Scheduler

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What Is the Opportunity?

Reporting to the Project Controls Director, the Scheduler will play a critical role in maintaining project schedules throughout the entire project lifecycle. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a large scale, civil infrastructure project as part of a multi disciplinary team. This assignment will be with the Deerfoot Trail Improvements Project in Calgary, AB.

What You’ll Do Here:

• Develop and maintain all required project schedules and ensure the integrity of data throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Create and implement key scheduling requirements, including bespoke activity coding, naming conventions, client requirements, project calendars, and resource and plant data libraries.
• Support resource planning and analysis by forecasting the requirement for labour, materials, and equipment based on work‑front analysis.
• Perform critical path analysis regularly to flag delays and identify near‑critical and parallel paths.
• Analyze schedule variance, float, and trends, and monitor schedule KPIs.
• Perform and/or coordinate the collection, verification, and integration of work scope from all entities into the total project plan.
• Review the representation of project scope within schedules.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to maintain, add, or modify schedule data and plans.
• Prepare Earned Value Management (EVM) KPIs to assess project performance.
• Support the progress measurement process and analyze progress and performance data.
• Perform audits on schedules produced by internal teams and subcontractors and prepare required output documents.
• Support schedule 5D integration with 3D models and cost data, including cash flow and sequence simulations.
• Create look‑ahead reports, resource profiles, and customized Primavera P6 reports as required.
• Prepare progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaise with external groups such as Accounting, Finance, Procurement, and Construction to gather inputs for Project Controls reporting.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Seven to ten years of planning experience on infrastructure projects.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• A detail‑oriented approach with a strong focus on quality.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong experience planning, scheduling, and managing complex projects.
• Proven problem‑solving abilities with sound judgment, ownership, and accountability.
• Expert‑level knowledge of project planning and scheduling software, including Primavera P6.