Senior Scheduler

Egis Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis Canada is seeking a Senior Scheduler to lead the planning, development, and management of integrated project schedules for large capital projects in Toronto, Ontario. You will work with project management, engineering, construction, and controls teams to deliver accurate forecasting and critical path analysis.

The role requires extensive experience in scheduling major capital projects, proficiency with Primavera P6 and MS Project, and a strong grasp of EVM, performance reporting, and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of project scheduling experience, including 3+ years in a senior capacity on large projects.
• Experience developing and managing detailed schedules for major capital, engineering, construction, industrial, energy, or technology projects.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Strong understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and performance measurement techniques.
• Experience performing critical path analysis, schedule forecasting, progress measurement, and variance analysis.
• Proven ability to prepare executive-level project controls reports and communicate schedule performance to senior stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of schedule baseline management, resource planning, and project lifecycle controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using Primavera P6, MS Project, and established project controls methodologies.
• Establish schedule baselines and coordinate schedule development activities with project managers, engineering teams, and key stakeholders.
• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to measure project performance against approved scope, cost, and schedule baselines.
• Analyze earned value metrics including CPI, SPI, and EAC to support forecasting, variance analysis, and performance reporting.
• Monitor project progress through regular schedule updates, identifying deviations, delays, and emerging risks.
• Facilitate stakeholder coordination to gather project data, resolve scheduling conflicts, and maintain dependency alignment across workstreams.
• Conduct schedule risk management activities and recommend mitigation strategies to address potential bottlenecks and delays.
• Perform critical path analysis and monitor milestone achievement to support timely project delivery.
• Prepare and present detailed project controls reports outlining schedule performance, milestone status, forecast completion dates, and schedule health.
• Evaluate the schedule impacts of change management activities and ensure approved changes are accurately reflected in project timelines.
• Develop short-term and long-term project forecasting reports, including look-ahead schedules and progress tracking updates.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to schedule management, project controls processes, and performance reporting.

Skills

Project scheduling

EVM (Earned Value Management)

Critical path analysis

Forecasting

Executive reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Resource planning

Schedule baselines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

About Us

Are you ambitious and looking to make the right move in your career? Now is the perfect time to join Egis.We are now over 21,000 engineers, architects, scientists and planners across the world and experiencing substantial growthin North America. This strategic move underscores our commitment to investing in North America, propelling our expansion to new heights.

About the Role

The Senior Scheduler leads the planning, development, and management of integrated project schedules for complex, large-scale capital projects in Toronto, Ontario. Working closely with project management, engineering, construction, and project controls teams, the role provides critical schedule analysis, performance insights, and forecasting to support informed decision-making and successful project delivery.

The position requires expertise in schedule development, critical path analysis, progress measurement, forecasting, and Earned Value Management (EVM). Working within a multidisciplinary project environment, the role ensures alignment between scope, schedule, and cost while supporting risk identification, change management, and executive reporting.

The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience scheduling major capital projects and demonstrates strong proficiency in project controls methodologies, stakeholder coordination, performance reporting, and schedule optimization across engineering, construction, industrial, infrastructure, or energy-related projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using Primavera P6, MS Project, and established project controls methodologies.


• Establish schedule baselines and coordinate schedule development activities with project managers, engineering teams, and key stakeholders.


• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to measure project performance against approved scope, cost, and schedule baselines.


• Analyze earned value metrics including CPI, SPI, and EAC to support forecasting, variance analysis, and performance reporting.


• Monitor project progress through regular schedule updates, identifying deviations, delays, and emerging risks.


• Facilitate stakeholder coordination to gather project data, resolve scheduling conflicts, and maintain dependency alignment across workstreams.


• Conduct schedule risk management activities and recommend mitigation strategies to address potential bottlenecks and delays.


• Perform critical path analysis and monitor milestone achievement to support timely project delivery.


• Prepare and present detailed project controls reports outlining schedule performance, milestone status, forecast completion dates, and schedule health.


• Evaluate the schedule impacts of change management activities and ensure approved changes are accurately reflected in project timelines.


• Develop short-term and long-term project forecasting reports, including look-ahead schedules and progress tracking updates.


• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to schedule management, project controls processes, and performance reporting.

What do we need from you

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.


• Minimum 10 years of project scheduling experience, including at least 3 years in a senior scheduling capacity on large and complex projects.


• Demonstrated experience developing and managing detailed schedules for major capital, engineering, construction, manufacturing, industrial, energy, or technology projects.


• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.


• Strong understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and performance measurement techniques.


• Experience performing critical path analysis, schedule forecasting, progress measurement, and variance analysis.


• Proven ability to prepare executive-level project controls reports and communicate schedule performance to senior stakeholders.


• Strong knowledge of schedule baseline management, resource planning, and project lifecycle controls.

Assets

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.


• Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification.


• Experience supporting large multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams.


• Exposure to portfolio-level scheduling and integrated project controls environments.


• Experience implementing schedule risk analysis methodologies.


• Knowledge of advanced project performance analytics and dashboard reporting tools.

What's in it for you?

Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients.The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program. If you have been referred, please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.

At Egis, we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.