Planner / Scheduler

Horizon Recruitment is conducting a search for a Project Planner/Scheduler for a BC Based company within their project delivery team. Our client has a large number of active capital projects and has an immediate need for an individual to join their team to help drive their projects forward. Initially a 12 month contract term, this position has the potential for long term work within the project team.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that project schedule decisions can be made based upon accurate and timely schedule and progress performance information
• Plan and implement project scheduling resources, processes and systems on a portfolio of major projects. This includes working with other team members within operations and procurement to develop, support and maintain the operations schedule within the overall Master schedule
• Responsible to the Project Director for the application of the company policies and procedures for the area of project cost controls on assigned major projects
• Assist the Project team in transferring learning from project implementation to the improvement of company procedures
• Other duties necessary for implementation of the job role within the project portfolio

Requirements:

• Strong skills in schedule planning, activity duration estimating, critical path method (CPM) schedule preparation, schedule analysis, schedule system application and construction scheduling 
• Strong skills and knowledge in Primavera and other scheduling software
• Good understanding of the areas of estimating, cost control and overall project and construction management
• Skill and knowledge of overall project implementation management processes
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Developed critical and conceptual thinking skills
• A graduate degree in an Engineering, Construction Management or Business Management is desirable
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in project management and scheduling controls roles is required

Rewards:

$50/hr target rate.

Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complimentary practice areas: Finance & Supply Chain.