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Senior Scheduler

Senior Scheduler

AeconCambridge, ON, CA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

What is the Opportunity?

What You'll Do Here :

  • Participate in estimation efforts for Proposal Schedules including resource and contingency estimates.
  • Set Project baselines schedules at award, drafting the supporting Basis of Schedule and narratives securing approval, maintaining records and aligning with project budget setup and initial risk register.
  • Create resource loaded outage schedules with high attention to details, shifts, calendars…etc.
  • Set the rules of credit with project management and considering cost management.
  • Synchronize schedules in Aecon Database and Client Database.
  • Integrate, Monitor and control suppliers and subcontractors’ schedules.
  • Organize internal meetings to validate progress and provide feedback.
  • Update the schedules daily, weekly, and monthly or as required by the project.
  • Conduct Critical Path, Variance, What-If, Resources, Burn rates, Risk and Contingency analyses.
  • Create Weekly look ahead schedules, flags deviations and proposes corrective actions to project teams.
  • Attention to commercial, contractual, and internal changes to analyze impacts and adhere to the Change Management Process through accurate change logs.
  • Review and revise schedule logic as needed, demonstrating impacts to Project Management and Corporate Project Controls. while logging all changes
  • Establish Earned Value dashboards summarizing schedule information, tracking Milestones and resources histograms, inputs to Reporting, internal and external, in alignment with Cost Management.
  • Lead and own the reporting process and validate reports with Project Manager prior to submission.
  • Align schedule re-baseline with budget re-forecasts and other Earned Value Metrics.
  • Analyze schedule quality utilizing assessment tools (e.g. Acumen Fuse).
  • Attend and lead meetings with clients and subcontractors to support project scheduling activities.
  • Support risk management process by providing inputs into schedule risk analysis modeling.
  • Continuously provide solutions and ideas to improve Project Controls Processes.
  • Maintain the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) and proper record keeping of backups.
  • Create and maintain Project specific Schedule Management Plan.
  • Provide subject-matter expertise to project team on any customized reporting tools and dashboards.
  • Provide mentorship & guidance to junior team members.
  • Provide inputs and participates in Aecon Continuous Improvement processes and activities.
  • Contribute to lessons learned and delivers presentations to raise Scheduling and Project Controls awareness for project teams.

All above must be :

  • Communicated promptly to Project Management and Corporate Project Controls.
  • Performed compliant to Aecon Project Controls standards, guidelines, industry best practices and Clients’ requirements.
  • Assuring integrated Project Controls performance considering Cost, Change and Risk Management and Reporting.
  • In coordination with other departments; Commercial, Design, Procurement, Construction, Finance…etc.
  • What You Bring to the Team :

  • Quantitative, Engineering or Construction Management Post-Secondary Degree, University graduate preferred.
  • Minimum experience of 10 years
  • Proficient in Primavera P6 scheduling software and Microsoft Office suite.
  • Previous exposure and experience in Outage / Maintenance / Turnaround scheduling.
  • SAP and estimation software knowledge and experience preferred.
  • EPC Contractor (Self-Perform) with experience in diverse types of contracts (Fixed Price, T&M…etc.)
  • Construction Field Experience
  • Demonstrated Analytical, Adaptive Thinking and strong Team Collaboration skills.
  • Meticulous approach, focused on quality.
  • Strong Verbal & Written Communication Skills
  • Agility & Flexibility in a Dynamic Environment with Innovative Problem-Solving Skills
  • Project Controls Ambassador
  • Mega-project or Portfolio Projects Experience
  • Demonstrated Project Controls Technical Knowledge (e.g. via PMI or AACE Certification)
  • Stakeholder Management Experience
  • Strategic Orientation
  • Claims Avoidance and / or Claims Negotiation Experience