Description

• As a member of the Project Controls group, you will be given opportunities to apply your education and experience on complex projects.
• You will be challenged to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and maintain very high quality.
• Reporting directly to the project controls manager, the Senior Planner/Scheduler will support project managers in area of planning, scheduling, variance analysis, forecasting and reporting. You will also be involved in earned value management, change management and risk management.
• Mentor, coach and train junior and intermediate planners/schedulers within the project team as required.

• Responsible for the overall planning and scheduling activities on multiple projects, identifying critical paths including critical float path analysis and schedule variance analysis.
• Capable of developing project plans and schedules based solely on project scope and with minimum direction and input.
• Creating and maintaining routine schedules on a regular basis.
• Monitor schedule deviation for assigned disciplines or specialties and advise the PM/PE team for their consideration.
• Schedule resource loading and project SPI monitoring.
• Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
• Performing schedule variance analysis and risk analysis, providing recommendations as required.
• Conducting recovery plans, contingency planning, and schedule compression techniques.
• Liaising with Project Management on matters relating to planning and scheduling.
• Integrating schedules for schedule portfolio management internally or with the client(s).
• Managing information integration from engineers, subcontractors, owners, and others to create an integrated master schedule.
• Mentoring and supporting PC Intermediate and Junior staff on planning and scheduling tasks.
• Participate in the creation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and development of schedules (including resource loading) for those WBS elements.
• Participates in the project change management process as required.
• Monitor procedures and practices, thinking creatively and strategically to create improvements.
• May perform other related duties as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and timelines.
• Demonstrated conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent time management and organization skills, with the proven ability to juggle and reprioritize based on business demands and priorities.
• Strong communication skills, confident interacting with key contacts in verbal, written and electronic form.
• Excellent team player and collaborator.
• Capable of responding to project stakeholder requests in typical situations and understands client needs and works to meet those needs by offering assistance and advice on standard practical issues.
• Ability to identify problems/issues and generates solutions and makes sound decisions using standard procedures.
• Capable of probing and listening carefully, presents information clearly in an appropriate style and persuades others in straightforward situations.
• Willingness to contribute actively in team activities, sharing experiences and ideas.
• Ability to interact and proactively resolve project control issues; ability to explain practices to employees and obtain their understanding and commitment.
• Ability to support and interact with peer groups.
• Ability to analyze information, determines discrepancies, and resolve issues.
• Must be dependable and ensure that deadlines are maintained.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• EPCM
• Oil & Gas
• Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Expert skills in Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Project.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project.
• Schedule risk analysis tools and experience (i.e., Monte Carlo analysis) is a nice to have.
• Construction experience is not a requirement but would be considered an asset.
• Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation would be an asset.

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Planning & Scheduling.
• Minimum 10 years’ Experience working in an EPCM Oil & Gas environment.
• The ideal candidate will possess post-secondary accounting education, preferably related to Engineering or the Oil and Gas Industry.

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