Construction Planner & Scheduler

About the job

As a Senior Construction Planner & Scheduler, you’ll perform more complex aspects of planning and scheduling activities; performing project schedule/planning functions in a client-facing capacity in the areas of project schedule development, project schedule oversight, schedule forecasting, schedule maintenance, critical path analysis, reporting, obtaining schedule updates, and update verification/validation.

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains, an integrated plan and schedule to meet program and/or project requirements.
• Produces metrics for plans and schedules for moderately complex projects, programs, and change activities across the lifecycle of a program.
• Performs studies/analysis and planning efforts, within and/or across programs/projects.
• Develops the Integrated Master Plan, schedule and supports change incorporation plans related to integrated scheduling products.
• Assist Project Managers and Superintendents in creating short-term schedules and monitoring these schedules.
• Performs integration of program plans and schedules, horizontally and vertically, across with project stakeholders.
• Identifies, analyzes and reports performance variances to management. Evaluate construction progress and provide regular schedule updates and schedule narratives.
• Works with project stakeholders to develop performance recovery plans and incorporates recovery plans where appropriate.
• Provides training and mentoring to lower level employees.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervise direct-reporting personnel
• Administration of succession plans and performance reviews
• Preparation of job description, roles & responsibilities for staff
• Provides training and mentoring to lower-level employees.

This Position May Supervise:

• Project Coordinator(s)
• Engineering Co-Op Student
• Project Scheduler/Planner(s)

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Planning and/or Scheduling Projects
• 5+ years of experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Must be legally able to work in Canada
• Strong communication skills – oral and written
• Must be eligible for Reliability or Secret CISD Clearance
• You have a construction-related degree/diploma
• Self-motivated with good organizational skills
• Ability to work well with others as a team
• Bilingual in French and English is a strong asset
• PMI Schedule Practitioner (PMI-SP) certification and-or Project Management Professional (PMP)certification is considered an asset

In addition, we offer;

• A Competitive Salary
• A competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Learning and Development opportunities
• As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occurs through our work performance and roles.
• The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward-looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.

Relocation

• Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.