Planner Scheduler

Essential Functions

• Prepare the project master schedule for high complexity projects in accordance with contract requirements.
• Establish a rapport with the client or client scheduling consultants to establish a project baseline schedule.
• Negotiate stringent scheduling specifications to suit the complexity of the project.
• Prepare schedule updates, including cash flow updates, as per Graham Management System guidelines, and implement and lead the schedule update process when working remotely on a project.
• Perform review and integration of risk registers and labor productivities.
• Report schedule performance in the form of a regularly published Schedule Performance Report that contains progress dashboards, Earned Value Analysis / Schedule Performance Index, S-curves, Heatmaps, Milestone Trend Analysis, Variance Analysis, and areas of concern, and mentor junior Planners / Schedulers in the development of such reports.
• Review reports generated by more junior team members.
• Identify and communicate areas of risk and opportunity as it relates to the project schedule, participate in response planning, and share past experiences and lessons learned with the project team.
• Highlight the need for corrective action relating to production and lead discussions on such corrective actions, schedule mitigation measures, and resequencing with the project team.
• Define criticality criteria as per the contract documents and identify and communicate critical path and near critical path activities.
• Review schedules prepared other team members to identify quality issues and risks, define optimum risk response plan to complete the project on time, and ensure the schedule is robust and appropriate to support potential extension of time claims.
• Liaise with subtrades and field superintendents for input into the project schedule and look-aheads.
• Possess good understanding of and ability to utilize different methodologies of delay analysis in the industry and work with external delay experts to provide support and oversight for extension of time claims.
• Track and report on schedule float.
• Develop commissioning schedules for complex projects, where applicable.

• Prepare and / or oversee Bid Management schedules for major pursuits by collaborating with design consultants and estimators.
• Lead the planning and documentation process of the interfaces (inputs and outputs) between design, procurement, construction, and permitting, and mentor junior Planners / Schedulers where required.
• Lead project schedule management planning (execution plan).
• Provide key input to execution plans from a time and resourcing perspective.
• Oversee and prepare project schedule basis narrative complete with work area layouts, sequence diagrams, and design-procurement matrix.
• Contribute to the development and review of the cash flow and project budget, as required.
• Help review and update the cash flow and identify when deviation from project schedule and cash flow would require mitigation to get the project back on track.
• Assist the project team to identify tasks with low productivity that incur higher costs than budgeted.

Education/ Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Planning / Scheduling experience with commercial buildings projects.
• Degree in Engineering or Construction Management is required.
• Must have experience Scheduling residential high-rise developments working with a General Contractor.
• Experience working with a building envelope sub-contractor is considered an asset
• Must have extensive knowledge, and past experience working with complex envelope systems, ideally within high-rise structures.
• Must have experience using Primavera P6, MS Projects and Office and AutoCAD.
• Experience working on projects from initiation to close out, including creation of proposal schedules.
• Planning / Scheduling experience in a variety of delivery methods such as Design-Build, CM, Lump Sum.
• Having worked on site is considered an asset.
• Experience in different delay analysis techniques.

Compensation and Benefits:

• This is a full-time, permanent role
• English is the language required for the role
• Competitive salary ($99,008 – $125,000) with annual bonus potential, annual salary adjustment potential, and ownership opportunities to be awarded at the company’s discretion.
• Comprehensive benefits package including dental, optical, and medical and company matched pension plan
• Possibility of relocation assistance