Lead Planner
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Fluor team members are at the heart of our success in executing projects safely, thoughtfully, and with the highest quality. If you value teamwork, empowerment in your career, and are eager to champion innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients, this opportunity just may be for you!
Job Description
Our Project Controls Team is looking for a Senior Lead Construction Planner for a multi-billion dollar project located near Ft. Saskatchewan in northern Alberta. The Lead Planner will report directly to the Field Project Controls Manager.
Candidate will be responsible for Construction planning of the project including but not limited to the modularization program and all activities associated with multiple construction contractors, based on the project execution strategies, which include the Project Controls activities for a project.
As a Lead Planner you will be responsible to work collaboratively with the area construction management team and other disciplines/groups such as Engineering, Procurement, Contracting, Fabrication, Modularization, Construction, Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning.
Your key responsibilities shall include:
- Supervise and support the field planning team
- Direct the development of critical path schedules based on engineering, procurement and construction philosophies for the project using Primavera P6
- Supervise Area Planners activities on a daily basis to ensure that consistent methods and procedures are followed
- Supervise and maintain an accurate and reliable progress basis for all aspects of the work
- Monitor engineering production of design deliverables and their impacts against the construction schedule
- Monitor procurement and material delivery dates and their impact on the construction schedules
- Prepare overall progress and manpower forecasts for construction utilizing roll-up techniques
- Maintain full tracking of all work scope and the schedules performance against approved project goals and objectives
- Regularly analyze construction schedule activity to identify areas of criticality
- Schedule Activity Reviews and identify potential schedule impacts resulting from engineering and procurement schedule delays
- Prepare management level reports regarding schedule performance and alerts management to potential schedule problems and necessary actions
- Prepare management level curves, graphs and other pertinent statistical information
- Participate in management level presentations where expertise in planning and scheduling is required
- Work with construction contractors as required when schedule problems are encountered
- Interface with client management as required
- Conduct, lead or facilitate schedule risk analysis as required
- Support and implement Schedule Risk Analysis review actions
- Develop and maintain L1 to L3 construction schedules in accordance with Fluor and Client Standards and procedures
- Resource Loading of schedule for Labor and Quantities
- Implement the Work Breakdown and Project Coding Structures
- Analyze variances in schedule performance against the plan on regular time interval and provide forward looking strategies to mitigate variances
- Manage and maintain the basis of schedule for construction
- Interface with the project team
- Work together with Progress team to analyze Contractor’s progress
- Engage in the project change management process for implementation in the schedule and providing What If Analysis to support the Change process
- Participate in internal and external audits
- Organize and prioritize a variety of multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner, set priorities, and meet deadlines
- Plan and organize own work assignments
Basic Job Requirements
• 10+ years of project scheduling experience with 5+ years on large projects and several years as a lead
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluent in English both written and verbal
• Job related technical knowledge
• Experience in Forensic Schedule Analysis
• Significant technical knowledge and practical experience with applicable software systems:
Primavera P6, Milestone Professional (training available), Power BI and Microsoft Office (expertise in Microsoft excel), Change Management, and Progress Measurement / Analysis / Reporting.
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
Other Job Requirements
• Bachelor or master’s degree (preferable but not required)
Preferred Qualifications
Fluor Canada rewards hard work, knowledge, and commitment. Fluor offers competitive employee compensation packages, comprehensive benefit programs including Health, Dental and Vision Care, flexible spending dollars, group registered retirement program, parental top-up, education reimbursement, employee and family assistance programs, and much more. Fluor also offers several employee resource groups that aim to provide opportunities for professional and personal growth, improved wellness, and involvement in the community.
At Fluor, we believe that overall wellness encompasses the four wellness pillars of mental, physical, financial and social. Upon these pillars we are committed to fostering a healthy, inclusive and psychologically safe workplace by creating awareness through knowledge building and communication while focusing on measurable outcomes.
Compressed work schedule: The Fluor Canada offices work a compressed work schedule offering every second Friday off.
The market rate for the role is typically at the mid-point of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
Fluor uses artificial intelligence (AI) in its hiring process to review applications and identify qualified candidates. More information including contact information is available in our Applicant Notice when creating a profile on our recruiting platform.
Notice to Candidates: As required by some of our clients and projects, to the extent allowed by law, offers may be conditional upon consent and clearance of a satisfactory background check which could include, but is not limited to, a criminal records check, and confirmation of education, professional registration, employment history, and references.
While only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview, be sure to continually check our website for other related positions as they are posted. Are you ready to join us? We are looking forward to hearing from you today!