Job Title Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Senior Project Planner, COM Location Mississauga, ON CA (Primary) Category Engineering, Project Controls, Project Management, Technical Advisory 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 IV) - Support projects from Research & Development through to commercialization - Schedule the planning, development, and maintenance of the project Master schedule to meet the project objectives and schedule basis - Develop, analyze, and manage the progress measurement, earned value, performance data, schedule reporting, schedule change implementation, and develop and maintain the schedule management plan - Prepare and entrench scheduling and planning procedures and work instructions for the contractors and project team - Formulate and maintain the basis of schedule for each baseline, and the baseline curves including progress and manpower, generate all progress curves including planned, actual, and forecasted - Liaise with risk to develop a summary schedule suitable for quantitative schedule risk analysis, interpret the Monte Carlo risk analysis process, and contribute to the risk mitigation plan - Generate and verify monthly updates, issue progress reports, progress schedules, and dashboards, monitor slippages and critical and near critical activities - Provide schedule input to the procurement bid process including reporting requirements and milestone dates. Conduct 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 or claims - Analyze and monitor schedule variances, floats, trends, and KPIs - Manage schedule changes and forecast project impact. Implement corrective action when performance trends deviate from the baseline - Perform audits on various schedules including those produced by contractors, and prepare all required output documents - Review project scope changes, claims for schedule and cost impact, and provide feedback to financial and contract management staff - Create and implement key scheduling requirements such as activity coding, naming conventions, client requirements management protocol, project calendars, and resource and plant data libraries - Review the baseline schedule and assess the compliance of the schedule with the project agreement and best practices - Conduct forensic analysis of project schedules, produce recommendations for improvement, and analyze schedule delays. Review and assess the extension of time claims - Identify commercial and schedule risks and develop mitigation measures to ensure timely and high-quality planning and scheduling-related deliverables - Actively participate in the mentoring and hiring process by interviewing and selecting the best-aligned staff for the company and team including the Project Planning and Scheduling team - Develop the vision for the consulting services provided in scheduling for the project or program while delegating and managing deliverables with consulting team members - Build and maintain a positive, high-performing team culture with an openness to constructive challenge, continuous improvement, implementation of lessons learned and an overall 'right-first-time" mindset - Clarify acceptable standards of workmanship through every stage of the work - Create a high-performing culture open to constructive challenges and seeking continual improvement - Monitor and manage scheduling staff performance (including non-Accenture I&CP resources on the project or program to ensure excellence in results. Ensure teams are clear and focused on performance objectives - Promote a project environment that is inclusive, and diverse and celebrates our differences - Complete any tasks assigned by the manager or higher in an efficient and timely manner Working Conditions - Office-based - The work location for this role will be onsite at a client site five (5) days a week. - 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 12 years of Planning and Scheduling experience in large 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 - Strong project planning experience in complex/technical environments - Experience progressing R&D to commercialization is preferred BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE: - Strong understanding of prevailing Project Management and Scheduling methods - Extensive knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance - Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Power Query - Proficient in Primavera P6 - Competent in Navisworks, Synchro, Power BI and TILOS is an asset - Expert understanding of multi-discipline engineering and construction projects - Inclined to maintain 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 - Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks - Expert ability to detect and capitalize on others' strengths - Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity - Effectively leads multi-resource scheduling teams - Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence - Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension 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 $120,000 to $145,000