Senior Planner / Scheduler (Minerals & Metals)

Ausenco; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career advancement

Networking opportunities

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

Ausenco is seeking a Senior Planner / Scheduler for a North American mining project. You will establish and manage the full schedule across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning, leading IPS sessions and embedding resource loading to drive optimal staffing.

With 10–15 years in project control and scheduling, you will code activities to WBS, monitor critical paths, report plan vs actuals, and contribute to the Planning & Project Controls framework while engaging with clients

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience in project control, cost control and scheduling in engineering and construction, EPC/EPCM.
• Proficient knowledge of scheduling software, particularly Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Engineering degree or equivalent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage the project schedule for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning phases.
• Prepare and maintain the project Basis of Schedule.
• Facilitate IPS sessions with discipline leads, vendors and third parties.
• Apply resource loading for staffing plans.
• Code schedule activities by WBS and interface to control systems.
• Identify critical and near-critical paths and report progress.
• Incorporate scope changes and forecast delays into schedule.
• Prepare project documentation and provide plan vs actual reporting.
• Contribute to Planning and Project Controls framework development.
• Comply with Ausenco policies and legal/regulatory frameworks.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Project controls

Primavera P6

MS Project

Resource loading

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

PRISM Ecosys

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

If you’re like us, you don’t have much time for the way things are.

Ausenco is a global company redefining what’s possible. Our team is based across 22 offices in 9 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide. Combining our deep technical expertise with a 30-year track record, we deliver innovative, value-add consulting studies, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions to the mining & metals, oil & gas, and industrial sectors.

Join our team and be part of an exciting execution-phase project in the North American mining industry. You’ll play a key role in critical project phases, from Basic Engineering and Detailed Engineering to Construction, gaining hands‑on experience across a variety of commodities. This is your opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment.

We are currently seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Senior Planner / Scheduler.

About The Role

• Establish and manage the project schedule for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning phases. Ensure that activities are updated accurately and on a regular basis.
• Prepare and maintain the project Basis of Schedule.
• Facilitate IPS’s (Interactive Planning Sessions) for the project, leading sessions with discipline leads, vendors and third parties, collecting progress data and organizing into logical forms.
• Apply resource loading for establishing optimal crew/staffing plans.
• Ensure the project schedule activities are coded by the project work breakdown structure and interface to the controls systems for progress / forecast updates and analysis.
• Establish the project critical and near critical path and continue to analyse and report throughout the project.
• Incorporate any required scope changes and trends into project schedule and monitor schedule delay impacts.
• Prepare selected project documentation related to project planning and monitoring. Provide client and internal bi‑weekly/monthly reporting inputs of plan vs actual and any forecast mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the Planning and Project Controls Management Framework to deliver best practice solutions by applying knowledge of industry developments and experience of past trends or different situations.
• Comply with relevant Ausenco policies and procedures and work within legal and regulatory frameworks.

About You

• Strong Project planning, scheduling and project execution experience is essential.
• A minimum of 10-15 years’ experience in project control, cost control and scheduling in the field of engineering and construction, with particular emphasis on minerals and metals in an EPC/EPCM environment.
• Proficient knowledge of scheduling software – Primavera P6 & MS Project. P6 certification would be ideal.
• Familiarity with cost control databases (PRISM Ecosys).
• An engineering degree or equivalent is desirable.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• As this position requires significant amount of cooperation with other individuals excellent interpersonal and team playing skills are essential for success.
• Experience of supervising other staff with the ability to mentor and coach less experienced schedulers and planners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with good commercial acumen and with experience of interfacing with clients.

We’re committed to a fair and human hiring process. All applications are reviewed by a member of our team and are not automatically screened or rejected by AI.

Why Ausenco?

We Support Individual Growth And Aim To Allow You To Work In a Way That Plays To Your Strengths. Beyond a Competitive Remuneration Package We Offer

• Career advancement - Embark on a journey of continuous growth through technical training, mentorship initiatives, and networking opportunities.
• Work Life Balance – Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance office days with working from home; and progressive parental leave benefits to foster family needs and professional life.
• Holistic approach to wellness – Take a proactive approach to your overall wellbeing. Access to confidential counselling, information services and a benefits program that supports your health & wellness.
• Accessible leadership team – Work with highly reputable industry leaders who value your contribution.

Our people don’t settle for the status quo. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to help set a new standard in sustainability, we’ll help you find your place. This means working with you to develop a unique career path and skillset to match your ambition.

We’re proud of the work we do, and we do it within a culture that is open, honest, and cooperative. We have a history of attracting visionary people who embrace challenges and deliver creative solutions for every project, and your voice is an important part of the conversation.

As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

Salary range: $110,000 - $150,000 annually

Expected Salary: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as qualifications, relevant years of experience, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Join us and work a better way.

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