Sr. Planner

Location:

Hamilton, ON, CA

Aecon Civil is a recognized leader in infrastructure projects, providing strong self‑perform capabilities and deep local expertise across Canada, the U.S., and an expanding international footprint. The Sr. Planner supports effective project delivery by developing and maintaining project schedules, tracking progress, and providing reliable schedule analysis to the project team.

The Sr. Planner supports effective project delivery by developing and maintaining project schedules, tracking progress, and providing reliable schedule analysis to the project team. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and close coordination with multidisciplinary teams in a fast‑paced environment.

• Perform and/or coordinate, collect, verify, and integrate the work scope for all entities into the total project plan.
• Review the representation of project scope in schedules.
• Develop and maintain all required project schedules and ensure integrity of data across the entire project lifecycle.
• Create and implement key scheduling requirements such as bespoke activity coding, naming conventions, client requirements management protocol, project calendars, and resource and plant data libraries.
• Support resource planning and analysis, forecasting the requirement of various types of resources including labor, materials, and equipment over the course of the project based on work front analysis.
• Perform productivity analysis of construction operations and verify accordingly.
• Establish a productivity basis to be utilized in estimates, as developed in concurrence with construction, and review labor estimates for reasonableness.
• Prepare required progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates to all internal and external clients.
• Analyze schedule variance, float, and trending and monitor schedule KPIs.
• Develop progress measurement processes and analyze progress and performance data.
• Manage schedule change notices, forecast project impact, and implement corrective action when performance trends deviate from baseline.
• Perform audits on various schedules, including those produced by subcontractors, and prepare all required output documents.
• Collaborate with all cross‑functional teams to maintain, add, or modify the schedule data and plans.
• Support schedule 5D integration process with the 3D model and cost, and report the outputs which include cash flow and sequence simulations.
• Create and maintain a collaborative culture and environment that is open, inclusive, and respectful.
• Supervise, develop, and mentor project controls personnel (i.e., Project planners and planning coordinators).

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering (preferably in Civil Engineering) or equivalent experience.
• 7-10 years of planning experience in heavy civil major projects.
• Proven experience and ability in planning, scheduling, and managing complex projects.
• Proven problem solver with sound judgment who accepts ownership and accountability.
• Expert level knowledge of project Planning and Scheduling software such as Primavera P6 and TILOS.
• Knowledge of SAP, Hard Dollar, PowerBI, and Synchro is an asset.
• Availability to work fully in person 5 days per week.

$120,000 - $150,000 (HR to confirm)

Individual pay is determined based on factors including work location, education, experience, unique skills, and job conditions. Other considerations may include certifications, specialized training, and the complexity or scope of the role.

Aecon fosters belonging within and across our organization. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considering all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws.