Planning & Scheduling Lead

Turner & Townsend • Toronto, ON

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Lead Scheduler/Planner, you will be providing leadership and direction, actively embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend. You will be developing and implementing project planning and scheduling strategies across all program projects, ensuring accurate performance tracking through a comprehensive master schedule. You will also establish and maintain master schedule baselines, integrating change management procedures to ensure alignment with project goals and timely delivery. In this role, you will collaborate closely with project delivery teams to identify, address, and resolve scheduling conflicts. Additionally, you will conduct risk assessments and analyze schedule disruptions to develop mitigation strategies that prevent delays and support schedule recovery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Minimum 15+ years of experience in planning and scheduling for large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience in aviation infrastructure is essential—must have managed multiple aviation-related schedules.
• Expertise in Primavera P6 for schedule development, maintenance, and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage P6 schedules in compliance with contractual and project-specific requirements.
• Experience delivering projects through various procurement models.
• Ability to perform detailed schedule analysis during early project stages.

Nice To Haves

• Experienced risk management professional with 8+ years experience in large-scale infrastructure or capital projects.
• Comfortable leading risk review sessions, driving best practices, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset, excellent communication skills, and a strong technical understanding of risk management processes, including quantitative analysis techniques like Monte Carlo simulations.
• Passionate about delivering value and improving risk practices.
• Self-motivated, driven, and capable of working both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project planning and scheduling strategies across all program projects, ensuring accurate performance tracking through a comprehensive master schedule.
• Establish and maintain master schedule baselines, integrating change management procedures to ensure alignment with project goals and timely delivery.
• Collaborate closely with project delivery teams to identify, address, and resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Conduct risk assessments and analyze schedule disruptions to develop mitigation strategies that prevent delays and support schedule recovery.

Benefits

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• Vacation, flex and sick days
• A flexible, hybrid work approach

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior