Project Planner

Hitachi • Toronto, ON

2d • CA$79,949 - CA$114,357 • Hybrid

About The Position

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. He/she is responsible for creating and managing the project schedule in accordance with Hitachi Rail and/or contractual process.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in complex technology projects
• Experience in project coordination
• College or University graduate or equivalent working experience
• Advanced level skills in Primavera and Microsoft Project software
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel
• Able to understand complex technology
• Good communication skills
• Able to plan and manage project schedules requiring up to, 1,500 activities
• Good English skills

Nice To Haves

• Understands the transit market and may have an in depth or prior working relationship with a customer.

Responsibilities

• Create, update and monitor the Project schedule in Primavera with inputs from the Core Team members
• Comply with project reporting requirements as defined by process or contract
• Work with the Core Team to generate monthly and quarterly updates of EAC and labour demand
• Provide reports/metrics including Critical Path, Earned Value, EAC variance, Critical milestones movement, KPIs & labor forecasts to the Core Team and management.
• Participate in the preparation of a Baseline schedule.
• Has an understanding of how changes have an impact to the Baseline schedule
• Good understanding of S-Curves. Has an understanding of how the S-Curve outputs relate back to the schedule. Can provide basic analysis of the S-Curve outputs
• Experienced in dealing with Customers and Suppliers and dealing with their schedulers on integration.
• Has the ability to see the schedule and project controls from a commercial perspective.
• Understands the transit market and may have an in depth or prior working relationship with a customer.
• Has experience of inputting into the Project change management process.
• Has experience of attending risk and opportunity reviews, calculating schedule impact of risks and opportunities and managing assigned mitigation / action items
• Foster an environment of cooperation, commitment and buy-in amongst the Project Team members and the Heads of Disciplines
• Provide support to the Core Team with information to support Claims and Variation orders during project execution

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision plans - 100% of premiums are company-paid
• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period
• Company paid holidays - 3 weeks of vacation, Holiday closure, personal emergency leave days and sick days
• Maternity/Parental/Adoption top up pay
• Annual Incentive plan
• Company provided Life Insurance, STD and Employee Assistance Plan

What This Job Offers

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