Overview / Responsibilities

Wood currently has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planner / Scheduler to develop a Level 3 Execution Schedule for a large mining project. This role will be 6 to 8 month contract assignment and can be a work from home environment anywhere in Canada. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain thorough understanding of company policies, procedures, and methodologies relevant to Planning / Scheduling discipline
  
• Thorough review of of existing schedules, WBS, and Scopes of Work.
• Develop a robust Level 3 CPM engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning schedule.
  
• Facilitate planning sessions with project teams and clients
  
• Assist project planning and development of multi-level, resource loaded CPM schedule for all phases of the assigned project
  
• Maintain and update the CPM schedule as required by project plan
  
• Extract resources and quantities from the estimate and load into the schedule
  
• Interact with clients, external consultants, construction and project management and team leads regarding planning and scheduling activities
• Review work of other planners/schedulers and perform schedule integrity checks
  
• Prepare Basis of Schedule document.
• Prepare and conduct presentations of schedule methodologies and principles to other departments

Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from a recognized institution and / or PMI or AACE certification or at 10 years' of relevant experience
• More than 10 years of experience in performing senior level planning and scheduling experience in an EPCM environment together with related Mining experience with SAG / Ball Mills and Tailings Dams.
• Strong oral and written communication as well as inter-personal and presentation skills
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6
• Hands on knowledge of schedule risk analysis software such as Primavera Risk analysis would be an asset
• Additional experience in project reporting, cost control, procurement, contract administration, and construction management support would be considered an asset
• Authorization to lawfully work in Canada without sponsorship from Wood is required

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 45,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement (EEO)

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.