What is the Opportunity?As part of an alliance agreement, Aecon Nuclear has been awarded a contract with Ontario Power Generation to support the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP). Beginning in 2023, Aecon will support the validation phase, design, procurement, early site preparation, and site mobilization scope for the construction of the Unit 1 Small Modular Reactor at the Darlington site.
Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Project Controls, the Senior Scheduler will be responsible for supporting project controls to Aecon's ongoing mega-projects in the Nuclear sector.
What You'll Do Here:- Assist in project set-up activities, including establishing the WBS and all control accounts, reconciling bids to awards, and setting the cost and schedule baseline.
- Participate in proposal and estimating efforts to ensure continuity between project estimates and baselines.
- Participate in customer and internal management project status reporting meetings.
- Liaise with external groups (Accounting, Finance, Procurement, Construction, etc.) to gain inputs into Project Controls reports.
- Create and maintain project status update reports, forecast reports and project dashboards; ensure timely issuance to internal and external stakeholders (per client requirements).
- Create and maintain customized reports or dashboards to adapt to evolving risks and project needs.
- Develop and maintain resource plans, ensuring cost and schedule alignment.
- Regularly conduct variance analysis to understand trends and other baseline deviations in support of rigorous change management; provide variance narratives and propose corrective actions or recovery plans.
- Assist in monitoring project health and performance; ensure key performance metrics are well articulated to project leadership.
- Regularly conduct detailed analysis on project performance key metrics (e.g. CPI, SPI, key commodity tracking, etc.); propose corrective actions to maintain performance/productivity; provide timely feedback to project leadership on adverse trends.
- Prepare Earned Value Management KPIs to assess project performance.
- Assist in the creation and maintenance of tools and templates that ensure compliance with the processes outlined in the Project Controls Plan and contract requirements.
- Support the development of project-specific Project Controls plans and the development of tools and templates.
- Develop and maintain a change log to track all internal and external changes and monitor progress through the change management process.
- Review the contract to ensure compliance with contract conditions regarding reporting, change management, and all other Project Controls areas.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members.
- Provide subject-matter expertise to the project team on any customised reporting tools and dashboards.
- Develop and maintain complex construction and engineering resource-loaded schedules in compliance with customer scheduling standards/protocols as specified in the contract.
- Develop and maintain a basis of schedule documenting all assumptions and parameters underpinning the baseline schedule.
- Develop fragnets to be carried out throughout the project lifecycle, across the different phases for use on similar scopes.
- Lead meetings focused on assessing schedule progress, obtaining schedule updates and general schedule coordination.
- Create lookahead reports, resource profiles and other customized P6 reports.
- Assist in project set-up, casting baseline budgets, and setting up rules of credit to support earned value management; ensure WBS and CBS alignment.
- Liaise with Construction on scheduling sequencing, assist in determining schedule priorities, and support constructability reviews.
- Proactively identify schedule variances, logic gaps, etc.; facilitate the development of recovery plans and other remedial action plans.
- Enter daily/weekly progress into the schedule and provide progress status reports.
- Maintain detailed baseline or schedule change logs to ensure integrity of the performance measurement baseline.
- Regularly perform critical path analysis to flag delays and identify near-critical paths and parallel paths within the schedule.
- Regularly perform schedule quality analysis utilizing assessment tools (e.g. Acumen Fuse).
- Perform regular field tours to validate progress.
- Assist in the development of a project-specific Schedule Management Plan for incorporation into the Project Controls Plan.
- Ensure schedule quality by addressing deficiencies from schedule quality analysis.
- Support the change management process by analyzing trends and schedule impact assessments.
- Support the risk management process by providing inputs into schedule risk analysis modelling.
- Maintain baselines with approved changes, ensuring contractual alignment.
- Identify and lead rebaseline efforts when required.
- Manage the integration of subcontractor schedules (if applicable); review for schedule quality, assess progress and provide feedback to project leadership.
- Establish and ensure a set cadence for the importing of backup copies of project schedules managed in the client's P6 environment.
What You Bring to the Team:- 5-10 years of related experience.
- Demonstrated Analytical and Adaptive Thinking.
- Quantitative, Engineering or Construction Management Post-Secondary Degree.
- Strong Team Collaboration Skills.
- Detail-Oriented Approach, Focused on Quality.
- Strong Verbal and Written Communication Skills.
- Agility and Flexibility in a Dynamic Environment.
- Innovative Problem-Solving Skills.
- Project Controls Ambassador.
- EPC Contractor (Self-Perform) Experience.
- Construction Field Experience.
- Mega-project or Portfolio Projects Experience.
- Microsoft Excel Expertise.
- Primavera P6 Expertise.
- Due to the nature of the work, mandated nuclear export controls requirements must be met for employment.
- Our background check process includes a full security check and clearance process as well as reference checks. The security clearance process includes a comprehensive list of previous residences, employment, education and other pertinent information. Those with a valid OPG security clearance are strongly preferred.
The expected pay range for this role is $99,000 - $149,000 per year.
Reason: Replacement
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.
