Project Planner

We are seeking a Planner/Scheduler to add to our team. Being bilingual in English/Mandarin is a preferred skill for the position.

Key Responsibilities:

- To support the project management function by providing project schedules for oil and gas projects. The scope of the scheduler’s activities includes:

- Assisting the Project Manager in the overall planning and scheduling activities on projects.

- Maintaining routine schedules on a regular basis.

- Preparation of Earned Value/ Performance Reports.

- Liaising with Project Management on matters relating to planning and scheduling.

- Monitor schedule deviation for assigned disciplines or specialties and advise senor analysts for their consideration.

- Participate in the creation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and development of schedules (including resource loading) for those WBS elements.

- Participate in the project change management process related to schedule.

Key Skills:

- Lead the development of project schedules and identify activities necessary to produce products and services during project execution.

- Apply work breakdown structure requirements.

- Manage information integration from engineers, subcontractors, owners, and others to create an integrated master schedule.

- Identify critical paths including critical float path analysis.

- Create graphics including Gantt charts, activity network diagrams, time-scaled logic diagrams, and histograms.

- Establish and manage a performance management system using baseline information in the estimate and schedule.

- Work with project management to set goals, objectives, and success factors and analyze project status.

- Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.

- Perform project performance analysis including earned value. Preparing project schedules based on defined project execution philosophies.

- Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.

- Preparing schedule updates and general maintenance in Primavera and/or MS Project.

- Schedule related information collection and distribution.

- Ability to work effectively with team members.

- Ability to interact and proactively resolve project control issues; ability to explain practices to employees and obtain their understanding and commitment.

- Ability to support and interact with peer groups.

- Ability to analyze information, determines discrepancies, and resolve issues.

- Must be dependable and ensure that deadlines are maintained.

Education and Qualifications:

- Minimum 2 years’ experience, scheduling in an EPCM project environment.

- The ideal candidate will possess post-secondary accounting education, preferably related to the Oil and Gas Industry.

- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel).

- Proficient in Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Project.

- Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and time lines.

- Strong oral and written communications skills.

- Construction experience is not a requirement but would be considered an asset.

- Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation would be an asset.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40.00-$70.00 per hour

Experience:

- planner/scheduler: 3 years (required)

Location:

- Calgary, AB (preferred)

Work Location: In person