Planner / Scheduler

What is the Opportunity?

Faster.Smarter.Safer . This is how Aecon Utilities is committed to delivering projects. Aecon Utilities is ready to become Canada’s #1 utility construction provider and we’re looking for a Planner / Scheduler to help us get there!

Reporting to the Senior Planner Scheduler, or Project Controls Lead and working closely with the Project Manager and Operations , the Planner / Scheduler will be responsible for the development and maintenance of comprehensive project schedules during the project development, execution, and close-out phases. Throughout the project life cycles, the Planner / Scheduler will gather and interpret data from a variety of sources to conduct schedule analysis and provide essential reporting to support the project team to ensure successful completion of assigned projects.

What you will Do Here?

• Read and review project drawings, project scope and estimates.
• Communicate with the project manager and project team to generate an outline of the project execution plan, schedule WBS, schedule level of detail.
• Develop integrated schedules using Primavera for various projects & their different stages as appropriate (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning).
• Generate comprehensive schedules in a variety of formats and details to satisfy different user requirements.
• Identify the critical path & near critical path within the schedules.
• 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.
• Ensure Aecon as well as Client Standards for Scheduling are aligned.
• Develop various project controls reports as required (Bar Charts, S-curves, Productivity, Manpower histogram, Commodity curves, etc.).
• Review and analyze the schedules submitted by other parties contributing to the project.
• Update project schedule monitor actual progress and compare the updates with the baseline and report progress against schedule in the required format.
• Analyze project schedule issues and propose corrective actions for timely completion of the project.
• Analyze productivity, trends and forecasts and update their impact on the schedule, project budget and cost.
• Attend management, project team and client meetings as required providing the necessary project control reports.
• Generate cost engineering / control deliverables including preparation of budget, tracking of actual costs against budget and performing variance analysis studies.
• Keep track of change orders and extra work orders.
• Support training and development of junior schedulers.
• Assist the project manager in preparing project forecast reports.
• Assist the project team in developing the required look ahead planning on site.
• Provide planning support to proposals team.
• Provide support to the project controls staff.
• Able to travel to remote job or work location.
• Extended project assignments out of town as required.
• Variety of jobsite conditions (tunnels, trenches / excavations, heights, industrial facilities, noise, heat, cold, ladders, fall protection equipment, etc.)
• Extended work weeks on project assignments (6 days or longer on rotation).
• Repetitive movement.
• Able to perform in a fast-paced environment.

What you Bring to the Team :

The expected salary for this position is $70,000 - $90,000. Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience and unique skills.