Senior Planner

JDS Energy & Mining; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JDS Energy & Mining in Vancouver, BC, seeks a Senior Planner to lead planning and scheduling across mining and EPCM construction projects from engineering through commissioning. The ideal candidate will build and maintain integrated schedules in Primavera P6, ensuring alignment with cost, scope, and quality standards, and collaborate with cross-functional project teams to enable timely decision-making.

This role requires strong analytical skills and a proven track record in complex project

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and ability to build and maintain integrated project schedules.
• Experience aligning schedule with cost, scope, and quality standards.
• Proven track record in mining or EPCM project environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the project's WBS and detailed schedules in Primavera P6 across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Establish schedule baselines and manage change control for schedule revisions.
• Build resource- and cost-loaded schedules with Cost Control and discipline leads.

Skills

Scheduling

Project planning

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Summary

The Senior Planner will lead planning and scheduling activities across mining and EPCM construction projects, from engineering through construction and commissioning. The ideal candidate has a proven track record building and maintaining integrated project schedules, ensuring alignment with cost, scope, and quality standards. This role requires strong analytical skills, technical expertise in Primavera P6, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional project teams to support sound, timely decision-making.

Responsibilities

Schedule Development & Baselines:

• Develop and maintain the project's Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and detailed schedules in Primavera P6, covering engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Establish schedule baselines and manage the change control process for schedule revisions.
• Build resource- and cost-loaded schedules in coordination with Cost Control and discipline leads.

Schedule Analysis & Forecasting:

• Perform critical path analysis, look-ahead scheduling, and scenario / what-if planning to identify risks and flexibility in the plan.
• Monitor progress and forecast completion dates, flagging variances and potential delays early.
• Support delay analysis and schedule impact assessments for change orders and claims.

Cost & Schedule Integration:

• Integrate schedule and cost data using Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
• Coordinate with Cost Control to align progress measurement, forecasting, and reporting.

Communication & Reporting:

• Prepare progress reports, S-curves, dashboards, and schedule narratives for project leadership and clients.
• Present schedule status and risks at project review meetings and planning workshops.
• Maintain formal documentation of schedule baselines, revisions, and approvals.

Team Leadership & Coordination:

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior planners/schedulers; review their work for quality and consistency.
• Coordinate with Field Engineering, Procurement, Permitting, and Site Operations to ensure schedules reflect real site conditions and constraints.