Senior Planner/Scheduler

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world

Who are you?

You are an experienced Senior Scheduler/Planner with infrastructure program experience a minimum of 8 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment.

Job Description

As the Senior Scheduler/Planner you will be involved in:

• Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations
• Coordinate the development and implementation of project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) in concert with the project/ program team, and in conjunction with Project Execution Plans 
• Coordinate and work with project parties to generate master schedules for projects and programs applying resource and cost loading (information availability dependent) 
• Preparing labour histograms (information availability dependent) 
• Lead and support the project team in the implementation of an integrated enterprise based, cross functional master schedule programs with various party inputs and which may involve multiple projects 
• Working closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules produced without compromising your independence as a planning engineer so you’re in a position to advise project management on issues requiring judgement 
• Conduct the required project schedule analysis (including cost and resource loaded schedules), critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole and received from contractors and/or third parties. Similarly analysis of testing and commissioning schedules will be required. 
• Analysis and interrogation of third party labour histograms 
• Perform Critical Path Analysis and report 
• Analyze deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule highlighting bottlenecks / delays and propose corrective actions and report 
• Provide interface and quality assurance regarding the tracking and reporting of schedule performance for reporting purposes and provide oversight tracking and monitoring of schedules 
• Ensure that schedule related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of actual projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems 
• Analyze and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order raised to enable clarity on change effects 
• Prepare the Integrated Planning / Scheduling contribution to the Project controls Monthly Project Report and specific reports / presentations 
• Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits

Qualifications

• A recognized relevant university degree 
• PMP certification is an asset 
• Membership in relevant professional organizations is beneficial 
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in project controls, time/schedule management and project management 
• Extensive experience scheduling with Primavera P6
• Experience in Infrastructure projects and programs - Essential
• Experience in Aviation and Rail major programs - Beneficial
• Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits 
• Experience at delivering scheduling functions
• Proficient and expert experience level using project scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera P6, Acumen Fuse) 

Additional Information

What's in it for you... 

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services) 
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program 
• RRSP option with company matching 
• Annual learning and development budget 
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth 
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives 
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging 

The base salary range for this full-time role is $98,000.00 - $148,000.00per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and

qualifications

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

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We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.