Senior Planning Manager for Complex Programs & Portfolios

Brunel; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel in Mississauga is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead the planning and scheduling function across complex projects and portfolios. You will oversee schedule governance, standards, resource coordination, performance reporting, and schedule risk management to enable informed management decisions.

You will coach planners, drive continuous improvement, collaborate with project teams and senior stakeholders, and ensure high-quality schedule deliverables across programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive planning, scheduling and project controls experience.
• Proven experience leading planning teams and schedule governance.
• Advanced knowledge of CPM, EVM, forecasting and schedule risk analysis.
• Strong collaboration with project teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and scheduling across projects, programs, or portfolios.
• Establish, implement and improve planning processes, scheduling standards and governance.
• Oversee schedule development, baselining, updates, critical path analysis, forecasting and recovery planning.
• Provide leadership, coaching, workload management, and technical guidance to planners and schedulers.
• Review schedule updates, forecasts, variances, and performance reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

MS Office

Education

PMP, PMI-SP, AACE or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

Project controls systems

BI dashboards

Job description

Brunel in Mississauga is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead the planning and scheduling function across complex projects and portfolios. You will oversee schedule governance, standards, resource coordination, performance reporting, and schedule risk management to enable informed management decisions.

You will coach planners, drive continuous improvement, collaborate with project teams and senior stakeholders, and ensure high-quality schedule deliverables across programs.