Senior Planner

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

Job summary

An engineering and construction firm is seeking a Senior Planner for their Ontario project. The role requires expertise in developing complex schedules and strong analytical skills. Candidates should have a post-secondary degree in Engineering or Construction Management and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. This position offers an opportunity to significantly impact large complex projects.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated analytical and adaptive thinking.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and focused on quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain complex construction and engineering schedules.
• Regularly perform critical path analysis to flag delays.
• Assist in the development and implementation of change management plans.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Team Collaboration

Detail Oriented

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Post-Secondary Degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

Overview

Aecon Nuclear provides a full spectrum of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services, in addition to maintenance and manufacturing services tailored to meet the demanding requirements of the nuclear power industry. Aecon Nuclear’s portfolio of building, refurbishing, maintaining, and decommissioning nuclear power facilities reflects a record of project success that ranges from small but essential maintenance contracts, to major construction endeavors. Aecon supports clients with expert project management to the most exacting standards.

Working with our joint venture partner Atkins Realis, Aecon Nuclear has been awarded the definition phase contract with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to assist in planning the Pickering Retube, Feeder and Boiler replacement (RFBR) project. This project involves the refurbishment of four reactors and replacement of the forty eight steam generators at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager the Senior Planner is responsible for the development, implementation, training and execution of all project controls processes and systems on a large-complex project.

• Develop & maintain complex construction and engineering resource-loaded schedules in compliance with customer scheduling standards / protocols as specified in the contract
• Develop & maintain basis of schedule documenting all assumptions & parameters underpinning the baseline schedule
• Create lookahead reports, resource profiles & other customized P6 reports
• Assist in project set-up, casting baseline budgets, setting up rules of credit to support earned value management; ensure; ensure WBS & CBS alignment
• Liaise with Construction on scheduling sequencing, assist in determining schedule priorities, support constructability reviews
• Proactively identify schedule variances, logic gaps etc.; facilitate the development of recovery plans & other remedial action plans
• Enter daily / weekly progress into the schedule & provide progress status reports
• Maintain detailed baseline or schedule change logs to ensure integrity of the performance measurement baseline
• Regularly perform critical path analysis to flag delays, identify near critical paths & parallel paths within the schedule
• Regularly perform schedule quality analysis utilizing assessment tools (e.g. Acumen Fuse)
• Ensure schedule quality by addressing deficiencies from schedule quality analysis
• Support change management process by analyzing trends & schedule impact assessments
• Support risk management process by providing inputs into schedule risk analysis modeling
• Maintain baselines with approved changes, ensuring contractual alignment
• Regularly export schedules into Aecon records if the schedule is managed in the client's environment
• Develop fragnets to be carried out throughout the project lifecycle, across the different phases for use on similar scopes
• Lead meetings focused on assessing schedule progress, obtaining schedule updates & general schedule coordination
• Perform regular field tours to validate progress
• Assist in the development of a project-specific Schedule Management Plan for incorporation into the Project Controls Plan
• Identify & lead rebase line efforts when required
• Manage the integration of subcontractor schedules (if applicable); review for schedule quality; assess progress and provide feedback to project leadership
• Administer Aecon's P6 database; control access to maintain data integrity, set standards in collaboration with other sectors
• Establish and ensure a set cadence for the importing of back-up copies of project schedules managed in the client's P6 environment
• Assist in project set-up, converting bids into baseline budgets, reconciling gaps
• Participate in proposal and estimating efforts to ensure continuity between project estimates and baselines
• Liaise with external groups (Accounting, Finance, Procurement, Construction, etc.) to gain inputs into Project Controls reports
• Create & maintain project status update reports , forecast reports & project dashboards; ensure timely issuance to internal & external stakeholders (per client requirements)
• Create & maintain customized reports or dashboards to adapt to evolving risks & project needs
• Develop and maintain resource plans, ensuring cost & schedule alignment
• Regularly conduct variance analysis to understand trends & other baseline deviations in support of rigorous change management; provide variance narratives & propose corrective actions or recovery plans
• Prepare Earned Value Management KPIs to assess project performance
• Assist in the creation & maintenance of tools & templates that ensure compliance with the processes outlined Project Controls plan & contract requirements
• Review the contract to ensure compliance with contract conditions regarding reporting, change management, and all other Project Controls areas
• Participate in customer and internal management project status reporting meetings
• Provide mentorship & guidance to junior team members
• Provide subject-matter expertise to project team on any customized reporting tools & dashboards
• Assist in monitoring project health & performance; ensure key performance metrics are well articulated to project leadership
• Regularly conduct detailed analysis on project performance key metrics (e.g. CPI, SPI, key commodity tracking.); propose corrective actions to maintain performance / productivity; provide timely feedback to projectleadership on adverse trends
• Support the implementation of an Earned Value Management plan to measure project performance, identify variances, and inform accurate forecasting
• Support the development of project-specific Project Controls plans, and the development of tools & templates
• Assist with the development & implementation of a project-specific change management plan, ensuring compliance with contract conditions and Aecon's standards

What You Bring To The Team

• Demonstrated Analytical & Adaptive Thinking
• Quantitative, Engineering or Construction Management Post-Secondary Degree
• Strong Team Collaboration Skills
• Detail Oriented Approach, Focused on Quality
• Strong Verbal & Written Communication Skills
• Agility & Flexibility in a Dynamic Environment
• Innovative Problem Solving Skills
• Project Controls Ambassador
• EPC Contractor (Self-Perform) Experience
• Construction Field Experience
• Mega-project or Portfolio Projects Experience