Senior Planner

SNC-Lavalin; Pickering; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis, a leading engineering services company in Canada, seeks a detail-oriented Planner to support project scheduling, controls, and reporting across engineering and construction projects. The role involves coordinating Baseline schedules, resource loading, variance analysis, and communicating updates to project leadership.

You will work with senior planners and project teams, applying critical path analysis and earned value techniques while ensuring timelines align with project delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, commerce, or similar field.
• Experience in planning and project controls in engineering/construction.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project schedule: provide guidance and support to planners.
• Load resource/budget schedule and supervise junior planners.
• Set up baseline schedule and maintain updates.
• Update schedule and issue schedules for internal and external use.
• Monitor progress and report variances against plan/EV.
• Prepare resource and requirement reports; communicate to leadership.
• Present updates to Lead/Manager/Project or P&L lead.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Critical path method

Variance analysis

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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

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.

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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

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