Planner / Scheduler Lead - Onaping Depth

REDPATH MINING; Greater Sudbury; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the mining sector is seeking a Planning/Scheduling Lead to provide expertise in planning and scheduling for complex underground construction projects. This role involves collaboration with various departments and requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to safety. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Primavera P6 and project controls tools, ensuring efficient project execution.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance

Pension

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• 5+ years related to scheduling using Primavera P6 software.
• 5+ years in senior planning role in underground mining or construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project planners and ensure site coordination.
• Analyze data and report progress of work.
• Develop corrective action plans based on schedule analysis.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Education

Post-Secondary Education (mathematical and/or scientific)

Technical/Scientific Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

inEight

MS Office

SharePoint

Job description

Job Description

Project: Depth:

Rotation: 5 days on, 2 days off

Shift length: 10 hours

Allowance: Will be provided based on location

Travel: Will be provided based on location

Benefits: Redpath offers comprehensive benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, pension and employee assistance program

Pre-employment requirements: Drug Test

Job Summary

The primary role of the Planning/Scheduling Lead is to provide expertise in the area of planning/scheduling and schedule analysis; earned value management and construction activities in support of a construction program. This is a role as a key member of the project execution team on a complex underground constructions scope. This entails support and work in conjunction with members of the Estimating and Project Control departments, and other departments as required; integrated with estimating and project control workflows.

General

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in project decisions regarding cost and scheduling
• Oversee project planners and ensure site coordination with progress tracking systems
• Conduct field tours on occasion to ensure accurate reporting of schedule
• Combine information from all disciplines into an integrated schedule. Analyze data and report progress of work, including critical path, earned value, and any issues that affect the planned schedule, updating various project controls reports as required (Bar Charts, S-curves, Productivity, Manpower histogram, Commodity curves, etc.)
• Maintain project schedule and identifies and records the impact of work performed and not performed as scheduled. Including resource loading / levelling, & what-if analysis’
• Understand changes in sequence & paths of construction, impact of delays. Provide input to discipline leads of priority work streams & timelines necessary to meet project needs & completion dates
• Develop corrective action plans & mitigation strategies based on schedule & critical path analysis
• Assemble cost and schedule proposals for change order work
• Assist in maintaining project job costs, forecasting, revenue, and cash flows
• Assist in developing payment applications to the client
• Track critical activities and changes to the critical path impacting the project.
• The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive
  
  

Health And Safety

• Having the authority and responsibility to maintain a safe and efficient working environment
• Following Redpath Canada Limited health and safety standards and reporting any unsafe acts or conditions
• Work in accordance to local legislation
  
  

Education

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: Post-Secondary Education (mathematical and/or scientific)

Preferred: Technical/Scientific Degree, Technical Diploma or relevant equivalent

Work Experience

Required: 5+ years related to scheduling using Primavera P6 software and project controls reporting tools.

Preferred: 5+ years in senior planning role in underground mining or construction industry

Computer Skills

• Primavera (P6)
• inEight
• MS Office
• SharePoint
• E-mail
  
  

Knowledge Required

• Fully proficient with Primavera P6 scheduling software
• Knowledge of project controls systems such as inEight
• Thorough knowledge of Earned Value Management
• Knowledge of Project Management and Project Controls principles and concepts of AACE (asset)
• The ability to work with numbers and see how various factors influence and interact with each other.
• Excellent communication skills (reading & comprehending, listening, writing and speaking).
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Familiarity (will grow with experience) with a wide range of mining and construction related work (not necessarily an “expert”)
• Confidence to question and to contribute to a team.
• Self-motivation.
• Willingness to work overtime when necessary
• Common sense and be inclined to regularly test results for flaws/errors. Be able to see where results do not make sense (an ability that should develop with increasing experience).
  
  

About Us

Redpath provides full service mining solutions and innovation around the world since 1962.

Redpath is committed to an environment that is barrier-free. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please inform us in advance so that we can arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation.