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Planner Scheduler

Planner Scheduler

AdeccoSt John’s, NL, Canada
17 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Temporary
Job description

Adecco is currently hiring a full-time Project Controls Planner / Scheduler who will provide planning and scheduling expertise while consulting with project team members on assigned projects for our client located in St Johns, NL. Ideally, you will have experience and in-depth knowledge of project controls processes and tools to ensure effective scheduling, change management, progress tracking, and performance analysis. This role requires a keen eye for detail and a strong focus on timeliness and accuracy in forecasting and reporting.

  • Location : St Johns, NL (Accepting local candidates only)
  • Shift : Monday – Friday | 8h per day
  • Job type : Temporary | Full-time | 1-year contract

Responsibilities :

  • Build and maintain a Schedule for each discipline.
  • Pull together each of those schedules into a project / program schedule.
  • Map the interdependencies between each of the group's schedules.
  • As a professional, you will be responsible to drive adherence to safety compliance; develop, maintain and continuously improve all aspects of project planning / scheduling for the successful PC service on assigned projects.
  • Maintain Schedule Breakdown Structure (WBS), Work Packages, Calendars and the Resource assignments within the schedule for assigned project.
  • Coordinate with engineering house, construction disciplines, project team to develop an integrated schedule aligned with Suncor Projects methodology.
  • Review and present integrated schedule with management to get their endorsement. As project progresses, update, manage and review each month with teams.
  • Analyze and evaluate schedule management involving the critical path method (CPM) of scheduling techniques, estimating change notices on schedule impact, change management process (scope changes, non-scope changes and potential changes), with impact on project finish date forecast.
  • Onboard and continuous stewardship of Construction contractors to the Suncor Planning & Scheduling requirements for early compliance to the contractual obligations and standards. Lead contractor’s development and compliance to schedule best practices and procedures
  • Setup and review field progress, performance systems and rules of credit in line with the procedures of Suncor Major Projects (MP). Chair progress meetings with project teams as necessary
  • Provide project progress & performance verification, compare actual, planned and forecast hours, key quantity installed in the field and explain variances; Identify future potential schedule forecast and makes a judgment regarding its impact.
  • Perform audit of actual claimed progress (deliverables, field quantities, etc.). Manage quantity tracking during various phases of engineering, construction and close-out. Track schedule benchmarking data.
  • Coordinate the preparation, consolidation and analysis of project reports assuming responsibility for its overall accuracy, completeness and timeliness. Manage Gate 3 baseline, current plan and contingency plan during the execution window
  • Provide periodic schedule risk analysis and quality check for all project schedules, as well as supports implementation of any findings and any recommendations (e.g. PMoC, resource / shift adjustments)
  • Collaborate with functional counterparts like PC Cost, PC Estimating, Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Finance, and Project Governance to guarantee the necessary input from those functions are considered in the planning effort to achieve project goals.
  • Work with contractors and functional counterparts, work on the month-end reporting w.r.t schedule variance analysis, project performance metrics, quantity tracking and forecasting, system completion metrics, and stewardship process per required timelines
  • Participate in bid reviews and support supply chain process as necessary
  • Support Project teams with ad-hoc requests, cover for absences if required, provide expert advice upon request
  • Provide support to the cost team by assisting them with appropriate schedule profile and enter data in various tools upon request

    • Qualifications :

  • Must be legally eligible to work, and reside in St Johns, NL area.
  • Post-secondary degree, diploma or equivalent.
  • Ideally 10+ years of Project Controls experience in Planning / Scheduling, project management of change, field progress systems and contractor performance management in a major projects environment.
  • Oil & Gas or Drilling project experience with an Owner or EPC organization is required.
  • Planning / Scheduling professional with depth and well-rounded project controls expertise, understanding of procedures and best practices.
  • An understanding of schedule reports for Senior leadership level and what such reports should contain, in order to provide guidance to the team in this respect would be an enormous benefit.
  • Knowledge of cost control as we will have to set up the project in SAP with work breakdown structures, cost centers, AFE management etc.
  • Ability to support critical project needs and meet tight deliverable deadlines.
  • Ability to translate schedule information into usable reports at different levels of the organization.
  • Working knowledge of Primavera version 7 or version 8, SAP, Microsoft Office applications like Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Working knowledge of Primavera Risk and Acumen Fuse is an asset.
  • Working knowledge of estimate development, cost processes and tools, SAP and ECOSYS is an asset.
  • Good communication skills; both written and verbal, and positive teamwork approach with cross-functional partnership and collaboration.

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