Planner Iii

The Planner III is a senior-level planning professional responsible for leading advanced planning initiatives and resolving complex challenges in shipbuilding projects. This role requires in-depth expertise to interpret organizational and customer needs, recommend best practices, and collaborate across multiple value streams. Acting as a key liaison with senior leadership, the Planner III ensures project success by driving strategic planning efforts and providing technical guidance to the planning team.

**Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 50 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.**

**What you’ll do**
- Develop and manage detailed production schedules, integrating multiple value streams to align with project timelines and budget constraints.
- Identify and implement industry-leading planning methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Serve as the primary planning representative in cross-departmental meetings, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Provide guidance to junior and mid-level planners, lead planning projects, and facilitate focus groups within larger programs.
- Assume supervisory responsibilities in the absence of the supervisor, prioritizing tasks and ensuring deliverables are met.
- Work closely with senior leadership, engineering, production, test and trials, and procurement teams to align planning strategies with company and customer objectives.
- Monitor project performance metrics, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Maintain accurate records of planning activities while adhering to organizational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.

**What you’ll bring**
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, or a related field.
- Master’s degree is considered an asset.
- Advanced certifications (e.g., Red Seal or equivalent Trade Certification, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, EIT/P.Eng.).
- Experience in trades, planning, or project management, preferably within shipbuilding or manufacturing.
- Proficiency in planning tools including MS Project, Cloudis CMPIC, Co-Console, Power BI and ERP systems; advanced Microsoft Office skills.
- Experience with automation using Python and VBA.
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects, foster team collaboration, and drive high-performance outcomes.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills to address complex planning issues.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels.
- In depth knowledge of shipbuilding processes across electrical, piping, mechanical, and steel value streams, and customer requirements.
- Extensive experience in baseline and change planning for electrical cables.

**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 the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more), dental care, vision care, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
- Free on-site gym.
- Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.

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