Planner-Scheduler (Construction Management)

About the role

The Planner-Scheduler (Construction Management) position at the Orange County Sanitation District involves scheduling major construction and maintenance projects for wastewater treatment and collection systems. Key responsibilities include preparing and analyzing construction schedules, coordinating schedules to minimize impacts on operations, and performing project schedule delay impact analysis.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and analyzes construction schedules and cost reports to determine feasibility of proposed schedules.
• Distributes progress evaluations to project managers and engineers.
• Reviews and analyzes monthly construction schedule updates and progress payments.
• Makes sure actual progress matches planned progress, provides exception reporting, and recommends action steps to resolve issues.
• Acts as a liaison on scheduling matters between different OC San divisions and departments.
• Coordinates construction project schedules to minimize impacts on wastewater facilities and systems operations due to planned construction projects.
• Reviews baseline schedules and design submittals prior to bidding to ensure scope is achievable in the stipulated time.
• Identifies the critical path of the project and work sequencing; creates preliminary construction schedules during project planning phases.
• Reviews contract change orders and provides recommendations on issues involving construction delays.
• Performs project schedule delay impact analysis of project schedule changes; assesses chronology of events and reviews project delays to determine compensable and non-compensable claims.
• Attends contractor meetings; provides schedule risk analysis; assists with establishing schedule milestones for assigned projects and recommends key performance indicators required for Project Management Office reporting.
• Participates in the development and implementation of standards used; researches and recommends quality improvement standards.
• Performs duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education, with major coursework in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• Three (3) years of professional engineering or construction management work experience involving the planning and scheduling of large construction projects.

Desired

• Desired detailed knowledge of project management principles, the critical path method, and work breakdown structures.
• Advanced knowledge of CPM and Primavera P6 Project Management, Microsoft Project, and Excel.