Planner / Scheduler

On behalf of our privately held civil engineering company, we are currently recruiting for an experienced Planner/Scheduler to join their team. The Planner / Scheduler is responsible for producing a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of our project planning and control initiatives. They will work closely with all functional departments, and play a key role in ensuring that the clients policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the development of project schedules and identify activities necessary to produce products and services during project execution
• Apply work breakdown structure requirements
• Manage information integration from engineers, subcontractors, owners, and others to create an integrated master schedule
• Identify critical paths including critical float path analysis
• Create graphics including Gantt charts, activity network diagrams, time-scaled logic diagrams, and histograms
• Establish and manage a performance management system using baseline information in the estimate and schedule
• Work with project management to set goals, objectives, and success factors and analyze project status
• Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting
• Perform project performance analysis including earned value. Preparing project schedules based on defined project execution philosophies
• Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting
• Preparing schedule updates and general maintenance in Primavera
• Schedule related information collection and distribution

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• A degree in Engineering from a recognized institution
• Minimum of 5 years of related project scheduling experience
• Experience in a heavy infrastructure environment is required
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel)
• High level proficiency with Primavera (P6), required. Knowledge of MS Project, an asset
• Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and time lines
• Commitment to working in a team environment
• Strong oral and written communications skills