Senior Planner

Matchtech are working with a key client to support the recruitment of a Senior Planner / Scheduler to work on high profile railway projects in Toronto.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and implementation of the project's planning and construction strategies, across the corridor
• Collaborate with project teams and external stakeholders to identify and optimize construction sequencing, logistics, and resource allocation
• Conduct feasibility studies and impact assessments to ensure effective planning and staging of construction activities
• Coordinate with various teams to develop construction schedules, phasing plans, and mitigation measures
• Planning of engineering trains, access and possessions, reduce possession related cost due to engineering trains, Increase efficiency of engineering access
• Attend planning meetings ensuring effect planning is done to reduce safety, maximise performance of engineering possessions
• Chair Integration and Deconfliction and Readiness meetings for engineering possessions
• Monitor and update the project's planning and staging activities based on changing requirements and constraints
• Develop and maintain the project Master schedule to meet the project objectives
• Manage the progress measurement and earned value, schedule reporting, schedule change implementation, and develop and maintain the schedule management plan
• Responsible for the delivery of project planning and progress measurement, ensuring that project procedures and best practices are applied
• Develop the schedule management plan and develop the schedule structure, coding, and hierarchy
• Formulate and maintain the basis of the schedule for each baseline schedule
• Create the baseline curves including progress and manpower. Generate all progress curves including planned, actual, and forecast
• Participate in project schedule risk analysis and include subsequent contingencies in the baseline
• Generate and verify monthly updates and issue progress reports
• Maintain and optimize the schedule through change management procedures monitor progress and resolve areas of potential concern
• Review and assess schedule impacts due to changes and claims
• Manage schedule changes and forecast project impacts
• Execute corrective action when performance trends deviate from the baseline
• Complete any tasks assigned by the assigned manager or higher in an efficient and timely manner

Working Conditions

Office or Site-based

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