Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Project Planner, COM

Accenture; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects in Toronto seeks a Scheduling III to lead project planning, master schedules, risk analysis, and progress reporting across complex infrastructure programs.

You will guide scheduling teams, integrate schedules with procurement, manage baselines, and deliver timely updates to clients and internal stakeholders, leveraging Primavera P6, Power BI, and other industry tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and PMP/PMI-SP/PSP is preferred.
• 9+ years of planning and scheduling experience on medium-sized projects.
• Certifications including PMP, PMI-SP, or PSP are a plus.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and related scheduling tools is expected.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the project master schedule to meet objectives.
• Apply project scheduling knowledge to ensure data integrity across lifecycle.
• Provide schedule input to procurement bid processes and vendor management.
• Analyze schedules, risks, and variances; prepare monthly status reports.

Skills

Project scheduling

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Schedule risk analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Primavera P6

Navisworks

Synchro

Power BI

TILOS

Job description

You’ve Never Been Satisfied with “Good Enough.”

You want to make an impact, not just manage projects, but change how the world gets built. At Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, you’ll do exactly that. You’ll help develop and deliver the factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - and do it smarter, safer, and more sustainably than ever before.

You’ll work alongside people who think big and act bold - project managers, engineers, technologists, and strategists who blend real-world experience with digital innovation and AI. Together, we’re transforming how capital projects are planned, managed, and executed, creating a better way to build for the future.

Because “good enough” builds the past. You’re here to build what’s next, on a team that outperforms every norm.

Visit us here to learn more about Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects

(Internal Title: Scheduling III)

Responsibilities

• Apply Project Management knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet project requirements
• Develop and maintain the project Master schedule to meet the project objectives
• Manage the progress measurement and earned value, schedule reporting, schedule change implementation, and develop and maintain the schedule management plan
• Responsible for the delivery of project planning and progress measurement, ensuring that project procedures and best practices are applied
• Develop the schedule management plan and develop the schedule structure, coding, and hierarchy
• Formulate and maintain the basis of the schedule for each baseline schedule
• Create the baseline curves including progress and manpower. Generate all progress curves including planned, actual, and forecast
• Participate in project schedule risk analysis and include subsequent contingencies in the baseline
• Analyze consultants, suppliers, and contractor schedules and provide analysis and recommendations
• Generate and verify monthly updates and issue progress reports
• Implement slippages and critical and near-critical activities
• Verify and integrate the work scope for all entities into the total project plan
• Allocate the representation of project scope in schedules
• Provide schedule input to the procurement bid process including reporting requirements and milestone dates. Assist with bid evaluation and ongoing management of consultants, vendors, and contractors
• Maintain and optimize the schedule through change management procedures monitor progress and resolve areas of potential concern
• Review and assess schedule impacts due to changes and claims
• Examine required progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to all internal and external clients
• Analyze and monitor schedule variance, float, trends, and KPIs
• Manage schedule changes and forecast project impacts
• Execute corrective action when performance trends deviate from the baseline
• Prepare audits on various schedules including those produced by contractors. Prepare all required output documents
• Ensure the development and maintenance of all the required project schedules and confirm data integrity across the entire project life cycle
• Assess scope changes and claims for schedule and cost impacts, and provide feedback to financial and contract management staff
• Forecast and interpret key scheduling requirements such as activity coding, naming conventions, client requirements management protocol, project calendars, resource, and plant data libraries
• Interact with the contractor personnel to review and analyze schedules
• Support the progress measurement process, analyze progress and performance data
• Guide Scheduling I and II
• Complete any tasks assigned by the Scheduling IV or higher in an efficient and timely manner

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Office-based
• With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 9 years of Planning and Scheduling experience in medium-sized projects or programs
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Holding recognized certifications including PMP, PMI-SP, or PSP
• Oracle Primavera P6 certificate is considered an asset

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Thorough understanding of prevailing Project Management and Scheduling methods
• Detailed experience in Claims Management or Forensic Delay Analysis
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
• Proficient in Primavera P6
• Working knowledge of Navisworks, Synchro, Power BI and TILOS
• Expert understanding of multi-discipline engineering and construction projects
• Readiness to continue professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
• Ability to arrange priorities and elevate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
• Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
• Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
• Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment