Planner II (Resource Planning)

Seaspan • District of North Vancouver, BC

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Planner II (Resource Planning) supports all ship new construction programs
by developing and calculating production budgets and managing the shipbuilding
labor resource plans. The Planner II is responsible for distributing the
contract budget as per the Program/Project Plan, developing project staffing and
trades plans by resource type to report and support the short, medium- and
long-term requirements. The role is also responsible for creating resource
performance metrics, analyzing possible resource gaps. This position reports
directly to the Supervisor, Resource Planning.

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site at 50
Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Engineering, Business, or Data Analytics, or Technical Certification in Trades.
• Meet requirements of Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and Canadian Government Security clearance.
• 2-4 years of experience in planning and/or production control at a large manufacturing firm, preferably in the shipbuilding industry.
• Good knowledge of program and project management processes coupled with a proven record of successful delivery.
• Proven ability to achieve high performance levels in a complex and fast-moving environment.
• Strong data analysis / manipulation capabilities; and ability to gather and synthesize data into meaningful metrics for analysis.
• Ability to influence, negotiate and communicate at all levels of organization.
• Ability to work across diverse personalities and agendas of various seniority levels across organizations to achieve goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communications
• Strong attention to detail, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and experience in Power BI, MS Office tools (Word/Outlook/PowerPoint).
• Ability to work well under pressure while being adaptable and open-minded to change and improvements.
• Ability to work within a team environment but also independently.

Nice To Haves

• Certification by an accredited society in Planning, Production Control and/or Project Management is highly desirable (e.g. PMP, PMI-SP, AACE-PSP)
• Strong experience in rolling wave production hours budget calculations and cost performance index analysis (earned value management) considered an asset.
• Experience with Earned Value Management, and/or Data Analytics is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Supports Rolling Wave (Progressive) Planning Process by exporting data from 3D model and applying productivity norms to re-distribute budgets for Schedule activities.
• Calculate production budgets for activities during strategy and capacity plan changes.
• Reviews Project Schedule, provide advice on production activities’ work breakdown structure.
• Develops a methodology to distribute the production labor budget to the Schedule activities to establish a Project Measurement Baseline (PMB) effort.
• Provides budget calculation for activities during strategy and capacity plan changes
• Responsible for resource management of project and supporting regular Earned Value Management reviews with Control Account Managers
• Analyzes complex datasets, and produce simple, straight-forward management reports to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain a program time phased staffing and trades plan by resource type to report and advise the short, medium- and long-term requirements.
• Work with the Finance team to assist the development of business and headcount plans that align to program resourcing requirements.
• Liaise with Operation Workforce Development and HR team to ensure hiring plans are complete and accurate.
• Improve, drive and monitor the utilization of metrics for the shipyard.
• Assists in the development of Business Intelligence (BI) reporting in Power BI and Excel.

Benefits

• This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
• In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you with a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.
• We also provide the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more), dental care, vision care, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
• Free on-site gym.
• Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees