Planner and Scheduler

EllisDon•Toronto, ON

2d•CA$80,000 - CA$95,000

About The Position

Thinking about a change? We recognize that the construction industry is changing at a rapid pace and we continually strive to be at the forefront. Our core values empower people to deliver great careers to one another and develop creative solutions for complex problems on some of the most exciting projects. It doesn’t matter what your expertise and craft is – there are no boundaries. We are a group of professionals with a variety of expertise within pre-construction, construction, and post-construction. EllisDon’s commitment to Inclusive Diversity is to work together to create an environment where every employee feels safe to be their true and authentic self. Ultimately, EllisDon’s purpose is to provide people with similar values the opportunity to achieve to their full potential; to deliver that opportunity for great careers to one another; and to contribute meaningfully to the community we share with others. EllisDon uses AI tools to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position.

Requirements

Eight plus years of construction scheduling experience or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience; building experience required.
Experience working on data centre, and pharmaceutical projects.
A working knowledge of computer scheduling programs including P6, MS Projects.
The ability to manage the schedules for multiple projects simultaneously.
Experience working as part of a construction project team i.e. Coordinator, QA/QC, Safety, Field Engineer, etc. and have been exposed to on-site construction.
Communicate clearly and effectively, in alignment with EllisDon's Values, and promote collaborative problem-solving.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience from carpentry, site superintendent, project manager, project coordinator, field engineer.

Responsibilities

Involved in the Planning of projects as a member of the Pursuit team, responsible for reading and understanding the RFP bid documents (schedule-related contractual requirements, drawings and specifications).
Creating the Schedule for the Pursuit in Primavera P6, ensuring that the durations and relationships have been vetted by Superintendents, subtrades, and/or our internal Production Rates database (as required) and ensuring that the format, quality and content of the schedule meets or exceeds EllisDon’s Best Practices.
Participate in developing and maintaining a database of construction productivity rates, procurement durations, lead times and project risk items.
Identify unplanned events (new changes/ unforeseen conditions) and incorporate their impacts into the schedule.
Develop as-built versus as-planned schedules to provide a manageable “snapshot” comparison of the project schedule.
Working with the project team to create the Baseline Schedule, ensuring that it meets or exceeds EllisDon’s Best Practices in terms of format, layout, content and quality.
Updating the project schedule every other week for each project assigned, using information provided by the project team.
Reporting on the accuracy and reliability of the information provided, so occasional site visits will be required.
Update information will include as-built dates, short-term forecasting, changes/delays information incorporating schedule impact, and potentially some resequencing of work to match the current execution plan.
Reporting on the status of all active projects assigned, and occasionally for generating specific reports for project teams.
Attending and participating in internal project review meetings.
Provide support to project teams by developing micro work schedules, what-if scenarios, Time-Impact-Analysis (TIA) schedules as required.