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Build Your Career at Aecon

Aecon is proud to build some of the most impactful infrastructure projects of this generation. From the roads and transit systems that connect our communities, to the communication networks that link us from coast-to-coast, and the water infrastructure that supplies our businesses and homes. Our integral work includes constructing the pipelines that join provinces with the energy that fuels the nation, and the airports and ports that connect us all. Aecon is there, safely and sustainably building the future.

We lead the infrastructure industry with purpose, and our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our business success relies on strong execution and continuous improvement – driven by the diversity , expertise and teamwork of our employees. We are always searching the globe for exceptional candidates to join the Aecon family and be a part of our forward-thinking, innovative, best-in-class organization!

What Is The Opporunity

Aecon is seeking a Planner to join the Urban Transportations Solutions group to support a dynamic, transit project in the Greater Toronto Area. We are proud to support a project that is committed to faster and more convenient travel, ultimately keeping our community in mind to support the ease of travel within the city. This starts with bringing aboard the best possible team!

What You Will Do Here

• Drive an inclusive culture to promote equity, welcome different perspectives, and enable career progression by fostering a sense of belonging.
• Support resource planning and analysis. Forecast the requirement of various types of resources including labor, materials, and equipment over the course of the project based on work front’s analysis.
• Support progress measurement process and analyze progress and performance data.
• Prepare required progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to all internal and external clients.
• Performs and/or coordinates, collects, verifies, and integrates the work scope for all entities into the total project plan. Reviews the representation of project scope in schedules.
• Analyze schedule variance, float and trending and monitor schedule KPI’s.
• Creation and implementation of key scheduling requirements such as bespoke activity coding, naming conventions, client requirements management protocol, project calendars and resource and plant data libraries.
• Collaborate with all cross functional teams to maintain, add, or modify the schedule data and plans.
• Develop and maintain all the required project schedules and ensure integrity of data across the entire project life cycle.
• Support schedule 5D integration process with the 3D model and cost and report the outputs which includes cash flow and sequence simulations.
• Perform audits on various schedules including those produced by subcontractors, prepare all required output documents.

What You Bring To The Team

• Bachelor of Science or Certified Engineering Technologist would be considered an asset.
• Contractor and Infrastructure project experience developing mid-size projects schedules is preferred.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel) and PowerBI is an asset.
• Synchro and TILOS experience preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines.
• Cost, Earned Value and Claims exposure is preferred.
• 4 to 7 years of experience in project planning/scheduling in the construction industry.
• Proficiency in computer scheduling programs (i.e. Primavera P6, Microsoft Project).
• Be a champion of inclusion and diversity.

Aecon fosters diversity , inclusion and belonging within and across our organization. We welcome all to apply including, women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner, through the implementation of the requirements of the ACA and its applicable regulations. If you require accommodation under the ACA Act during any step of the application process please click here.