Join our team and be part of an exciting execution-phase project in the North American mining industry. You'll play a key role in critical project phases, from Basic Engineering and Detailed Engineering to Construction, gaining hands-on experience across a variety of commodities. This is your opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
We are currently seeking an energetic and enthusiastic
Senior Planner / Scheduler. About the role: - Establish and manage the project schedule for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning phases. Ensure that activities are updated accurately and on a regular basis.
- Prepare and maintain the project Basis of Schedule.
- Facilitate IPS's (Interactive Planning Sessions) for the project, leading sessions with discipline leads, vendors and third parties, collecting progress data and organizing into logical forms.
- Apply resource loading for establishing optimal crew/staffing plans.
- Ensure the project schedule activities are coded by the project work breakdown structure and interface to the controls systems for progress / forecast updates and analysis.
- Establish the project critical and near critical path and continue to analyse and report throughout the project.
- Incorporate any required scope changes and trends into project schedule and monitor schedule delay impacts.
- Prepare selected project documentation related to project planning and monitoring. Provide client and internal bi-weekly/monthly reporting inputs of plan vs actual and any forecast mitigation strategies.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the Planning and Project Controls Management Framework to deliver best practice solutions by applying knowledge of industry developments and experience of past trends or different situations.
- Comply with relevant Ausenco policies and procedures and work within legal and regulatory frameworks.
About you: - Strong Project planning, scheduling and project execution experience is essential.
- A minimum of 10-15 years' experience in project control, cost control and scheduling in the field of engineering and construction, with particular emphasis on minerals and metals in an EPC/EPCM environment.
- Proficient knowledge of scheduling software - Primavera P6 & MS Project. P6 certification would be ideal.
- Familiarity with cost control databases (PRISM Ecosys).
- An engineering degree or equivalent is desirable.
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills with high attention to detail.
- As this position requires significant amount of cooperation with other individuals excellent interpersonal and team playing skills are essential for success.
- Experience of supervising other staff with the ability to mentor and coach less experienced schedulers and planners.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with good commercial acumen and with experience of interfacing with clients.
We're committed to a fair and human hiring process. All applications are reviewed by a member of our team and are not automatically screened or rejected by AI.
Salary range: $110,000 - $150,000 annually
Expected Salary: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as qualifications, relevant years of experience, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
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