Underground Mining Planner: Primavera P6 & Power BI

Brunel; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel is seeking an experienced Senior Planner/Scheduler to lead planning, scheduling, and reporting for underground sustaining capital and project initiatives. The role involves developing integrated schedules, tracking progress, and forecasting resources to support timely delivery.

Ideal candidates will have extensive Primavera P6 experience, strong Power BI skills, and a solid understanding of CPM, resource loading, and earned value management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years planning and scheduling in mining or large capital projects.
• 5+ years supporting underground mining projects or underground construction activities.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Power BI, with dashboard development and data visualization.
• Knowledge of SAP, Maximo, or equivalent maintenance/project systems.
• PMI/ACE certification considered an asset; PMP, PMI-SP, PSP, or AACE credentials are a plus.
• Engineering or related technical degree/diploma.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Support planning and execution of underground sustaining capital and small project portfolios.
• Build and maintain WBS, resource loading, logic links, and critical path analysis.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, maintenance, operations, and contractors to set schedules and execution plans.
• Conduct schedule risk assessments and identify optimization opportunities.
• Monitor progress and perform schedule variance analysis.
• Develop schedule dashboards using Power BI for performance visibility.
• Produce weekly/monthly project controls reports and milestone tracking.
• Support forecasting of labour, equipment, and contractor resources.
• Participate in look-ahead planning sessions and project reviews.
• Track and report changes, delays, and schedule impacts.
• Ensure compliance with client project controls standards and governance.
• Support stage-gate reviews and approval processes.
• Assist with budgeting, earned value reporting, and KPI development.
• Facilitate communication between underground operations, project teams, engineering, and construction groups.

Skills

Critical Path Method

Schedule forecasting

Progress measurement

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Engineering/Construction Management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Brunel is seeking an experienced Senior Planner/Scheduler to lead planning, scheduling, and reporting for underground sustaining capital and project initiatives. The role involves developing integrated schedules, tracking progress, and forecasting resources to support timely delivery.

Ideal candidates will have extensive Primavera P6 experience, strong Power BI skills, and a solid understanding of CPM, resource loading, and earned value management.