Senior Project Scheduler

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 a dedicated Construction Senior Project Scheduler to support airport terminal upgrade construction projects. This position is based on-site at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA and is responsible for developing and maintaining detailed construction planning schedules for new construction and renovation projects. This position will be directly responsible for scheduling multiple, interdependent projects of a large scale ($100m+ in value).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Review project schedule submittals by Design and Contractor Teams

• Perform independent analysis of submitted schedules for Owner, ensuring all schedule submittal meet or exceed the requirements set forth by the contracts. These independent analyses include, but are not limited to the review of:

  • Preliminary schedules

  • Baseline schedules

  • Four week look ahead schedules

  • Monthly schedule updates and corresponding recovery schedules/time impact analysis/time extension requests (as applicable)

  • As-Built Project Schedules

• Facilitate coordination on interface issues between multiple projects

• Ensure submitted schedules follow LAWA project code and activity code structure

• Identify, understand and apply the relevant sections of the contract to each claim

• Performs complex schedule analysis and assists in identification of risks, interdependencies across projects, and claims management

• Assist with change order and claims disputes

• Complete analyses of contractor’s delay claims and related time impact analyses within context of the contract documents and industry practice; examine the claim and actual schedule for later or earlier completion; identify related disruption, acceleration and recovery opportunities; and recommend apportionment of the delay and/or acceleration and any additional associated costs in accordance with applicable, accepted practices, such as AACE International issued Recommended Practice No. 29 Forensic Schedule Analysis (RP 29)

• Provide reports of analyses and briefing materials as required. Develop reports that effectively communicate complex project sequencing and/or forensic assessments

• As applicable to particular claims, provide observations on potential delay mitigation, related schedule issues, communicate to team and recommend alternatives

• Develops and implements KPI’s

• Applies scheduling experience on large complex projects ($500+ million) throughout the project life cycle, including planning, design and construction

• Contribute to the advancement of LAWA’s goals through commitment to productive collaboration with all stakeholders

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or other related field required. Master's degree preferred.

• 10 years or more of scheduling experience with 5 plus years of reporting (milestones, interdependencies, etc.) in direct support of an active construction program covering multiple projects and varying project delivery methods.

• Direct forensic scheduling experience to support claims analysis on large-scale, complex heavy civil, vertical and horizontal projects (projects of at least $200M value and 3-years or greater duration) particularly for assessment of delay claims and potential owner’s liabilities.

• Experience with various delivery methods, including Design-Bid-Build, Design+CMAR and Design/Build.

• Demonstrated experience scheduling for multiple concurrent and interrelated projects.

• Ability to effectively communicate technical and schedule related information in oral and written form to non-expert audiences.

• Ability to work collaboratively with other subject matter experts and resources to support owner’s evaluation of claims.

• Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction program, contract and the ability to communicate progress and findings to both technical and management-level personnel.

• Prior experience in aviation and large transportation projects, is highly desirable.

• Requires advanced use of Oracle Primavera software (mastery of Primaver