JOB DESCRIPTION

AECOM is seeking a Project Planning & Scheduling Lead to join our team in Burnaby, BC.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

University education in Engineering, Finance or Economics and 8 years of related experience.

STRONGLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• University education with applicable further development in Project Management would be preferred.

b) Professional Designation:

• 10 years of related experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or AACE Certification preferred.
• Degree in Engineering, Economics, Business preferred.
• Primavera P6 – Advanced Level
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI)
• Acumen Fuse / Risk
• Monte Carlo Simulation (e.g. @Risk, Crystal ball)

c) Experience:

• Experience in Design-Build and Progressive Delivery
• 10 years of experience in Scheduling

SCHEDULING EXPERIENCE FOR LARGE WATER TREATMENTS PLANTS OR SIMILAR PROJECTS/PROGRAM.

• Experienced in the creation and implementation of complex Work Breakdown Structures and the integration of several schedules / work plans.
• Strong communicator and comfortable leading scheduling workshops and planning sessions including working with the contractor.
• Background working for a contracting organization is considered an asset.
• Familiar with Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) Process.

• In-office 2-3 days a week.
• Manages the submittal of project schedules from the contractors and consultants and undertakes critical reviews to confirm that they are accurate, realistic, and logical.
• Evaluates the schedule impact of proposed changes to the projects and/or consultancy agreements in accordance with the contract terms.
• Identifies potential and actual project-level schedule conflicts and works with the project delivery teams to resolve them.
• Maintains client level schedules and collaborates with other program schedulers to align and integrate schedule interfaces feed into the master program schedule.
• Provides schedule reporting and critical path analysis in line with the program’s reporting requirements.
• Responsible for supporting the QSRA process and working collaboratively with the Risk Manager and the Cost Manager to coordinate inputs.
• Coaching, mentoring, and supporting the career development of staff.
• Be involved in review sessions on project status with project management and/or client and highlight adverse schedule variances for corrective actions/ mitigation plans.
• Responsible for undertaking schedule quality assurance and peer reviews.
• Assist in the development of all reports set forth in the client business requirements as well as indicated in the corporate reporting procedures
• Review weekly coordination of data. (Cost/Schedule/Trends/Progress)
• Ensure you are doing all Scheduling activities in accordance with set Project Procedures and Job Instructions. Includes preparation of schedules, cash flow and variance analysis
• Knowledgeable of planning and scheduling concepts and principles
• Supports analysis of schedule, identifies and investigates project schedule variances
• Assists in the development and maintenance of WBS and support activities to implement applicable coding.
• Supports gathering and assembling data for schedule updating.
• Supports measurement of project schedule progress and gathers and assembles data for schedule and network updating.
• Familiar with engineering workflows and basis construction methodology.
• Understands CPM scheduling concepts and principles.
• Understands concepts and principles of scope control and change management.
• Familiar with the concept of Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement
• Collects data and produces productivity analysis on manpower, labor hour, quantities requirements versus budget limitations
• Exposure to scheduling and cost baseline fundamentals, concepts and principles.
• Introduced to performance management and cost/schedule integration concepts and principles.