Project Scheduler

Greenfire Resources; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading oil sands company is seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to manage integrated project schedules and support adherence to project goals. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in EPCM projects and possess strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. This role includes collaborating with project teams and ensuring timely project delivery across various phases.

Benefits

Compensation commensurate with experience

Qualifications

• 7 years of industry experience with >4 years in EPCM projects.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles.
• PMP, PSP, or other scheduling certifications considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage integrated project schedules.
• Coordinate scheduling activities across multiple projects.
• Identify critical paths and key milestones.

Skills

Schedule analytics

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Task management

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Oracle Primavera Cloud

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Position : PROJECT SCHEDULER

Greenfire Resources (GFR) is seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to support project scheduling, planning, and budgeting activities. The Project Scheduler is responsible for maintaining project schedules and supporting projects control team with cost tracking and forecasting to ensure streamlined project delivery across engineering, procurement, and construction phases. This critical role ensures effective project planning, coordination, and progress tracking in alignment with project goals. The Project Scheduler collaborates closely with project managers, discipline leads, and subcontractors to drive schedule integrity, performance, and predictability in the execution of GFR projects.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Drilling, Completions and Capital Projects

Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to :

• Leads the development and management of integrated project schedules across all WBS levels, ensuring alignment with project milestones and deliverables.
• Develop, maintain, and update project schedules using scheduling software such as Primavera Cloud.
• Coordinate planning and scheduling activities across multiple projects and leads interactive planning sessions with stakeholders to refine and validate schedules.
• Communicates with site staff and subcontractors to determine the actual construction progress, update schedules and provide regular reporting.
• Identify critical paths, key milestones, and interfaces between disciplines and stakeholders.
• Develop Basis of Schedule documents including assumptions, exclusions, and risks.
• Apply a solid understanding of project controls and procedures to support schedule integrity and compliance.
• Monitor and analyze project schedules to identify variances, trends, and risks.
• Evaluate schedule forecasts, conduct schedule risk assessments, and provide recommendations for corrective actions.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, procurement teams, and contractors to ensure Project schedule alignment with GFR’s integrated master schedule
• Identifies and communicates schedule delays, impacts and variances to the baseline GFR Development Plan and recommends recovery strategies.
• Communicates and presents schedule updates and complex schedule information to internal and external project stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner.
• Review and validate third‑party schedule submissions for compliance and accuracy.
• Prepare and deliver weekly and monthly schedule reports, including narratives and visualizations.
• Provide ad‑hoc reports and schedule updates as requested by management.
• Participate in change management processes, assessing schedule impacts and updating baselines.
• Develop and contribute to the enhancement of planning tools and processes by integrating lessons learned and industry best practices.
• Work with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to gather input and validate schedule logic and durations.
• Assess schedule impacts due to design changes, delays, and other project events.
• Support the change management process by evaluating time impacts for scope changes and claims.
• Provide input to risk assessments and mitigation strategies from a scheduling perspective.
• Drives and promotes capital efficiency in Project planning

Required Experience and Skill Set

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology or Construction Management; 10+ years of relevant industry experienced candidates may be considered.
• 7 years of industry experience; with >
• 4 years of relevant planning and scheduling experience in EPCM projects within the energy and / or infrastructure sectors.
• Advanced working knowledge of Oracle Primavera Cloud, Microsoft Office Suite and other applicable systems.
• Advanced knowledge of schedule analytics, including Critical Path Method (CPM), Earned Value Analysis (EVA), Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis.
• Strong knowledge of planning / scheduling & project management principles, best practices and techniques; cost control processes and budgeting.
• Proficiency with 3D / 4D scheduling tools would be an asset.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent task management skills with the ability to handle tight deadlines, and adaptability to changing / competing priorities.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle phases (FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning), EPCM planning, project reporting, and critical path analysis.
• Knowledge of procurement, contracts, and construction management processes.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and adaptability skills.
• Hands‑on experience with field construction operations is an asset.
• PMP, PSP, or other project management / scheduling certifications considered an asset.
• Willing to travel as required to project site.

Why Greenfire?

Greenfire is the newest oilsands company to publicly list on both the NYSE and TSX (ticker : GFR). Greenfire operates its two SAGD assets in the Fort McMurray region of Alberta, Canada. In 2020, the Company’s operations team was awarded the Energy Excellence Awards Champion for Project Excellence in Oilsands, voted by its peers to recognize energy excellence and focused advancement and collaboration with Canada’s energy sector.

Compensation commensurate with experience

Greenfire expressly reserves the right to change, modify or delete portions of this Job Description based on business needs.