Planner/Scheduler (HaLRT)

Aecon • Hamilton, ON

87d • CA$70,000 - CA$95,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Aecon Utilities is looking for a qualified Planner Scheduler to join their team for the Hamilton LRT Alliance project. This role is crucial for developing and maintaining project schedules, supporting resource planning, and ensuring the integrity of project data throughout its lifecycle. The Planner Scheduler will collaborate with various teams, analyze schedule performance, and contribute to the overall success of this significant infrastructure project that aims to reshape urban mobility.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in developing and maintaining project schedules for construction, infrastructure or utilities industries.
• Hands-on contractor construction and infrastructure experience in developing mid-size / large projects schedules
• Proficiency in computer scheduling programs through Primavera P6 required
• Demonstrated ability to lead planning meetings independently and effectively with multi-disciplinary teams
• Proven ability to effectively present schedule updates and outputs to key stakeholders
• Ability to handle questions and manage feedback in a timely, effective, and considerate manner
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, timeline driven working environment

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering would be considered an asset.
• exposure to Synchro and TILOS is an asset
• Cost, Earned Value and EOT Claims’ exposure is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs and/or coordinates, collects, verifies, and integrates the work scope for all entities into the total project plan.
• Reviews the representation of project scope in schedules.
• Develops and maintains all the required project schedules and ensures integrity of data across the entire project life cycle.
• Creation and implementation of key scheduling requirements such as bespoke activity coding, naming conventions, client requirements management protocol, project calendars and resource and plant data libraries.
• Supports resource planning and analysis.
• Forecasts the requirement of various types of resources including labor, materials, and equipment over the course of the project based on work front’s analysis.
• Performs productivity analysis of construction operations and verifies accordingly.
• Establishes productivity basis to be utilized in estimates, as developed in concurrence with construction and reviews labor estimates for reasonableness.
• Prepares required progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to all internal and external clients.
• Analyzes schedule variance, float and trending and monitor schedule KPIs.
• Develops progress measurement process and analyze progress and performance data.
• Manages schedule change notices and forecast project impact and Implement corrective action when performance trends deviate from baseline.
• Performs audits on various schedules including those produced by subcontractors, prepare all required output documents.
• Collaborates with all cross functional teams to maintain, add, or modify the schedule data and plans.
• Supports schedule 5D integration process with the 3D model and cost and report the outputs which includes cash flow and sequence simulations.
• Creates and maintains a collaborative culture and environment that is open, inclusive and respectful.

Benefits

• Ensure you and your family receive the services and benefits needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
• Investing in your development through Aecon University, tuition reimbursement, and Leadership Programs.
• Creating work environments focused on mutual respect, teamwork, collaboration, and new ideas, through meaningful initiatives, training, partnerships with Veteran groups, our Aecon Women in Trades and diversity programs, as well as our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree