Construction Works Planner/Scheduler

Mission

Join us in an exciting adventure to complete the Edmonton Valley Line West LRT - a remarkable legacy project that will redefine our community’s transportation landscape! Be part of this transformative journey and help us create a lasting impact for generations to come!

The Scheduler is responsible for planning, development and coordination of the project schedule, including tracking issues, analyzing data and providing reports to key stakeholders and clients.   

Main Responsibilities

•    Ensure adherence to Project Safety policies.
•    Perform construction work planning in collaboration with the construction supervision staff.
•    Proactively manage compliance with the approved schedule baseline, budget alignment, and project procedures. 
•    Coordinate and integrate schedule activities related to rail maintenance facilities, including buildings, workshops, yards, track work, utilities, and systems interfaces.
•    Manage schedule interfaces between civil, structural, architectural, MEP, track, and rail systems scopes within the integrated master schedule.
•    Perform critical path analysis, float analysis, trend analysis, and “what-if” scenarios.
•    Identify schedule risks, constraints, and opportunities and develop and monitor recovery and mitigation plans.
•    Establish and manage progress measurement methodologies and ensure accurate, timely schedule updates.
•    Generate integrated progress and look-ahead reports to support construction planning, commissioning readiness, and operational handover.
•    Support integration of project data including schedule, cost, estimate, cash flow, earned value, documentation, and performance metrics.
•    Collaborate with commercial and cost control teams to ensure schedule alignment with budget forecasts and change management.
•    Maintain schedule quality and perform regular schedule audits in accordance with DCMA scheduling guidelines.

Requirements

•    Demonstrated understanding of basic engineering and bridge construction concepts, practices, and procedures.
•    Demonstrated understanding of construction drawings.  Experience with 3D and 4D models is considered strong asset.
•    Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related field from an Accredited Institution. A combination of education and experience will also be considered. 
•    5+ years of experience in project controls and scheduling large rail infrastructure buildings or facilities, such as rail storage yards, maintenance depots, workshops, and operations facilities.
•    Strong understanding of building construction sequencing for infrastructure projects, including civil works, structural, architectural, and MEP systems.
•    Demonstrated expertise reviewing, validating, and integrating contractor schedules.
•    Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project.
•    Experience working with large schedules with up to 10,000 activities and large excel data sets.
•    Professional certifications such as PMP, PSP (AACE), or PMI-SP are considered strong assets.
•    Strong communication skills and ability to identify and resolve complex issues. 
•    Ability to work in a cost effective, customer focused, team-based environment.
•    Ability to negotiate the terrain of an in-process construction site, including climbing stairs and ladders, steep/ slippery terrain, walking, and working outdoors in all types of Edmonton weather and conditions