What is the Opportunity?Aecon Civil is a recognized leader in the market, backed by strong self-perform capabilities and deep local expertise. We play a key role in building and enhancing infrastructure across Canada, the U.S., and an expanding international footprint, improving everyday life through the roads, bridges, tunnels, and transit systems that connect communities. With more than a century of experience and a full suite of integrated services, Aecon is a trusted partner for delivering complex civil projects, including tunnels, transit expansions, airports, ports, highways, and large-scale site development.
The Sr. Planner supports effective project delivery by developing and maintaining project schedules, tracking progress, and providing reliable schedule analysis to the project team. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and close coordination with multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment.
What You'll Do Here:- Performs and/or coordinates, collects, verifies, and integrates the work scope for all entities into the total project plan.
- Reviews the representation of project scope in schedules.
- Develops and maintains all the required project schedules and ensures integrity of data across the entire project life cycle.
- Creates and implements key scheduling requirements such as bespoke activity coding, naming conventions, client requirements management protocol, project calendars, and resource and plant data libraries.
- Supports resource planning and analysis. Forecasts the requirement of various types of resources, including labor, materials, and equipment, over the course of the project based on work front analysis.
- Performs productivity analysis of construction operations and verifies accordingly.
- Establishes productivity basis to be utilized in estimates, as developed in concurrence with construction, and reviews labor estimates for reasonableness.
- Prepares required progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to all internal and external clients.
- Analyzes schedule variance, float, and trending, and monitors schedule KPIs.
- Develops progress measurement processes and analyzes progress and performance data.
- Manages schedule change notices, forecasts project impact, and implements corrective action when performance trends deviate from baseline.
- Performs audits on various schedules, including those produced by subcontractors, and prepares all required output documents.
- Collaborates with all cross-functional teams to maintain, add, or modify the schedule data and plans.
- Supports the schedule 5D integration process with the 3D model and cost, and reports outputs, including cash flow and sequence simulations.
- Creates and maintains a collaborative culture and environment that is open, inclusive, and respectful.
- Supervises, develops, and mentors project controls personnel (i.e., Project Planners and Planning Coordinators).
What You Bring to the Team:- Undergraduate degree in Engineering (preferably in Civil Engineering), or equivalent experience.
- 7-10 years of planning experience in heavy civil major projects.
- Proven experience and ability in planning, scheduling, and managing complex projects.
- Proven problem solver with sound judgment who accepts ownership and accountability.
- Expert-level knowledge of project planning and scheduling software, which may include Primavera P6 and TILOS.
- SAP, Hard Dollar, Power BI, and Synchro knowledge will be an asset.
- Availability to work fully in person 5 days per week.
Reason for Vacancy: Replacement
The expected pay range for this role is $120,000 - $150,000 per year.
Individual pay is determined based on several factors, including work location, education, experience, unique skills and job conditions. Other considerations may include certifications, specialized training, and the complexity or scope of the role.
