Senior Master Scheduler

Location:

MONTREAL, Quebec, CA, H3B 2C9

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Reference Number : 1104

Status :
Permanent - Full-time

Annual Salary / Hourly Rate : $114 000 - $125 000

Number of positions to be filled : 1

Final date to receive applications : 08/08/2026

At VIA Rail, we are shaping the future of passenger rail transportation in Canada. Our Long-Distance, Regional and Remote (LDRR) services connect cities and Indigenous communities, while showcasing iconic landscapes aboard The Canadian, The Ocean, and the Hudson Bay.

To modernize this fleet and build a sustainable network, we are launching an ambitious renewal program. Based primarily in Montreal, our team leads a strategic initiative with a national scope.

Why join us?

Because in addition to tackling stimulating challenges, you will benefit from a people-focused, innovative environment dedicated to professional growth.

OUR BENEFITS
Flexible work schedule and hybrid work policy (depending on the position)
Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, disability, and life insurance)
Competitive pension plan with employer contributions
Employee assistance and wellness support programs
Continuous learning opportunities (e.g., Power BI, advanced analytics, project management)
Career advancement opportunities within a transforming organization
Collaborative, inclusive, and innovation-driven work environment
Position

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Project Controls, the Senior Master Scheduler serves as the expert in integrated planning and schedule management for the major LDRR program.

The incumbent is responsible for developing, integrating, maintaining, and continuously improving a reliable and structured master plan and project schedules aligned with the organization's strategic, operational, financial, and contractual objectives. The role acts as a key partner to the Program Manager, Project Directors/Managers, Project Controllers, Schedulers, and Risk Advisors.

This role encompasses three primary areas of responsibility:

LDRR Program Planning Management (35%)
Planning Management for Major Construction Projects (50%)
Technical Consultant and Practice Leader for Schedulers and Project Controllers (15%)

1. Planning Management – Major LDRR Program

Within the LDRR program, the Senior Master Scheduler is responsible for integrating all project plans into a coherent, actionable, and decision-oriented master schedule.

Key Responsibilities
Structure and maintain the integrated program master schedule by incorporating detailed plans produced by Project Managers, Project Controllers, internal Schedulers, and external vendors.
Confirm, in collaboration with stakeholders, the program planning structure, including key milestones, inter-project dependencies, supplier interfaces, critical deliverables, and execution sequencing.
Develop and maintain robust analysis of the critical path, near-critical paths, available float, and major dependencies that may influence the program target date.
Facilitate integrated planning workshops with Project Managers, vendors, operational teams, and stakeholders to validate scheduling logic, assumptions, constraints, and schedule risks.
Monitor actual program progress and quickly identify variances, potential delays, bottlenecks, and impacts on critical milestones.
Provide program leadership with clear, fact-based, forward-looking visibility on schedule health, emerging issues, critical dependencies, and recommended corrective actions.
Produce periodic executive reports on program performance and schedule health.
Collaborate with the Risk Advisor to conduct quantitative schedule risk analyses, including Monte Carlo simulations.

2. Planning Management for Major Construction Projects within the LDRR Program

For construction projects, the Senior Master Scheduler acts as the planning expert throughout the entire project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain project schedules.
Collaborate with the Project Manager overseeing the construction of an industrial facility, engineering teams, contractors, suppliers, operational teams, and internal stakeholders to build realistic and comprehensive project schedules.
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