Lead Planner

Green Infrastructure Partners•Markham, ON

4d•CA$100,000 - CA$140,000•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Planning Director, the Lead Planner will be responsible for providing guidance and support to the Operations teams in the estimating and planning of various Contracts. The lead planner will also coach, mentor and oversee the development of Bid, Proposal and Baseline schedules by the Planning and Scheduling team, offering insights into both scheduling and construction best practices.

Requirements

3-5 years experience in construction industry for a Transit project
3-8 years in a Planner/Scheduler role
8 years combined experience in Planning/Scheduling and Highway Construction
Ability to read, understand and interpret drawings and contracts
Results-driven with an ability to deliver success in a fast-paced environment
Outcome focused, critical thinker with the ability to analyze and visualize to ensure continuous improvement across our business.
Ability to connect and interact with people to seek different perspectives.
Superb communication and interpersonal skills
Strong ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities.
Demonstrate versatility and resourcefulness in overcoming business challenges.
Valid G driver’s license and access to own vehicle.
Open to travel to job sites throughout the Province of Ontario.

Nice To Haves

Preference given to experience with MTO projects with civil and structural components
Post-secondary education would be considered an asset
Previous leadership experience would be considered an asset

Responsibilities

Mentor and coach fellow planner / schedulers in construction scheduling best practices and construction means and methods
With the support of the project team, develop and maintain resource loaded project schedules for multi-year projects in Primavera P6 from proposals, contract documents and estimates with attention to details including critical path analysis and constructability.
Work closely with the Project Teams to align project baseline schedules with baseline budget for all direct and indirect accounts and activities, identify trends and schedule impacts.
Provide planning and scheduling support for various crews/teams by monitoring, reviewing, and analysing the schedule and status during all phases.
Monitor and report critical path and schedule performance of the total project.
Provide the Project Team with timely, informed, and up-to-date project schedule information including trends and forecasts as well as progress, schedule and planning input to the weekly, Bi-weekly and monthly project reports
Identify schedule considerations and problems resulting from interdisciplinary or group restraints and interfaces.
Assist with project schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine criticality of schedule and seek the advice of the Project Manager.
Analyze subcontractors' schedules, while forecasting and trending completion target dates to ensure contractor plans are realistic and achievable. Report deviations accordingly.
Develop cash curves based on control estimates and project schedules for cash forecasting.
Review or assist in reviewing proposal provisions related to schedule and develop supporting data for contract negotiations.