Construction Planner

NES Fircroft; City of Lloydminster; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Contract Construction Planner in Alberta, Canada to support project construction planning and execution. You will review scopes, develop execution plans, and create detailed schedules to ensure on-time delivery within budget.

With 8+ years of experience and a background in Red Seal Journeyman certification or related technical operations, you will coordinate with project teams, lead schedule reviews, and drive continuous improvement in construction practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Red Seal Journeyman certification, technical diploma, or process operations background.
• Experience supporting project execution and construction planning.

Responsibilities

• Review approved scope and confirm all required documentation is complete.
• Develop execution plans including P&ID markups, inspection drawings/tabs, plot plan updates, and BOMs.
• Create detailed step-out plans in P6 to enable safe and efficient execution of work.
• Integrate multi-discipline execution activities into logical sequences to develop an overall detailed construction and execution plan.
• Participate in contractor validation reviews, field walks, schedule quality reviews, and optimization sessions.
• Support responses to contractor RFIs as designated by the Lead Planner, including AWRs submitted during the planning phase.
• Assist schedulers with labour levelling across operating units.
• Lead scope review, job plan index reviews, and scope challenge sessions.
• Lead detailed schedule reviews.
• Coordinate with project, procurement, and engineering teams to ensure material readiness and approved work packages.
• Develop contract strategies and review RFPs during contractor selection phases.
• Monitor progress, costs, and performance; manage added work, maintain BOMs/material masters, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Construction planning

Scheduling experience

Contract review

Process optimization

Education

Red Seal Journeyman certification

Technical diploma

Process operations background

Tools

Primavera P6

CMMS

GWAS

Job description

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Downstream Site Projects, the Contract Construction Planner plays a critical role in supporting project construction planning and execution. This position ensures all assigned tasks are completed in accordance with established project execution processes, on time and within budget, while driving continuous improvement in construction and execution practices.

What you’ll do:

• Review approved scope and confirm all required documentation is complete.
• Develop execution plans including P&ID markups, inspection drawings/tabs, plot plan updates, and BOMs.
• Create detailed step-out plans in P6 to enable safe and efficient execution of work.
• Integrate multi-discipline execution activities into logical sequences to develop an overall detailed construction and execution plan.
• Participate in contractor validation reviews, field walks, schedule quality reviews, and optimization sessions.
• Support responses to contractor RFIs as designated by the Lead Planner, including AWRs submitted during the planning phase.
• Assist schedulers with labour levelling across operating units.
• Lead scope review, job plan index reviews, and scope challenge sessions.
• Lead detailed schedule reviews.
• Coordinate with project, procurement, and engineering teams to ensure material readiness and approved work packages.
• Develop contract strategies and review RFPs during contractor selection phases.
• Monitor progress, costs, and performance; manage added work, maintain BOMs/material masters, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Red Seal Journeyman certification, technical diploma, or process operations background.
• Experience supporting project execution and construction planning.
• Experience working with scheduling software such as Primavera P6, CMMS, or GWAS is considered an asset.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.