Planner/Scheduler

Description

• Generate cost engineering/control deliverables including preparation of budget, tracking of actual costs against budget and performing variance analysis studies.
• Provide planning support to proposals team.
• Ensure Aecon as well as Client Standards for Scheduling are aligned.
• Support training and development of junior schedulers.
• Assist the project manager in preparing project forecast reports.
• Review and analyze the schedules submitted by other parties contributing to the project.
• Ensure you and your family receive the services needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
• Attend management, project team and client meetings as required providing the necessary project control reports.
• Provide support to the project controls staff.
• Analyze project schedule issues and propose corrective actions for timely completion of the project.
• Update project schedule monitor actual progress and compare the updates with the baseline and report progress against schedule in the required format.
• Keep track of change orders and extra work orders.
• Develop various project controls reports as required (Bar Charts, S-curves, Productivity, Manpower histogram, Commodity curves, etc.).
• Generate comprehensive schedules in a variety of formats and details to satisfy different user requirements.
• Communicate with the project manager and project team to generate an outline of the project execution plan, schedule WBS, schedule level of detail.
• Assist the project team in developing the required look ahead planning on site.
• Develop integrated schedules using Primavera for various projects & their different stages as appropriate (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning).
• Analyze productivity, trends and forecasts and update their impact on the schedule, project budget and cost.
• Identify the critical path & near critical path within the schedules.
• Read and review project drawings, project scope and estimates.
• Interface the schedule with the project budget and resource load it with labour and material resources based on the project approved budget hours and quantity.

Requirements

• Experience in Linear Scheduling with TILOS is an asset.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Excellent interpersonal and team skills.
• Adaptable to a flexible work schedule when required to meet deadlines.
• Post-secondary education - Bachelor of Science (Engineering discipline).
• Able to travel to remote job or work location.
• Repetitive movement.
• Able to perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent knowledge of Earned Value principles.
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of management and employees.
• Between three and five (3 to 5) years of related experience.
• Willingness for continuous learning and advancement of technical knowledge.
• Detail-oriented and customer-focused.
• Strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks within a high-pressure work site environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.

Benefits

• Extended work weeks on project assignments (6 days or longer on rotation).
• Extended project assignments out of town as required.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance