Project Planner

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Job family:
Project & Site Management

Business area:
Hydropower

Contract location:
Pointe-Claire, Quebec, CA

Location type:
Location Flexible

Contract type:
Permanent

As the first equipment manufacturer in Canada and a world leader in the design of hydroelectric turbines and generators, ANDRITZ Canada has more than 185 years of know-how.

In a context of energy transition, our hydroelectric innovation projects make sense. From design to construction, our innovative team of experts offers turnkey solutions. By joining ANDRITZ Canada, you are contributing to the development of sustainable technology, a clean future, and the maintenance of a proud Canadian's expertise.

From water to wire – Be part of the movement!

The project planner must have industrial construction experience and scheduling experience in an enterprise application, i.e. Primavera P6. The candidate will ensure schedules follow company and industry standards, are complete and meet business objectives. Possessing experience in large hydro, industrial or construction projects is an asset. The candidate must be articulate and able to work with the different groups and levels within the business.

The following responsibilities form the core of this role in our Canadian team.

• Alignment of project schedule and project execution plans;
• Interfacing with Project team, construction management and business personnel in developing a strong baseline EPC Schedules;
• Assisting in the development of option analysis and strategies for project scope and execution plans;
• Performing schedule risk analysis with the Project team;
• Developing and maintaining Project schedules with the Project Team;
• Ensuring proper integration of all Project schedules (L1 to L4);
• Performing impact analysis of delays and accelerations and as well as impact of critical third party interfaces;
• Defining the critical and sub-critical path activities, communicating them to the Project Team;
• Developing and maintaining other schedules as deemed necessary by the Project Team, milestone schedules, manpower curve, mobilization plans etc.;
• Collecting progress updates, applying progress to schedules, re-forecasting resource requirements and achievement of milestones;
• Liaising with Project team to generate EVM metrics;
• Reviewing manpower planning;
• Ensuring that all Schedules follow our written Scheduling procedures including appropriate quality standards and best practices;
• Improving our global Scheduling processes and standards to ensure integrity of data and quality of output;
• Issuing various Project reports such as:
  Dashboard, customer progress report, and other monthly and quarterly reporting as needed;
• Promoting the value of Scheduling to the project teams; striving for schedule integrity; having the ability to influence the decisions and outcomes with respect to Project management;
• Support the growth and development of the Scheduling and Project Controls functions;
• Visiting Project construction sites for closer collaboration with site manager and personnel and to audit field progress as required; may be required to work turnaround when needed.

Successful teams share objectives, and they also share values! In addition to your strong skills and experience, we need someone with high motivation, a positive mindset, and a willingness to be part of a team.

The ideal candidate should be willing to work in a complex, fast-paced environment, with evolving priorities. Result and solution-oriented candidates who follow through with ideas and commitments will perform well within ANDRITZ. As our projects have large scopes and often require years to be completed, your perseverance will be valued…