Senior Project Specialist - Planning

J.D. Irving, Limited • Moncton, NB

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Midland Transport is currently seeking a Senior Project Specialist- Planning in Dieppe, NB. The Planning Lead is an operations focused role within the Transformation Program. As the subject matter expert in planning capabilities, you will lead the end‑to‑end deployment of planning solutions across the terminal network. This role ensures that planning processes, tools, and workflows are effectively transitioned from the build environment into live operations-enabling terminals to adopt and utilize new planning capabilities with confidence, consistency, and minimal disruption.

The Planning Lead (Transition) develops deep expertise in the future‑state planning model and translates that knowledge into practical deployment activities: terminal readiness assessments, user validation, process alignment, and go‑live support. The Planning Lead will ensure that each terminal deployment delivers operationally sound planning outcomes that reflect real‑world terminal conditions.

This role works in close partnership with the Transition Lead, Terminal Power Users, Product Owners, Business Architects, Training, Change Management, and terminal operations teams to ensure planning deployments are coordinated, sequenced, and supported-driving adoption, building operational capability, and accelerating value realization across the network.

Requirements

• Subject matter expert in planning capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end‑to‑end deployment of planning solutions across the terminal network.
• Ensure planning processes, tools, and workflows are effectively transitioned from the build environment into live operations.
• Develop deep expertise in the future‑state planning model and translate that knowledge into practical deployment activities: terminal readiness assessments, user validation, process alignment, and go‑live support.
• Ensure each terminal deployment delivers operationally sound planning outcomes that reflect real‑world terminal conditions.
• Work in close partnership with the Transition Lead, Terminal Power Users, Product Owners, Business Architects, Training, Change Management, and terminal operations teams to ensure planning deployments are coordinated, sequenced, and supported.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed