Senior Planner

slihrms; Glen Grove; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible benefits

Training & development

Generous time-off

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Ontario is seeking a detail-oriented Planner to support scheduling and controls across engineering and construction projects. You will prepare, update, and monitor schedules, load resources, and perform variance analysis.

The role reports to the Project Controls Director and requires a university degree and at least five years of planning experience, with strong Excel and Primavera P6 skills.

Qualifications

• University degree (B.Eng, B.Com, etc.) in a relevant field.
• At least 5 years of planning and project controls experience.
• Experience in engineering and construction project environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project schedules and provide guidance to lower-level planners.
• Load resource/budget schedules and update baselines.
• Set up baseline, update, and issue schedules for internal and external use.
• Monitor progress and prepare resource requirements reports.
• Identify and explain variances; communicate to project controls leaders.
• Present updates to leadership and project stakeholders.

Skills

Excel

Primavera P6

Earned value

CPM / critical path

Project reporting

Communication

Education

B.Eng

B.Com

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a detail-oriented Planner to support project scheduling and controls across engineering and construction projects. The role involves preparing, updating, and monitoring schedules, resource loading, variance analysis, and reporting. You will work closely with senior planners and project teams, contributing to effective project delivery while receiving guidance and support. This position reports to Project Controls Director.

Your Role

• Prepare project schedule: Provide guidance and support to lower-level planners.
• Load Resource/Budget Schedule : Lead and provide guidance and support to lower-level planners.
• Set up Baseline Schedule: Provide guidance and support to lower-level planners.
• Update Schedule: Provide guidance and support to lower-level planners.
• Issue schedule for internal use: Provide guidance and support to lower-level planners.
• Issue schedule for External use: Lead and provide guidance and support to lower-level planners.
• Monitor and control the progress of the work against the Schedule: Provide guidance and support to lower-level planners.
• Prepare and update Resource requirements reports: guidance and support to lower-level planners.
• Report critical schedule issues: guidance and support to lower-level planners.
• Identification and explanation of variances between current schedule, plan, earned values and forecasts, and communicate to the Project Controls Manager, Project Manager.
• Present updates to Lead/Manager/Project or P&L lead.

About You

Must have University degree (B. Eng, BCom, etc).5 years of relevant planning and project controls experience, experience in engineering and construction projects environment preffered.
Proficient in MS office suite of software, especially in Microsoft Excel.
Thorough knowledge of Primavera P6.Ability to learn new software as per the company standards.
Expert Knowledge of project management techniques and a number of years of hands on experience (i.e., critical path method, progress measurement and earned value technique) and experience in Project planning, analyzing and reporting.
Strong organizational skills are required with attention to details.
Ability to establish priorities and work under pressure to meet project deadlines.
Strong knowledge of the general project controls policies and procedures.
Solid communication and presentation skills.
Effective problem-solving skills with a results-oriented approach.
Ability to work well with Clients and Alliance partners.
Ability to work with staff, build and maintain good working relationships with Project Controls team.

Rewards & benefits

• Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
• Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
• And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis , we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.