analysis.
• Experience reviewing schedule logic, activity relationships, milestones, sequencing, and schedule slippage.
• Experience reviewing cost-loaded construction schedules.
• Experience preparing written technical schedule-review comments.
• Experience performing QA/QC reviews of contractor schedule submissions.
• Experience developing Primavera P6 filters, layouts, bar charts, and schedule reports.
• Experience with Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and developing earned value curves.
• Experience reviewing multiple projects or schedules simultaneously.
• Familiarity with public-agency construction scheduling requirements, standards, and reporting processes.
• Experience collaborating with owners, contractors, project managers, construction managers, and other project stakeholders.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate understands both Primavera P6 and the construction process. This individual can review a contractor's schedule and determine whether the schedule accurately represents the project's scope, sequencing, milestones, and contractual requirements.

The successful candidate will be comfortable analyzing critical path activities, identifying schedule slippage, reviewing logic ties and cost loading, and translating complex scheduling information into clear and actionable comments for project teams.

They will be analytical, organized, detail-oriented, and capable of supporting multiple construction projects simultaneously. Experience working on educational facilities, public works, or large multi-project capital programs will be especially valuable.

Why Join PSS?

At Project Support Services, you will have the opportunity to contribute to one of the nation’s largest K–12 construction programs while working alongside experienced construction, project management, and scheduling professionals.

Your work will directly support the planning, monitoring, and successful delivery of educational facility projects that serve students and communities throughout Los Angeles.

Apply Today

If you have professional construction scheduling experience, strong Primavera P6 skills, and the ability to analyze complex construction schedules and communicate your findings effectively, we encourage you to apply and become part of the team supporting LAUSD’s Facilities Services Division.

IMPORTANT – REQUIRED WORK SAMPLE:
To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must include a sample Construction Schedule Narrative with their application materials. The sample should demonstrate the candidate’s ability to analyze and clearly communicate construction schedule status, critical path activities, progress, delays, schedule impacts, and/or other relevant scheduling information.

Applications submitted without a Construction Schedule Narrative sample may not be considered.

Project Support Services (PSS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay: $136,000.00 - $151,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a minimum three (3) years of full-time, paid professional scheduling experience? Experience must include responsibility for scheduling while working for an Owner or General Contractor.
• Do you have hands-on professional experience supporting construction schedules and schedule analysis?
• Do you have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university in: Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, or a related field?
• Are you able to read and interpret architectural plans, drawings, and contract specifications?
• Do you have Proficiency with the latest version of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office Suite?
• Do you have scheduling experience supporting multiple educational facility projects or public works construction projects?
• Please provide a sample construction schedule narrative to be considered.

Work Location: In person