Why Join Our Team

At W. M. Lyles Co., a subsidiary of Lyles Construction Group, we take pride in our employee and client-centric culture. Our employees and customers are at the forefront of everything we do and how we operate our business. Safety is our top priority, and we work hard to ensure everyone goes home to their loved ones each day.

We are looking for ambitious individuals to join our team, who are passionate about their performance and who will continue to execute and believe in our core values of:

1. Teamwork: We recognize our primary asset is our people. Mutual respect provides the foundation for our success.
2. Integrity: Our work is performed with high standards of service, quality, and integrity and because of this, we have had the privilege to lead some of the most innovative projects in California.
3. Commitment: We understand that lasting relationships are the lifeline of our business, so we pay personal attention to our clients by focusing on them as collaborative partners.

If you are looking for a company who will value you and provide you with great employee benefits, training and development opportunities, career growth and the opportunity to be a part of something bigger, then W. M. Lyles Co. is right for you!

Job Purpose

The Project Scheduler will work closely with the Project Management team and be responsible for creating, updating and coordinating project schedules along with tracking and quantifying project cost. The ideal candidate will be able to identify potential scheduling delays, facilitate remedial action and analyze the cost impacts. This individual should possess solid industry knowledge and demonstrable experience to be successful in this role. Strong collaborative skills will be essential in this position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties and other responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Develops baseline schedule using realistic durations, logic from project management team, major milestones, approved constraints, and critical deliverables.
2. Resource loads a schedule for cost and manpower along with accurately updating resources monthly.
3. Create monthly schedule updates from as-built dates provided by team. Including narrative reports for owner.
4. Create, maintain, monitor and communicate project schedules to the project team and district staff.
5. Work closely with project managers, engineers, designers, procurement staff, construction managers, contractors and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from conceptual planning through engineering and construction.
6. Assist the Project Management team to create and monitor short term schedules and determine the impact on the master schedule.
7. Implement sub trade schedules into the master project schedule and help track progress.
8. Communicate with project team and sub trades to determine the actual construction progress and provide regular schedule updates based on provided information.
9. Provide progress reporting to staff to ensure sub-trade/crew performance in accordance with milestone dates of Baseline Schedule.
10. Incorporate resource and or cost loading data into schedules as required.
11. Analyze weekly cost reports and monitor to determine the impact on the construction budget.
12. Responsible for continuously expanding and updating professional knowledge of all scheduling software to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
13. Lead and participate in all significant scheduling meetings.
14. Assess the impact of design changes and schedule slippages and inform company management and clients of all schedule updates.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Required Education/Experience/Skills

1. Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or technical training and related field experience.
2. 1 year of construction scheduling experience and cost tracking experience with at least 1 of those years scheduling full time.
3. Experience working with a general contractor in the wastewater treatment plant sector strongly preferred.
4. Minimum of 1 year Primavera P6 experience required.
5. Knowledge of the Critical Path Scheduling method related to the construction industry.
6. Effectively develop and manage a complex construction schedule.
7. Ability to interpret information given regarding construction progress and/or delays.
8. Ability to read and understand plans, drawings, and specifications.
9. Ability to complete quantity take-offs and understand productivity rates.
10. Ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
11. Working knowledge of construction equipment and techniques, plans, and specifications, building materials and required standards applicable to discipline.
12. Strong computer skills.
13. Excellent oral and written communications skills.

Certificates, Licenses, Registration

1. A valid California Driver's License

Competencies

To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

1. Effective Communication
2. Collaboration
3. Presentation Skills
4. Initiative
5. Thoroughness
6. Conflict Management
7. Personal Integrity

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Office - The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Site - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The Company is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters if you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email HumanResources@lylessc.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail HumanResources@lylessc.com or call toll-free 559-441-1900.

This email and phone number is created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

The Company will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to the Company, including via mailing address, fax machine, email, or directly to employees, will be considered the property of the Company. The Company will not pay any fee for placements resulting from unsolicited resumes. The Company will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.

Agencies must receive advance written approval from the Company's recruiting representative before submitting resumes, and only in conjunction with a valid, fully executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. The Company will not pay fees to any Agency without such an agreement in place. Agency agreements must be in writing and signed by the Human Resources Representative or their designee; no other Company employee is authorized to enter into agreements regarding candidate placements on behalf of the Company. Please send any questions or concern to HumanResources@lylessc.com.