Strategic Planning & Project Controls Lead

Brunel; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead the planning and scheduling function across complex projects, programs, or portfolios. This role will oversee schedule governance, planning standards, and performance reporting to support effective project delivery.

You will direct schedulers, drive continuous improvement of planning processes, collaborate across project management, cost, risk, and construction teams, and present schedule performance for management reviews in a global

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in planning, scheduling, and project controls.
• Demonstrated experience leading planning teams and managing schedule governance.
• Advanced knowledge of planning, scheduling, critical path methodology, earned value management, forecasting, and schedule risk analysis.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6, project controls systems, and integrated schedule reporting.
• Strong leadership capabilities, including prioritization, delegation, coaching, workload management, and team development.
• Solid understanding of project controls governance, reporting standards, and schedule quality requirements.
• Ability to analyze complex schedule information and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with project teams, partners, clients, and senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, report-writing, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, or an equivalent professional certification is considered an asset.
• Experience with dashboards, analytics, or business intelligence tools is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and scheduling activities across assigned projects, programs, or portfolios.
• Establish, implement, and continuously improve planning processes, scheduling standards, and governance practices.
• 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 to ensure accuracy, quality, and alignment.
• Identify schedule risks, delays, trends, and potential impacts, recommending appropriate mitigation and recovery actions.
• Collaborate with project management, cost, risk, engineering, procurement, and construction teams to support integrated project controls.
• Prepare and present schedule performance information for project and management reviews.
• Support resource planning, portfolio forecasting, scenario analysis, and project prioritization.
• Promote continuous improvement and increased planning maturity across the Project Controls function.

Skills

Planning leadership

Schedule governance

Forecasting

Earned value mgmt

Stakeholder comms

Team development

PMO coordination

MS Office

Education

Engineering/Business/Construction Management/Project Management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

BI dashboards

Job description

Brunel is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead the planning and scheduling function across complex projects, programs, or portfolios. This role will oversee schedule governance, planning standards, and performance reporting to support effective project delivery.

You will direct schedulers, drive continuous improvement of planning processes, collaborate across project management, cost, risk, and construction teams, and present schedule performance for management reviews in a global