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Lead Project Controls SchedulerPM2CM • Los Angeles, CA, US
Lead Project Controls Scheduler

Lead Project Controls Scheduler

PM2CM • Los Angeles, CA, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Quick Apply
Job description

PM2CM, Inc., is a professional services company dedicated to providing Program, Project and Construction Management, Scheduling, Cost Controls and Claims avoidance and Mitigation services to our clients.

Our goal is simple : To offer and deliver the “best in class” project management, construction management and project controls services that allow our clients to build with confidence!

To achieve these objectives, we will strive to hire the best qualified professionals, provide training and mentoring to our budding professionals, have a sound and complete understanding of our client’s corporate and project needs and provide our services with integrity and stellar professionalism.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Lead Project Controls Scheduler to lead scheduling efforts for large-scale construction and modernization projects across educational facilities. In this pivotal role, you will manage a team of project schedulers , partner with senior management, and ensure project timelines and deliverables align with program goals.

This is more than just managing dates — you’ll play a strategic role in keeping complex, multi-million-dollar projects on track, on budget, and on scope, directly impacting the delivery of high-quality educational facilities for the community.

What You’ll Do

Leadership & Oversight

  • Supervise and mentor Project Schedulers, ensuring schedules are accurate, realistic, and aligned with program objectives.
  • Partner with Owners’ Authorized Representatives (OARs), Senior Project Managers, contractors, and site staff to review CPM schedules, project scopes, and budgets.
  • Forecast project staffing needs and make recommendations to executive leadership to optimize team resources.

Scheduling & Analysis

  • Develop and maintain program schedules for multiple project types, identifying relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints.
  • Review contractor baseline and updated schedules for scope accuracy, proper sequencing, and contract compliance; provide detailed written feedback.
  • Perform QA / QC on schedule submittals, reviewing critical paths, cost / resource loading, logic relationships, constraints, and milestones.
  • Conduct schedule Time Impact Analyses for change orders and negotiate delay settlements with stakeholders.
  • Perform Critical Path and Earned Value analyses to assess schedule performance.
  • Collaboration & Communication

  • Serve as the primary liaison between project scheduling teams, senior management, and the Program & Project Controls department.
  • Lead schedule-related discussions in weekly progress meetings and other stakeholder sessions.
  • Conduct site visits to validate contractor progress and prepare status reports for upper management.
  • Reporting & Continuous Improvement

  • Maintain program-level coding standards and data integrity.
  • Perform regular QA / QC reviews of program schedules and master schedules.
  • Prepare schedule performance reports and status updates on a bi-monthly basis.
  • Requirements

    What You Bring

    Experience & Skills :

  • 8+ years of full-time professional experience in construction scheduling for an Owner or General Contractor (public works or educational facility projects preferred).
  • Proficiency in Primavera P6 (latest version) and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Strong understanding of cost engineering, scheduling best practices, and schedule forensics.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Proven ability to foster collaboration across diverse project teams.
  • Education :

  • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management .
  • OR Bachelor’s degree in another discipline plus 2 additional years of qualifying construction scheduling experience.
  • Benefits

    We offer a competitive benefits package featuring 100% employer-paid health insurance, a 401(k) with profit sharing, and additional paid time off each December.

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