Senior Planner

AtkinsRéalis; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Generous time-off policies

Flexible benefits

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to lead the development of project planning and scheduling strategies across disciplines. You will ensure full integration with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning, including cost and change control processes.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (engineering preferred) and 10+ years of planning experience, with advanced Primavera P6 skills and strong EVM knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; engineering degree preferred.
• 10+ years in project planning and scheduling in engineering/construction.
• Strong expertise in critical path analysis and progress measurement.
• Advanced Primavera P6 proficiency for integrated project controls.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and cost/change control.

Responsibilities

• Develop overall project planning and scheduling strategy including milestones.
• Ensure schedule integration across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning with cost control.
• Lead resource and budget loading and Primavera data management.
• Align schedule, cost, and progress with EVM systems.
• Issue schedules to internal and external stakeholders and track progress.
• Monitor schedule performance, variances, and earned value impacts.
• Lead change control management and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to junior planners.

Skills

Critical path analysis

Earned Value Management

Project planning

Scheduling

Cost control

Change control

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is one of Canada's largest private sector nuclear engineering groups. We have been providing a wide range of services to the nuclear industry in Canada and around the world since for more than 60 years. We are proud to be the steward of Canadian CANDU nuclear technology.

Your role

• Lead the development of the overall project planning and scheduling strategy, including schedule structure, logic, phasing, milestones, and integration across disciplines.
• Ensure full schedule integration across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities. Including expertise in Cost and Change Control processes.
• Lead resource and budget loading activities and ensure Primavera data is properly extracted and shared with cost control.
• Ensure alignment between schedule, cost, progress measurement, and Earned Value Management (EVM) systems.
• Issue schedules for both internal and external stakeholders and ensure accurate progress measurement throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor and control schedule performance, identify variances, analyze earned value impacts, and report critical schedule issues.
• Lead change control management and ensure accurate progress measurement throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to junior and intermediate planners, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including tools, templates, lessons learned, and best practices.

About you

• Bachelor's degree is required; a degree in Engineering is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling. Experience in engineering and construction projects environment is considered a strong asset.
• Strong expertise in critical path analysis, progress measurement, Earned Value Management (EVM), and experience in Project planning, analyzing and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of the general project controls policies and procedures.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, with strong knowledge of integrated project controls systems and processes.
• Proven ability to work effectively and confidently with clients, executive stakeholders, and project leadership teams.
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities and work under pressure to meet project deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills are required with attention to details.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

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.

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.

Find out more.

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