Manager, Scheduling

Location: Calgary, AB, CA
Operating Sector: Major Projects West
Position Title: Manager, SchedulingCome Build Your Career at Aecon!
Aecon delivers some of the most complex and impactful infrastructure projects — from transformative transportation networks to critical energy, industrial and nuclear programs. The projects we build connect communities and power future generations. With deep roots in North America and a strong footprint internationally, Aecon brings global expertise and proudly serves public and private sector clients through its Construction and Concessions segment.
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What is the Opportunity?
Aecon is seeking an experienced Scheduling Manager to support the delivery of a major infrastructure project in Calgary, Alberta. The Scheduling Manager will provide leadership for the overall scheduling function and work closely with construction, project management, engineering, commercial, and project controls teams to support successful project delivery.
Reporting to the Project Controls Manager or designate, the Scheduling Manager will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and updating resource-loaded Project Works Schedules using Primavera P6 to ensure project delivery in accordance with the provisions of the Construction Contract. The successful candidate will lead scheduling activities across the project lifecycle, including progress measurement, critical path analysis, forecasting, short-term planning, schedule impact assessment, mitigation and recovery planning, and contractual schedule compliance.
What You'll Do Here:
Lead the overall scheduling function and ensure compliance with contractual scheduling requirements and Aecon's Project Controls standards.
Develop, maintain, update, and manage resource-loaded Project Works Schedules using Primavera P6 throughout the project lifecycle.
Ensure Project Works Schedules accurately reflect the scope, sequencing, milestones, contractual requirements, and planned completion dates for the project.
Work closely with construction, engineering, procurement, commercial, and project management teams to establish project sequencing, milestones, work fronts, and execution plans.
Measure and validate construction progress in the field and ensure progress information is accurately incorporated into schedule updates.
Develop detailed short-term and look-ahead programs aligned with the Project Works Schedules to support field execution and upcoming construction activities.
Monitor progress against the approved baseline and Project Works Schedules and identify activities, milestones, and work fronts that are not progressing in accordance with plan.
Perform critical path and near-critical path analysis, float analysis, schedule variance analysis, and other schedule assessments to identify potential impacts to contractual milestones and completion dates.
Forecast schedule impacts and communicate emerging trends, delays, constraints, and risks to project leadership.
Develop mitigation and recovery plans when project progress is not aligned with the Project Works Schedules or required completion dates and monitor implementation of corrective actions.
Monitor compliance with all Construction Contract requirements relating to the Project Works Schedules, including schedule development, maintenance, reporting, updating, and submission requirements.
Forecast labour, equipment, materials, subcontractor, and other resource requirements based on schedule activities, construction sequencing, and work-front analysis.
Establish and monitor productivity assumptions and performance metrics in collaboration with construction and project controls teams.
Prepare schedule narratives, progress reports, dashboards, critical path analyses, and other schedule-related deliverables for project leadership, clients, and other stakeholders.
Implement and maintain Earned Value Management processes, where applicable, to measure project performance, identify variances, and support accurate forecasting.
Manage schedule changes and assess the schedule impacts of scope changes, design changes, field conditions, delays, and other project events.
Perform and support schedule impact assessments, time impact analyses, delay analyses, and other schedule-related evaluations required for change management.
Support project change management activities, including subcontractor claims, change requests, schedule-related claims, and dispute resolution.
Perform schedule audits and reviews, including schedules produced by subcontractors and suppliers, to ensure alignment with project and contractual requirements.
Ensure subcontractor schedules, progress information, sequencing, and milestones are appropriately integrated into the overall Project Works Schedules.
Identify schedule and commercial risks and develop mitigation strategies in collaboration with project leadership, construction, and commercial teams.
Support quantitative schedule risk analysis, including Monte Carlo analysis where applicable, and contribute to project risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain accurate schedule data and ensure changes to scope, sequencing, actual progress, resources, and forecasts are appropriately reflected.
Support integration of schedule information with project cost, progress measurement, forecasting, and reporting systems.
Oversee and support 4D schedule integration with project models, where applicable, to improve construction sequencing, work-front planning, and visualization.
Provide planning and scheduling expertise to project leadership and support the development of alternative sequencing, mitigation, and recovery strategies when schedule performance deviates from plan.
Ensure timely and high-quality preparation and submission of all planning and scheduling deliverables required under the Construction Contract.
Lead, supervise, coach, develop, and mentor project planning and scheduling personnel, including Lead Planners, Planners, Schedulers, and other project controls staff.
Promote and support Aecon's safety culture and collaborate with project teams to ensure planning and scheduling activities support the safe and efficient execution of work.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as required to support successful project delivery.
What You Bring to the Team:
Post-secondary education in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline, or an acceptable combination of education and relevant experience.
Minimum 10 years of progressive scheduling experience on complex transportation or infrastructure projects.
Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and updating complex resource-loaded master project schedules using Primavera P6.
Proven experience leading the scheduling function and managing teams of schedulers, planners, or other project controls professionals.
Demonstrated experience performing critical path analysis, forecasting schedule impacts, developing mitigation and recovery plans, and monitoring schedule performance.
Strong experience managing contractual scheduling requirements, including the development, maintenance, reporting, updating, and submission of project schedules.
Advanced knowledge of Critical Path Method scheduling principles, schedule development, progress measurement, forecasting, resource loading, and schedule analysis.
Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and demonstrated ability to develop and manage complex, integrated, resource-loaded construction schedules.
Strong understanding of construction methods, sequencing, productivity, resource planning, and field execution on major infrastructure projects.
Experience developing short-term and look-ahead schedules aligned with an integrated master project schedule.
Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management principles and their application to project performance measurement and forecasting.
Experience with schedule change management, time impact analysis, delay analysis, recovery planning, and schedule-related claims support.
Experience reviewing, auditing, and integrating subcontractor schedules into an overall project schedule.
Experience with quantitative schedule risk analysis, including Monte Carlo analysis, is considered an asset.
Knowledge of 4D planning and construction sequencing tools such as Synchro is considered an asset.
Experience with SAP, Power BI, estimating and cost management systems, or similar project controls platforms is considered an asset.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify emerging schedule risks, determine potential project impacts, and develop practical mitigation and recovery strategies.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex schedule information effectively to project leadership, clients, construction teams, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and contractual deliverables in a fast-paced construction environment.
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary project team.
Flexibility to work primarily in a project and site environment in the Calgary area and adapt to project requirements as needed.
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.
As part of our commitment to fair and transparent hiring practices, Aecon may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in screening and reviewing candidates. These tools are applied responsibly and in accordance with applicable privacy laws and Aecon’s AI Usage Policy. All final decisions are made by qualified Aecon team members.
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