Scheduler

Fathom Talent Group; Peterborough; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction sector seeks a Scheduler to update and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of capital project scheduling experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. This role emphasizes collaboration with various stakeholders to forecast impacts and deliver updates.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of capital project scheduling experience required.
• Experience with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project is essential.
• Strong communication skills needed to interact with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain schedules for construction projects.
• Develop and build baseline schedules from scratch.
• Generate reports and deliver updates on schedule status.

Skills

Capital Project Scheduling

Communication

Project Coordination

Problem Solving

Multitasking

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Reporting to : Planning / Scheduling Manager

Peers : 2 outsourced schedulers

Key Performance Indicators

Productivity : Build, Update, Actualize, Ontime, Quality

Communications : Clear & Concise

Mandate

Update & Maintain Schedules : Assist in updating, maintaining, and actualizing schedules for ongoing

construction projects using Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.

Schedule Development : Over time, develop and build baseline schedules from scratch including critical path

analysis and resource loading.

Project Coordination : Collaborate closely with Site Superintendents, Project Managers, and occasionally clients

to gather real-time data and forecast impacts to schedules.

Communication : Deliver clear and consistent updates on schedule status, impacts, and mitigation strategies to

internal teams and stakeholders.

Documentation & Reporting : Generate Gantt charts, look-ahead schedules, and delay analysis reports as

needed.

Multitask Management : Simultaneously manage scheduling duties across 3–5 active projects.

Logistics :

Why New Role : Growth .

Project Size : 10 to 100M$+

Project Timelines : 18 to 24 months

Communication Customer : 10%, (internal) : 90%

Travel : 0

Office : Initially expected daily

Profile

Character, Experience, Intelligence, Coachable (in this order)

Character : Will Want Desire, Self Awareness, Accountability, Integrity

Experience :

Capital Project Scheduling Experience (3 to 5 years)

P6 Primavera and MS Project Must have (Excel and PowerPoint as well)

ICI experience Nice to have (Residential / Civil / Infrastructure OK)

Understand Audience : Site Superintendents, Project Managers, Customer Counterparts

Clear lines of communication and language skill across diverse line of businesses.

New Schedule building experience is Nice to have

Stories Relating to :

i. Updates

iii. Change request

Coachable – You’ll be learning new things.