Sr. Planner

Company Overview Join to apply for the Sr. Planner role at Aecon Group Inc. Aecon is a Canadian leader in infrastructure development, safely and sustainably building what matters for future generations to thrive. We lead some of the most impactful infrastructure projects of our generation at the forefront of transformational change in transportation and energy, partnering every day to build, connect, power, and strengthen our communities. What You’ll Do Here Perform and/or coordinate, collect, verify, and integrate the work scope for all entities into the total project plan. Review the representation of project scope in schedules. Develop and maintain all required project schedules and ensure integrity of data across the entire project life cycle. Create and implement key scheduling requirements such as bespoke activity coding, naming conventions, client requirements management protocol, project calendars and resource and plant data libraries. Support resource planning and analysis; forecast the requirement of various types of resources including labor, materials, and equipment over the course of the project based on work front’s analysis. Perform productivity analysis of construction operations and verify accordingly. Establish a productivity basis to be utilized in estimates, as developed in concurrence with construction, and review labor estimates for reasonableness. Prepare required progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to all 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; implement corrective action when performance trends deviate from baseline. Perform audits on various schedules including those produced by subcontractors; prepare all required output documents. Collaborate with all cross‑functional teams to maintain, add, or modify the schedule data and plans. Support schedule 5D integration process with the 3D model and cost and report the outputs which include cash flow and sequence simulations. People Management Create and maintain a collaborative culture and environment that is open, inclusive and respectful. Supervise, develop and mentor project controls personnel (i.e. Project planners and planning coordinators). What You Bring To The Team Undergraduate degree in Engineering (preferably in Civil Engineering), or equivalent experience. 7–10 years planning experience in heavy civil mega projects. Proven experience and ability in planning, scheduling and managing complex projects. Proven problem‑solving skills with sound judgment who accepts ownership and accountability. Expert‑level knowledge of project planning and scheduling software which may include Primavera P6 and TILOS. SAP, Hard Dollar, PowerBI, and Synchro knowledge will be an asset. Aecon 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, appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the interview and hiring process. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Other Industries Construction #J-18808-Ljbffr