Planner, Senior

Hatch•Vancouver, BC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 65 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. Join our Project Delivery Group (PDG), a dynamic team of professionals passionately committed to world-class project delivery across the globe. With expertise in sustainable studies, asset building and operations, and industry-leading efficiencies, our best-in-class team leverages methodologies, governance and systems that are unparalleled in the engineering space. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you. The Senior Planner is responsible for the delivery of project planning and progress measurement, ensuring that Hatch procedures and best practices are applied, as appropriate, and recommending changes to the Project Controls Manager where required. The Project Lead Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining the project master schedule to meet the project objectives. Managing the planning resources allocated to the project by leading and directing Planners/ Schedulers and subordinates so that they are motivated and have access to the required resources in order to meet the work objectives set for them. Manage and mentor planning/scheduling team to ensure that staff has an understanding of what is expected of them and has the necessary skills to execute the requirements. Identification training and development requirements for staff and ensure skills development takes place.

Requirements

Tertiary qualification in engineering or other relevant discipline or appropriate substituted experience
Two to four years relevant experience in managerial position supported by five to eight years experience as a planner in a multi discipline project environment
Sound technical knowledge in a multi-discipline environment
Knowledge of the estimating and tendering processes
Knowledge in the use of Primavera Project Planner P6
Technical overview of work methods and techniques
Risk management principles
Good knowledge of project management principles
Knowledge of forms of contract will be a definite advantage.

Nice To Haves

Interpersonal and good communication skills in the areas of both written and verbal communication
Computer literacy (MS Office package)
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Planning and organizing
Problem solving and mitigating skills
Presentation skills

Responsibilities

A strong personal commitment to safety
Personal responsibility for safety incident reporting
Behavioral-based safety ethos to be embraced
Personal responsibility for stopping any unsafe behavior as and when it occurs, and thereafter reporting the safety incident so that corrective action may be obtained
Familiarization with Hatch safety processes, protocols and procedures.
Meet Functional Managers to finalize FEL4 project set-up schedule (using standard template)
Conduct interactive planning meeting with Functional Managers to finalize project implementation schedule
Confirm level 1and 2 project schedule and critical path and set baseline for project implementation phase
Confirm and refine FEL4 level 3 scheduling (incl. early works and understand schedule basis).
Confirm and refine FEL4 level 3 scheduling
Identify and schedule critical vendor data requirements
Populate approved measurable commodity quantities and labor to produce baseline S-curves
Participate in project schedule risk analysis and include resultant contingency in baseline
Maintain FEL4 schedule basis
Using progress reports (early and late curves) and project schedule (level 3 baseline); maintain, optimize and monitor progress. Identify and resolve issues
Develop FEL4 level 3 commissioning schedule
Analyze contractor level 4 schedule and provide recommendations.
Generate and verify weekly updates and issue progress reports
Maintain and optimize schedule, monitor progress, highlight and resolve schedule issues
Generate all progress curves
Develop and maintain commodity and resource profile
Extract and publish four-week look ahead schedule
Monitor slippages and critical and near critical paths and discuss with Project Controls Manager for resolution
Establish all equipment/ material and contractor ROS (Required on Site) dates
Provide schedule input to the procurement bid process including reporting requirements and vendor and contractor milestone dates
Assist with bid evaluation and ongoing management of the vendors and contractors with respect to their schedule commitments.
Once a change is approved, maintain and optimize the schedule, monitor progress and highlight/ resolve areas of potential concern.
Generate and verify weekly updates and issue progress reports
Obtain progress info via progress reports, EPCM status report, vendor progress report and cost report and calculate progress for construction packages.