Job Title Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Project Planner, COM Location Toronto, ON L4B 3N9 CA (Primary) Category Project Controls Job Type Full-time THE WORK: You've Never Been Satisfied with "Good Enough." You want to make an impact, not just manage projects, but change how the world gets built. At Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, you'll do exactly that. You'll help develop and deliver the factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - and do it smarter, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. You'll work alongside people who think big and act bold - project managers, engineers, technologists, and strategists who blend real-world experience with digital innovation and AI. Together, we're transforming how capital projects are planned, managed, and executed, creating a better way to build for the future. Because "good enough" builds the past. You're here to build what's next, on a team that outperforms every norm. (Internal Title: Scheduling III) • Apply Project Management knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet project requirements • Develop and maintain the project Master schedule to meet the project objectives • Manage the progress measurement and earned value, schedule reporting, schedule change implementation, and develop and maintain the schedule management plan • Responsible for the delivery of project planning and progress measurement, ensuring that project procedures and best practices are applied • Develop the schedule management plan and develop the schedule structure, coding, and hierarchy • Formulate and maintain the basis of the schedule for each baseline schedule • Create the baseline curves including progress and manpower. Generate all progress curves including planned, actual, and forecast • Participate in project schedule risk analysis and include subsequent contingencies in the baseline • Analyze consultants, suppliers, and contractor schedules and provide analysis and recommendations • Generate and verify monthly updates and issue progress reports • Implement slippages and critical and near-critical activities • Verify and integrate the work scope for all entities into the total project plan • Allocate the representation of project scope in schedules • Provide schedule input to the procurement bid process including reporting requirements and milestone dates. Assist with bid evaluation and ongoing management of consultants, vendors, and contractors • Maintain and optimize the schedule through change management procedures monitor progress and resolve areas of potential concern • Review and assess schedule impacts due to changes and claims • Examine required progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to all internal and external clients • Analyze and monitor schedule variance, float, trends, and KPIs • Manage schedule changes and forecast project impacts • Execute corrective action when performance trends deviate from the baseline • Prepare audits on various schedules including those produced by contractors. Prepare all required output documents • Ensure the development and maintenance of all the required project schedules and confirm data integrity across the entire project life cycle • Assess scope changes and claims for schedule and cost impacts, and provide feedback to financial and contract management staff • Forecast and interpret key scheduling requirements such as activity coding, naming conventions, client requirements management protocol, project calendars, resource, and plant data libraries • Interact with the contractor personnel to review and analyze schedules • Support the progress measurement process, analyze progress and performance data • Guide Scheduling I and II • Complete any tasks assigned by the Scheduling IV or higher in an efficient and timely manner WORKING CONDITIONS • Office-based • With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED: • Minimum of 9 years of Planning and Scheduling experience in medium-sized projects or programs • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field • Holding recognized certifications including PMP, PMI-SP, or PSP • Oracle Primavera P6 certificate is considered an asset BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE: • Thorough understanding of prevailing Project Management and Scheduling methods • Detailed experience in Claims Management or Forensic Delay Analysis • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office • Proficient in Primavera P6 • Working knowledge of Navisworks, Synchro, Power BI and TILOS • Expert understanding of multi-discipline engineering and construction projects • Readiness to continue professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices • Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership • Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities • Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal) • Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit - in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate. Role Location Annual Salary Range Ontario $99,000 - $148,000