Engineer, Civil Engineering

Schedule Engineer Category Preconstruction Services

Job Location 250 Commerce Street Suite 150, Irvine, California Additional Locations
* 250 Commerce Street Suite 150, Irvine,
* 25240 Hancock Avenue, Suite 400, Murrieta,
* 550 South Hope St. Suite 2750, Los Angeles, Position Type Full-Time/Regular The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans.

Job Description
* Supporting Whiting-Turner Schedule Manager with group and project specific responsibilities
* Development of pursuit and proposal schedules
* Development of master project schedules
* Development of detailed construction schedules
* Data entry of activities, durations, and sequences (predecessors / successors) into Primavera
* Schedule development is done in Oracle Primavera scheduling software (training provided by Whiting-Turner)
* The potential candidate will also be expected to become familiar with other schedule software platforms
* Schedule management and controls
* Schedule updating process - collecting progress and incorporating into scheduling software
* Reporting - Preparing schedule update reports and graphics per Contract requirements
* Schedule analysis
* Developing and analyzing the impact issues have on the project schedule
* Collecting scheduling metrics and creating spreadsheets / data bases to interpret and visualize the data
* Technical Review - Reviewing the project schedule's quality and performance (health)
* Data mining - Mining data from as-built schedule for historical metrics
* Estimating - Performing square footage and quantity take-offs, as needed
* Cost loading of schedule activities and maintaining the cost information through the updating process
* Management of Whiting-Turner's schedule database and Primavera software
* If the potential candidate is assigned to a project site, they will have the following responsibilities in addition to those listed above
* Attending project meetings - WT, Owner, Subcontractor
* Walking the project site to independently confirm the project team's assessment of progress and completion of schedule activities
* Collecting information from lean scheduling meetings and using the information to update the CPM Required Skills Basic Qualifications
1. College Degree:
* Construction Management or Engineering (civil, industrial, mechanical, construction) 2. Course Work:
* In addition to the standard classes to support the engineering discipline, the following are recommended (but will not automatically disqualify a candidate if not taken)
* Class in either estimating or scheduling
* Alternatively, a general construction management class with exposure to estimating or scheduling
* An industrial engineering process class (for industrial engineers) 3.

Experience:

* Any exposure to construction or manufacturing is recommended. 0 - 10 years of experience
* Experience can be as an intern or as summer employment working for a general contractor or construction manager
* Working for a trade contractor (carpenter, electrician, …) helping to install the work
* Scheduling experience or participation in the construction scheduling process is helpful for the position but does not disqualify a candidate
* Internships in a non-construction related field will be considered if the candidate expresses a solid interest working in the construction industry.
* Summer classes and school related summer work are acceptable
4. Interests - Professional (do not need to have interest in all):
* Construction and participating in the building process
* Scheduling and project controls
* Information systems and data analytics
* Business intelligence and visualizations
* Risk analysis
* Emerging technology for construction application
5. Software

Experience:

* CPM schedule software experience (Primavera P6 is a bonus)
* Typical MS Office suite of programs - Word, Excel, Power Point  
* Collaborative platforms like MS Teams, Google Hang-Out, Zoom, Go-To (any other video conferencing)
* Other pluses:
Database management Travel
* Day trips to support project teams within the assigned operating group
* 12 - 24 month assignments to a single project, either
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