Senior Underground Mining Planner

Fluor • Calgary, AB

15d • Onsite

About The Position

Fluor is one of Canada's top employers and is recognized globally as a leader in the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Fabrication, and Maintenance industry. Our focus on innovation and providing cost-effective technology-based solutions is second to none. As we look to the future, we need creative, ambitious, and innovative professionals who can help us fulfill our purpose to Build a Better World.
Fluor team members are at the heart of our success in executing projects safely, thoughtfully, and with the highest quality. If you value teamwork, empowerment in your career, and are eager to champion innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients, this opportunity just may be for you!
Our Project Controls Team in Calgary, Canada is looking for a Senior Underground Mining Planner based in Calgary office for a multi-billion dollar Mining project in Saskatchewan reporting to Project Lead Planner.

Candidate will be responsible for mining planning of the project including but not limited to above ground mining scope, Production Shaft scope and Underground Mining scope, based on the project execution strategies, which include the Project Controls activities for a project.

As a Mining Planner you will be responsible to work collaboratively with Mining area project team and other disciplines such as Engineering, Procurement, Contracting, Fabrication, Modularization, Construction, pre commissioning and commissioning.

Requirements

• Between 10-15 years of mining project experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluent in English both written and verbal
• Job related technical knowledge
• Experience in Forensic Schedule Analysis
• Significant technical knowledge and practical experience with applicable software systems: Primavera P6, Milestone Professional (training available), Power BI and Microsoft Office (expertise in Microsoft excel), Change Management, and Progress Measurement / Analysis / Reporting.
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor or master’s degree (preferable but not required)
• Proven experience as a Mining Project Planner
• Industry specific experience in all facets and phases of a project: Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning and Startup
• Will be required to travel to Site occasionally or internationally for project related tasks and in support of business-related matters.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain L1 to L3 mining schedule in accordance with Fluor and Client Standards and procedures, Resource Loading of schedule for Labor and Quantities, Update Labor & Quantities in Schedule, Analyze and report Mining schedule to required stakeholders as ascertained by the Project reporting structure.
• Implement the Work Breakdown and Project Coding Structures.
• Analyze variances in schedule performance against the plan on regular time interval and provide forward looking strategies to mitigate variances
• Manage the project schedule and maintain the basis of schedule
• Actively communicate and collaborate with other project disciplines
• Interface with the project team
• Work together with Progress team to analyze Contractor’s progress
• Support/attend and implement Schedule Risk Analysis review actions
• Maintain working knowledge of the functionality of automated scheduling management systems
• Engage in the project change management process for implementation in the schedule and providing What If Analysis to support the Change process
• Participate in internal and external audits
• Analyze and make recommendations regarding solutions to problems
• Organize and prioritize a variety of multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner, set priorities, and meet deadlines
• Plan and organize own work assignments
• Maintain compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and global standards
• Any planning or progress related additional works being tasked by Lead Planner to support project requirements.
• Facilitate/Lead the Mining area project and progress reviews with Internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• Fluor Canada rewards hard work, knowledge, and commitment.
• Fluor offers competitive employee compensation packages, comprehensive benefit programs including Health, Dental and Vision Care, flexible spending dollars, group registered retirement program, parental top-up, education reimbursement, employee and family assistance programs, and much more.
• Fluor also offers several employee resource groups that aim to provide opportunities for professional and personal growth, improved wellness, and involvement in the community.
• At Fluor, we believe that overall wellness encompasses the four wellness pillars of mental, physical, financial and social.
• Upon these pillars we are committed to fostering a healthy, inclusive and psychologically safe workplace by creating awareness through knowledge building and communication while focusing on measurable outcomes.
• Compressed work schedule: The Fluor Canada offices work a compressed work schedule offering every second Friday off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees