Planner / Scheduler Jobs

Horizon Recruitment is conducting a search for a Project Planner/Scheduler for a BC Based company within their project delivery team. Our client has a large number of active capital projects and has an immediate need for an individual to join their team to help drive their projects forward. Initially a 12 month contract term, this position has the potential for long term work within the project team.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to the Project Director for the application of the company policies and procedures for the area of project cost controls on assigned major projects
• Other duties necessary for implementation of the job role within the project portfolio
• Ensure that project schedule decisions can be made based upon accurate and timely schedule and progress performance information
• Assist the Project Director in transferring learning from project implementation to the improvement of company procedures
• Plan and implement project scheduling resources, processes and systems on a portfolio of major projects. This includes working with other team members within operations and external EPC firms to develop, support and maintain the operations schedule within the overall Master schedule

Requirements:

• Developed critical and conceptual thinking skills
• Skill and knowledge of overall project implementation management processes
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in project management and scheduling controls roles is required
• Strong skills in schedule planning, activity duration estimating, critical path method (CPM) schedule preparation, schedule analysis, schedule system application and construction scheduling
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• A graduate degree in an Engineering, Construction Management or Business Management is desirable
• Good understanding of the areas of estimating, cost control and overall project and construction management
• Strong skills and knowledge in Primavera and other scheduling software

**Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered**

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complimentary practice areas: Finance & Supply Chain