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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and maintain complex project schedules.
- Support construction planning efforts.
- Identify schedule risks and opportunities.
- Provide project teams with insights needed to deliver successful project outcomes.
- Develop and maintain customer-focused relationships with all stakeholders.
- Understand project controls and procedures.
- Prepare quantity take-offs and incorporate production analysis into the schedule.
- Review the project cost forecast to validate the forecast schedule and participate in forecast meetings.
- Communicate with site staff and subcontractors to determine actual construction progress, develop project schedules, and provide regular schedule updates.
- Communicate and present schedule updates and complex schedule information to internal and external project stakeholders.
- Complete site walks to audit short- and long-term plans and follow up with the project team to validate the schedule.
- Support development and management of project planning and scheduling.
- Contribute to planning and scheduling through preconstruction, construction, and system completion phases.
- Facilitate interactive planning and scheduling sessions with project stakeholders.
- Assist project management in creating and monitoring short-term schedules and determining impacts on the master schedule.
- Identify and communicate schedule delays, impacts, and variances to the PCL Baseline Schedule.
- Create, maintain, monitor, and communicate estimating and project schedules to the project team and district staff.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum 3 years of industry experience.
- 1-4 years of dedicated planning and scheduling with direct hire trades and subcontractors
- Position based in Edmonton office to start with transition to camp based project
- In-depth knowledge of construction specifications, building materials, methods and procedures, and the ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, contracts, and proposal documents
- Experience with field construction operations and how a project is constructed, including logical sequencing of work through all phases of the project from pursuit to project closeout
- Ability to complete quantity take-offs and understand productivity rates with implementation in a project schedule.
- Advanced understanding of planning and scheduling principles, best practices, and techniques
- Effective listening, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to negotiate and to present ideas and content that influence a favorable outcome.
- Ability to work independently or in a team environment with multiple stakeholders including estimators, field supervision, subcontractors, project team and clients.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing work for themselves and others, under strict timelines and being flexible to changing needs
- Advanced skills using Microsoft Office Suite and other applicable systems
- Advanced working knowledge of Primavera P6 EPPM
- Proficiency with 3D/4D scheduling tools would be an asset
- Advanced knowledge of the Critical Path Scheduling method related to the construction industry with the ability to teach.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Employee ownership opportunities that build long-term value
- Annual discretionary performance bonuses
- RRSP, TFSA, Pension Contribution Options
- Flexible medical, dental and vision benefits
- Prescription drug coverage and virtual care services
- Life, AD&D and disability insurance
- Paid parental leave and family care support
- Health and lifestyle spending account options
- Mental health and wellness support, including Employee Assistance Programs
- Career growth pathways, leadership development and mentorship programs
- Access to world-class training through PCL's College of Construction and professional development courses
- Ongoing opportunities to learn new skills, explore different roles and grow your career across sectors and regions