Sr. Planner & Scheduler

EllisDon•Toronto, ON

6d•CA$120,000 - CA$160,000

About The Position

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Requirements

Eight plus years of construction scheduling experience or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience; building experience required.
Experience working on battery plants, data centers, and pharmaceutical projects.
Experience developing schedules with complex MEP system installation, testing, and commissioning.
A working knowledge of computer scheduling programs including P6 and MS Projects.
The ability to manage the schedules for multiple projects simultaneously.
Experience working as part of a construction project control team and have been exposed to on-site construction.
Communicate clearly and effectively, in alignment with EllisDon's Values, and promote collaborative problem-solving.

Nice To Haves

Preference will be given to candidates with hands-on experience from project control, site superintendent, project manager, project coordinator, and field engineer.

Responsibilities

Responsible for working with the project team and leading the development of the Baseline Schedule, ensuring that it meets or exceeds EllisDon’s Best Practices in terms of format, layout, content, and quality.
Responsible for updating the project schedule every other week for each project assigned, using information provided by the project team. Responsible for reporting on the accuracy and reliability of the information provided, so occasional site visits will be required. Update information will include as-built dates, short-term forecasting, changes/delays information incorporating schedule impact, and potentially some resequencing of work to match the current execution plan.
Lead weekly/monthly schedule progress meetings, touchpoints, and workshops with Clients and Trade Partners.
Participate in developing and maintaining a database of construction productivity rates, procurement durations, lead times, and project risk items.
Identify unplanned events (new changes/unforeseen conditions) and incorporate their impacts into the schedule.
Develop as-built versus as-planned schedules to provide a manageable “snapshot” comparison of the project schedule.
Responsible for reporting on the status of all active projects assigned, and occasionally for generating specific reports for project teams. Responsible for attending and participating in internal project review meetings.
Provide support to project teams by developing micro work schedules, what-if scenarios, and Time-Impact-Analysis (TIA) schedules as required.
Involved in the planning of projects as a member of the Pursuit team. Responsible for reading and understanding the RFP bid documents (schedule-related contractual requirements, drawings, and specifications).
Responsible for creating the Schedule for the Pursuit in Primavera P6, ensuring that the durations and relationships have been vetted by Superintendents, subtrades, and/or our internal Production Rates database (as required) and ensuring that the format, quality, and content of the schedule meet or exceed EllisDon’s Best Practices.