Senior Project Controls Specialist, Scheduler / Planner

Stantec; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 103,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/ Dental/ Vision plans

Tuition reimbursement

Membership fee coverage

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase program

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Stantec, a global design firm, seeks a Senior Project Controls Specialist – Planning & Scheduling to join its Water group in Canada on a permanent full‑time basis. You will lead development and maintenance of integrated, cost- and resource-loaded schedules in Primavera P6, supporting program controls and executive decision‑making.

As owner of the Program Master Schedule, you will coordinate interfaces across multiple contractors, analyze risks, forecast progress, and produce detailed reports to

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or a university degree in engineering (preferred).
• Minimum of 10 years of planning and scheduling experience.
• Experience on large-scale infrastructure programs; water treatment asset is a plus.
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Program Master Schedule in Primavera P6.
• Lead integrated baseline schedules aligned with controls requirements.
• Collaborate with project teams to maintain schedule integrity.
• Provide schedule analysis, forecasting, and risk assessments.
• Prepare detailed reports and executive summaries.
• Review contractor schedules and evaluate delays.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project controls

Earned value

Forecasting

Schedule risk

Contractor claims

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Education

University degree in engineering

Job description

When you care deeply about the work you do, it’s rewarding to see it through from concept to completion. We partner with clients to provide both program management and construction management to strategize, plan, and implement projects that drive organizations forward. From hospitals and airports to university campuses, mass transit systems, water treatment facilities, mines, and wind farms, we've successfully managed thousands of projects.

Joining our team, turning visionary ideas into reality, will shape your future—and the future of your community.

We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization’s objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life.

Your Opportunity

Our Water group is currently seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist – Planning & Scheduling (Senior Planner) to join the team on a permanent full-time basis. In this role, you will lead the development, maintenance, analysis, and reporting of integrated, cost- and resource-loaded schedules in Primavera P6. You will play a key role in supporting program controls, progress and performance management, contractor oversight, interface coordination, and executive decision-making across the program.

You will be responsible for managing and supporting the program team in producing and reporting cost-loaded work schedules to coordinate interfaces across multiple contractors and third parties. As the owner of the Program Master Schedule, you will help ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget. The role also involves proactive schedule analysis, contractor performance evaluation, forecasting, and identification of risks impacting schedule and productivity. Additionally, you will review and enhance planning processes, including look-ahead scheduling, to drive more advanced and proactive solutions.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Program Master Schedule in Primavera P6 in coordination with the program team.
• Lead the development, maintenance, and governance of integrated baseline schedules aligned with program controls requirements, ensuring integration of scope, cost, progress measurement, and reporting structures.
• Collaborate with project and construction managers, engineering, procurement, contractors, and operations to maintain schedule integrity.
• Provide technical support and oversight to contractors, including validation of methodologies, resource and cost loading, activity durations, logic, float, and critical path.
• Identify schedule deficiencies such as logic gaps, unrealistic sequencing, excessive durations, and risks impacting reporting and forecast reliability.
• Analyze contractor schedules to ensure alignment with milestones, predict completion dates, and accurately reflect project progress.
• Prepare detailed reports, including executive summaries, schedule narratives, and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Correlate schedule, cost, and risk insights to inform critical path and planning decisions.
• Recommend corrective actions to address delays and performance issues.
• Conduct critical path analysis, float analysis, and regularly report on schedule risks and critical activities.
• Develop recovery strategies, contingency plans, and schedule compression techniques where required.
• Support progress and performance management through analysis of planned vs. actual progress, productivity, KPIs, and forecasting accuracy.
• Produce consolidated reporting outputs such as bar charts, S-curves, and manpower histograms.
• Support development of cost expenditure and cash flow forecasts.
• Perform schedule risk and uncertainty analysis, including identification of key drivers and confidence assessments.
• Review and analyze contractor claims, schedule delays, and time extension requests, including forensic schedule evaluation and entitlement analysis.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong expertise in construction project planning across large, complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated experience in integrated project controls, including scheduling, progress measurement, performance analysis, forecasting, and contractor schedule review.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Strong knowledge of earned value, performance measurement, schedule delay analysis, and contractor claims evaluation.
• Ability to perform detailed schedule analysis, including critical path, float, and risk assessments.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify risks and implement proactive solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present clear and defensible schedule narratives and recommendations.
• Detail-oriented with strong time management and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with clients, program teams, contractors, and stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive mindset with a solid understanding of advanced planning techniques.

Education and Experience

• Post-secondary education or a university degree in engineering (preferred).
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a similar planning and scheduling role.
• Experience working on large-scale infrastructure programs; water treatment program experience is considered an asset.
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written).

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future‑proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

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Pay Range

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$102,600.00 - $153,900.00 Annually

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.