Planner Iii

**Planner III (Resource Planning)**:
The Planner III (Resource Planning) supports all ship new construction programs by developing and managing the shipbuilding labor resource plans. The Planner III (Resource Planning) is responsible to distribute the contract budget as per the Program/Project Plan, develop project staffing and trades plans by resource type to report and advise the short, medium
- and long-term requirements.

This position reports directly to the Manager, Resource Planning and has no direct reports.

**What you’ll do**:

- Review the project schedule and provide advice on production activities’ work breakdown structure.
- Develop a methodology to distribute the production labor budget to the schedule activities to establish a Project Measurement Baseline (PMB) effort.
- Provide budget calculations for activities during strategy and capacity plan changes.
- Responsible for resource management of project and supporting regular Earned Value Management reviews with Control Account Managers.
- Analyze sophisticated datasets, and produce simple, straight-forward management reports.
- Develop and maintain a program time phased staffing and trades plan by resource type to report and advise the short, medium and long-term requirements.
- Work with the finance team to assist in the development of business and head count plans in line with program resource requirements.
- Liaises with Operation Workforce Development and HR team to ensure hiring plans are complete and accurate.
- Improve, drive and supervise the utilization metrics for VSY Shipyard.
- Assist in the development of Business Intelligence (BI) reporting in Power BI and Excel.

**What you’ll bring**:

- Bachelor’s degree in business management, Human Resources or Engineering with supplemental courses in Data Analytic.
- Knowledge of Government of Canada standard Project Controls principles, guidelines is an asset.
- Meet requirements of Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and Canadian Government Security clearance.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in planning and/or production control at a large manufacturing firm, preferably in the shipbuilding industry
- Certification by an accredited society in Planning, Production Control and/or Project Management is highly desirable.
- Experience of Data Analytic is an asset.
- Good knowledge of program and project management processes coupled with a proven record of successful delivery.
- Proven track record to achieve dedication levels in a sophisticated and fast paced environment.
- Strong data analysis / manipulation capabilities; and ability to gather and synthesize data into substantial metrics for analysis.
- Ability to influence, negotiate and communicate at all levels of organization.
- Ability to work across diverse personalities and agendas of various seniority levels across organizations to achieve goals.
- Excellent verbal and written communications
- Strong attention to detail, problem solving and analytical skills.
- Sophisticated knowledge of Excel and experience in Power BI, MS Office tools (Word/Outlook/PowerPoint).
- Ability to work well under pressure while being adaptable and open-minded to change and improvements.
- Ability to work within a team environment but also independently.

**Why you’ll love working here**:

- This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
- We also provide a best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including such things as full health care (e.g. unlimited physiotherapy), dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, wellness/fitness reimbursement for memberships or registration fees, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).

**About us**:
**Seaspan Shipyards**:Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America’s most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels. Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards. #LI-HN1 #LI-HYBRID