Senior Planner

Aecon; United States Virgin Islands; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aecon Concessions is seeking a Senior Planner to join their Civil East sector in the U.S. Virgin Islands. As a key player in delivering innovative infrastructure projects, you will be instrumental in planning and scheduling to ensure efficient project execution.

Your responsibilities will include developing project schedules, collaborating with teams, and overseeing productivity analysis. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of planning experience in mega projects and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

If you thrive in a collaborative, inclusive environment that fosters diversity, apply today!

Qualifications

• 7-10 years planning experience in mega projects.
• Proven experience in managing complex projects.
• Expert level knowledge of project planning software.

Responsibilities

• Perform and coordinate work scope for the project plan.
• Develop and maintain project schedules.
• Prepare progress reports and dashboards.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Project Management

Problem-solving

Primavera P6

PowerBI

Synchro

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Job description

Senior Planner

Location: VI

Operating Sector: Major Projects East

Aecon’s Civil East sector is a cornerstone of our construction and infrastructure operations, delivering innovative solutions to some of the most complex and impactful projects globally. Renowned for its expertise in heavy civil construction, our Civil East sector specializes in building essential infrastructure that powers economies and enhances communities. Our portfolio features cutting‑edge work on bridges, highways, tunnels, and airports. In the Caribbean region, we are leveraging our expertise and collaborative approach to deliver world‑class infrastructure projects tailored to the unique needs of the island communities.

The Senior Planner will be responsible for the successful execution of planning tasks assigned to them and ensuring high‑quality deliverables by working collaboratively with the team to produce on‑time, clearly conveyed deliverables. This role will be based in the U. S. Virgin Islands.

What You’ll Do Here:

• Performs and/or coordinates, collects, verifies, and integrates the work scope for all entities into the total project plan
• Reviews the representation of project scope in schedules
• Develops and maintains all the required project schedules and ensures integrity of data across the entire project lifecycle
• Creation and implementation of key scheduling requirements such as bespoke activity coding, naming conventions, client requirements management protocol, project calendars and resource and plant data libraries
• Supports resource planning and analysis. Forecasts the requirement of various types of resources including labor, materials, and equipment over the course of the project based on work front’s analysis
• Performs productivity analysis of construction operations and verifies accordingly
• Establishes productivity basis to be utilized in estimates, as developed in concurrence with construction and reviews labor estimates for reasonableness
• Prepares required progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to all internal and external clients
• Analyzes schedule variance, float and trending and monitor schedule KPIs
• Develops progress measurement process and analyze progress and performance data
• Manages schedule change notices and forecast project impact and implement corrective action when performance trends deviate from baseline
• Performs audits on various schedules including those produced by subcontractors, prepare all required output documents
• Collaborates with all cross functional teams to maintain, add, or modify the schedule data and plans
• Supports schedule 5D integration process with the 3D model and cost and report the outputs which includes cash flow and sequence simulations
• Creates and maintains a collaborative culture and environment that is open, inclusive and respectful
• Supervise, develop and mentor project controls personnel (i.e. Project planners and planning coordinators)

What You Bring to the Team:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 7-10 years planning experience in mega projects
• Proven experience and ability in planning, scheduling and managing complex projects
• Proven problem solver with sound judgment who accepts ownership and accountability
• Expert level knowledge of project Planning and Scheduling software which may include Primavera P6
• PowerBI and Synchro knowledge will be an asset

Aecon fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging within and across our organization. We consider all applicants for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner, through the implementation of the requirements of the EEOC and its applicable regulations. Appropriate accommodation under the EEOC will be provided upon request throughout the interview and hiring process.