Senior Project Planner / Scheduler

Senior Project Planner/Scheduler
Why join us?
SNC-Lavalin provides cutting-edge engineering, procurement, construction and financing solutions to projects in more than 100 countries around the world. From the Canadian Arctic to the Southern African region and Australasia, our multicultural workforce is driven by a fierce pride in their work and a pioneering vision.
SNC-Lavalin is truly a global leader in its field and has been chosen to design and build some of the most prestigious projects in the world.
How will you contribute to the team?
To perform this role successfully, the candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Identify and optimize schedule critical path, project constraints, and other schedule assumptions and include in Basis of Schedule reports
• Develop project schedules using known industry software to meet project requirements (Primavera P6, MS Project and/or TILOS)
• Establish Baseline Schedules and maintain schedule updates and records, monitor and flag changes in sequence and report schedule variances with impact on completion dates and other schedule reports (including Charts, S-curves and Resource Histograms)
• Take the lead in managing the project schedule in collaboration with project stakeholders (including clients and subcontractors) and coordinate and communicate simplified schedule reports to facilitate performance of work and collection of updates.
• Represent planning and scheduling function in Client meetings and planning workshops and provide technical support as pertains to planning and scheduling issues
• Liaise with project controls and cost control teams to identify project cost components, arrange, load and assess schedule resources to different schedule levels and adjust/level resources to meet project plans
• Perform and establish reports on critical path changes, target dates variances and earned value management and support project change management processes
• Establish schedule Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to cover the project scope, and interfaces with other scopes and to meet SNC-Lavalin’s standard procedures.
• Review Project Documents and identify the scope of work and efforts for planning and scheduling
• Review and comment on schedule submittals under Project Management Consultancy contracts and provide planning and scheduling support to the client and project teams.
• Conduct schedule analysis to identify schedule quality issues, areas of improvement and corrective measures to recommend release of schedules for use
• Review schedule performance and recommend corrective and/or preventive actions to recover delays and improve the schedule performance.
• Participate in Schedule Risk Analysis workshops and determining the contingencies in the project schedule
• Confer with Project Managers and other teams to review scope, identify interfaces, KPIs, set project targets and complete execution plans

What will you contribute?

• Minimum 15 years of experience in planning of engineering and construction projects of large, complex, multi-disciplinary scope (industrial, infrastructure, institutional and transportation)
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships with client, subcontractors and staff at all levels.
• Proactive detailed oriented and have a good knowledge of planning techniques.
• Sufficient knowledge of planning and scheduling techniques (PMI-SP or AACE PSP certification preferred).
• Proficiency in English and French (spoken and written).
• Excellent time management skills.
• Advanced skills with Primavera P6, MS Project and TILOS (preferred).
• Post-secondary education or university engineering degree (PEO registration preferred).

What We Offer At SNC-Lavalin
At SNC-Lavalin, you will enjoy competitive compensation, a safe and healthy work environment, and a full range of benefits (ie.: group insurance, retirement savings plan, share purchase plan, continuing education program, etc.).
You think that a career in our team could match your profile, submit your application online now!

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