Project Planner / Scheduler Jobs

Come join us in reshaping the future with SNC Lavalin. SNC Lavalin is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.
SNC-Lavalin is seeking a Project Planner/Scheduler to join our team in Vancouver, BC or Calgary, AB as we are expanding our Engineering Services operations in BC, Prairies and across Canada. This role under the project services group involves supporting our project managers and engineering teams to deliver design and support projects to our clients, with various and diverse types of projects. Your role will be to establish project schedules, coordinate with cost estimators and controllers to establish project budgets, maintain schedule updates, and, manage schedule changes in order to ensure delivery of projects as targeted. As a Planning expert, we would like to leverage your experience in optimizing plans, analyzing schedule delays and proposing recovery and mitigation plans.
The position reports to Planning/Scheduling Manager, Engineering Services Canada and will be based in Vancouver, BC or Calgary, AB, however, can support other projects across the country and overseas if needed.
Your role within the team
As a part of our Project Planning team you will:

• Conduct review sessions with project teams and clients in order to obtain the team’s buy-in and set schedules as baselines
• Support other project management and project controls functions and perform other duties related to planning and scheduling when required by project teams
• Establish project schedules using known industry software to meet project requirements (Primavera P6, MS Project and/or TILOS)
• Create, arrange, load and assess schedule resources to different schedule levels and adjust/level resources to meet project plans
• Confer with project and client teams on a regular basis, track time and sequence changes to update the schedule and issue baseline schedule revisions as applicable
• Identify the critical path and near-critical path using CPM scheduling method and reflect the same along with other schedule assumptions on the basis of the schedule
• Layout the scope over the work breakdown structure as agreed with project leads and as correlates with the budget structure

Why choose SNC-Lavalin as an employer?
Because We Offer

• An exciting environment where work-life balance is important
• A work environment focused on health and safety
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities
• The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients
• Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan and a defined contribution pension plan

The ideal candidate

• Minimum 10 years of experience in scheduling within Engineering projects (experience in diverse project types is preferred)
• Strong communication and presentation skills (proficiency in French is preferred)
• Certification with AACE, PMI or CMAA is preferred
• Proficiency in scheduling software; MS Project and Primavera P6
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related field

Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.
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