Project Planning Manager

3 days ago


Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Aecon Full time
Job Title: Lead Planner

About the Opportunity:

Aecon Nuclear has been awarded a contract with Ontario Power Generation to support the construction of Canada's first Small Modular Reactor on the SMR-X Project. As part of this agreement, we are seeking a highly skilled Lead Planner to join our team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain project schedules, ensuring data integrity across the project life cycle.
  • Perform resource planning and analysis, forecasting resource requirements for labor, materials, and equipment.
  • Conduct productivity analysis of construction operations, verifying and establishing productivity benchmarks.
  • Prepare progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to internal and external clients.
  • Analyze schedule variance, float, and trending, monitoring schedule KPIs.
  • Develop progress measurement processes and analyze performance data.
  • Manage schedule change notices and forecast project impact, implementing corrective action when necessary.
  • Audit schedules, including those produced by subcontractors, and prepare required output documents.
  • Integrate schedules from various partners and subcontractors, ensuring seamless sequencing of project activities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain, add, or modify schedule data and plans.
  • Perform forensic analysis of project schedules, producing recommendations for improvement and analyzing schedule delays.
  • Oversee and support schedule 5D integration with the 3D model and cost, reporting outputs including cash flow and sequence simulations.
  • Support project change management, including subcontractor claims, change requests, and dispute resolution.
  • Identify commercial/schedule risks and develop mitigation measures to ensure timely and high-quality planning and scheduling-related deliverables.
  • Contribute to Risk Mitigation Plans, utilizing Monte Carlo risk analysis processes.
  • Foster a collaborative culture, promoting open, inclusive, and respectful work environments.
  • Lead and develop project controls personnel, including Project Planning and Scheduling Specialists and Planners/Schedulers.

Requirements:

  • 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 Earned Value Management principles.
  • Proven ability to effectively lead project planning and scheduling staff.
  • Proven problem-solving skills with sound judgment, accepting ownership and accountability.
  • Expert-level knowledge of project planning and scheduling software, including Primavera P6 and TILOS.
  • SAP, Hard Dollar, PowerBI, and Synchro knowledge is an asset.

Aecon is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from Indigenous candidates, specifically those from the Williams Treaty Nations and Metis Nation of Ontario.



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