Schedule Manager

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance for any positions.

If you are based outside the Los Angeles area, we still welcome your application — we value talent from all geographic backgrounds and want to hear from you if you are able to work on-site in LA.

Role Purpose

You will build and manage the schedules that turn LA28's venue plans into delivered venues for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As Manager, Schedule, you own the Venue Integrated Schedule for your assigned venues, consolidating construction schedules from multiple functional areas, contractors, and suppliers into one reliable view. You integrate venue schedules into the overall program schedule, surface conflicts early, and give leaders clear, timely status and health reporting so every venue stays on track for Games time in Los Angeles.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the Venue Integrated Schedule for assigned venues, consolidating construction schedules from multiple functional areas.
• Partner with construction schedulers for VNI contractors and suppliers, and oversee and review the work of contracted schedulers.
• Integrate venue schedules into the overall program schedule, keeping dependencies and milestones aligned across the venue portfolio.
• Surface schedule and resource conflicts, report issues, and facilitate resolution activities with functional areas and delivery partners.
• Prepare regular schedule status and health reports that give leadership a clear view of progress and risk.

Required Competencies

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a project scheduler, with hands-on experience on infrastructure projects or sport and events delivery.
• Expert knowledge of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar project scheduling software, with familiarity with Smartsheet and SharePoint.
• Expert knowledge of critical path, forward and backward scheduling, resource loading, dependencies, and schedule crashing techniques.
• Adept at meeting facilitation, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution across functional areas, contractors, and suppliers.
• Proven ability to prepare clear schedule status and health reporting for senior stakeholders and program leadership.

Valued Experience

• Bachelor's degree; or 5 years of equivalent experience in project scheduling and controls preferred.
• Professional certifications in project scheduling.
• Project management experience on infrastructure or event programs.