Lead Planner

Aecon Concessions is seeking a highly skilled Lead Planner to support the construction of Canada's first Small Modular Reactor on the SMR-X Project. As part of an alliance agreement, Aecon has been awarded a contract with Ontario Power Generation to support the validation phase, design, procurement, early site preparation, and site mobilization scope for the Construction of the Unit 1 Small Modular Reactor at the Darlington site.

• Develop and maintain all required project schedules, ensuring data integrity across the entire project life cycle.
• Perform resource planning and analysis, forecasting the requirement of various types of resources, including labor, materials, and equipment, over the course of the project.
• Conduct productivity analysis of construction operations and verify established productivity basis for estimates.
• Prepare required progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to internal and external clients.
• Analyze schedule variance, float, and trending, and monitor schedule KPIs.
• Develop progress measurement processes and analyze progress and performance data.
• Manage schedule change notices and forecast project impact, implementing corrective action when performance trends deviate from baseline.
• Perform audits on various schedules, including those produced by subcontractors, and prepare all required output documents.
• Apply continuous improvement in integrating schedules prepared by various partners and subcontractors to fully integrate and sequence all project activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain, add, or modify schedule data and plans.
• Conduct forensic analysis of project schedules, produce recommendations for improvement, and analyze schedule delays.
• Oversee and support schedule 5D integration process with the 3D model and cost, reporting outputs, including cash flow and sequence simulations.
• Oversee and support project change management, including subcontractor claims, change requests, claims, and dispute resolution.
• Identify commercial/schedule risks and develop mitigation measures to ensure timely and high-quality planning and scheduling-related deliverables.
• Understand Monte Carlo risk analysis process and contribute to Risk Mitigation Plan.
• Create and maintain a collaborative culture and environment that is open, inclusive, and respectful.
• Hire, supervise, coach, develop, and mentor project controls personnel.

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience within the infrastructure and construction industry.
• Proven experience and ability in planning, scheduling, and managing complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of the 'Earned Value Management' principles.
• Proven ability to effectively lead project planning and scheduling staff.
• Proven problem solver with sound judgment who accepts ownership and accountability.
• Expert-level knowledge of project Planning and Scheduling software, including Primavera P6 & TILOS.
• SAP, Hard Dollar, PowerBI, and Synchro knowledge will be an asset.

Aecon Concessions fosters diversity, inclusion, and belonging within and across our organization. We welcome all to apply, including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner, through the implementation of the requirements of the ACA and its applicable regulations.