Project Scheduler

Charter is looking for a Project Controls Specialist with scheduling focus and expertise to join our team in Vancouver, BC to work on infrastructure projects ranging from $50M to $4B located throughout the province of British Columbia.

In this role, you will work with a multidisciplinary team on a variety of projects, developing, maintaining, tracking, and analyzing project schedules throughout the different phases of the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Works on multiple heavy civil and infrastructure projects; including transit and transportation projects;
• Develops, tracks and maintains executive and detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 ;
• Creates what-if scenarios and performs delay analyses;
• Provides regular schedule updates and reports, including 6-week Lookaheads suited to specific audiences;
• Reviews contractors’ schedules and provides commentary / recommendations to the client;
• Assesses and proposes options for accelerating / recovering schedule;
• Integrates schedules provided by contractors, third parties and key stakeholders to create a master project schedule to identify potential interfacing conflicts;
• Has a sound understanding of scheduling best practices;
• Undertakes the development of preliminary schedules in the planning phases prior to all information becoming available by drawing assumptions, experience and / or lessons learned from past projects;
• Writes technical memorandums and / or reports as required;
• Supports Quantitative Risk Assessments and Quantitative Schedule Risk Assessments;
• Participates in the creation and updates of Risk Registers;
• Participates in internal and external workshops such as schedule and constructability schedules;

Usage of Earned Value for tracking project’s performance is an asset.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or similar;
• Core experience in heavy civil and infrastructure construction is essential;
• Experience in transportation and transit projects is an asset;
• Minimum 3-5 years of project and / or construction scheduling experience;
• Minimum 5 years of field experience in heavy civil and infrastructure;
• Proficiently interprets drawings, specifications and reports of multiple disciplines including but not limited to Geotechnical, Environmental, Archaeological, etc.;
• Has a strong constructability background; understands construction sequencing, staging, methods, equipment and industry standard productivities applied to infrastructure projects;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Comfortable communicating virtually or in-person with the client and other stakeholders in a consultant environment;
• Works efficiently in a team environment including internal staff and external consultants;
• Ability to handle different projects while prioritizing critical submissions;
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision;

Proficiency in MS Project and / or TILOS is an asset.

Requirements

The job schedule consists of a standard Monday to Friday work week; however, it requires the candidate to work in the Charter office a minimum of two days per week.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada