Senior Planner, Mining & Metals — Project Controls Lead

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible benefits

Professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc. is seeking a Senior Planner in Toronto to lead the project planning strategy and schedule integration across disciplines, ensuring alignment with cost and EVM.

You will mentor junior planners and drive continuous improvement in tools and processes. You will work in a hybrid environment with senior client exposure, EPCM context, and bilingual collaboration between French and English teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required; a degree in Engineering is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling.
• Experience supporting EPCM projects is a strong asset.
• Experience working on mining and metallurgy projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 with strong knowledge of integrated project controls systems and processes.
• Strong expertise in critical path analysis, EVM, schedule risk analysis, and delay analysis methodologies.
• Bilingualism in French and English is a significant asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the overall project planning and scheduling strategy.
• Ensure full schedule integration across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
• Align schedule with cost, progress measurement, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Prepare and validate executive dashboards, client reports, and progress narratives.
• Provide clear, actionable insights to Project Directors, senior management, and clients regarding schedule risks and opportunities.
• Evaluate the schedule impacts of scope changes, variations, and claims, including time impact and delay analyses / support claim avoidance and dispute resolution.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to junior planners / contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including tools, templates, lessons learned, and best practices.

Skills

Primavera P6

Earned Value Management

Critical Path Analysis

Schedule Risk Analysis

Delay Analysis

Stakeholder management

Bilingual French/English

Project Planning

Leadership/Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

Project controls software

Job description

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc. is seeking a Senior Planner in Toronto to lead the project planning strategy and schedule integration across disciplines, ensuring alignment with cost and EVM.

You will mentor junior planners and drive continuous improvement in tools and processes. You will work in a hybrid environment with senior client exposure, EPCM context, and bilingual collaboration between French and English teams.