Sr. Planner & Scheduler

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You as a Senior Planner & Scheduler will:

• You will be responsible for working with the project team and leading the development of the Baseline Schedule, ensuring that it meets or exceeds EllisDon’s Best Practices in terms of format, layout, content, and quality.
• You will be responsible for updating the project schedule every other week for each project assigned to you, using information provided by the project team. You will be responsible for reporting on the accuracy and reliability of the information provided, so occasional site visits will be required. Update information will include as-built dates, short-term forecasting, changes/delays information incorporating schedule impact, and potentially some resequencing of work to match the current execution plan.
• Lead weekly/monthly schedule progress meetings, touchpoints, and workshops with Clients and Trade Partners.
• Participate in developing and maintaining a database of construction productivity rates, procurement durations, lead times, and project risk items.
• Identify unplanned events (new changes/unforeseen conditions) and incorporate their impacts into the schedule.
• Develop as-built versus as-planned schedules to provide a manageable “snapshot” comparison of the project schedule.
• You will be responsible for reporting on the status of all active projects assigned to you, and occasionally for generating specific reports for project teams. You will be responsible for attending and participating in internal project review meetings.
• You will provide support to project teams by developing micro work schedules, what-if scenarios, and Time-Impact-Analysis (TIA) schedules as required.
• You will be involved in the planning of projects as a member of the Pursuit team. You will be responsible for reading and understanding the RFP bid documents (schedule-related contractual requirements, drawings, and specifications).
• You will be responsible for creating the Schedule for the Pursuit in Primavera P6, ensuring that the durations and relationships have been vetted by Superintendents, subtrades, and/or our internal Production Rates database (as required) and ensuring that the format, quality, and content of the schedule meet or exceed EllisDon’s Best Practices.

Is this the right role for you?

• You have eight plus years of construction scheduling experience or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience; building experience required.
• You have experience working on battery plants, data centers, and pharmaceutical projects.
• You have experience developing schedules with complex MEP system installation, testing, and commissioning.
• You have a working knowledge of computer scheduling programs including P6 and MS Projects.
• You have the ability to manage the schedules for multiple projects simultaneously.
• You have experience working as part of a construction project control team and have been exposed to on-site construction. Preference will be given to candidates with hands-on experience from project control, site superintendent, project manager, project coordinator, and field engineer.
• You communicate clearly and effectively, in alignment with EllisDon's Values, and promote collaborative problem-solving.
• The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $160,000 annually

EllisDon is proud to provide this unique career opportunity that provides continuous learning, opportunity for growth, and a competitive compensation package within an environment that is committed to inclusion and respects diversity.

Go ahead and be yourself. We'll pay you for it!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of any age, culture, subculture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, race, size, mental or physical status, veteran status, religion, language, political opinion, working-style preference, family status, education, and socio-economic status. The EllisDon core values of Integrity and Mutual Respect welcomes everyone, at work and in the community, and our value of Mutual Accountability, means that we all have a role to play. As an EllisDon employee, this will ultimately beyour commitment to Inclusive Diversity.

Accommodation for Applicants with disabilities will be made during the recruitment process when requested.

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