
Project Planner
- Ottawa, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Liaise with key stakeholders to develop valid and accurate bid and project schedules. Liaise with key stakeholders to maintain valid and accurate project schedules in accordance with a monthly update cycle. Highlight areas of schedule and cost concern and identify potential actions for improving performance.
- Advise the Project Manager (PM) of project tasks or event issues that might impact on key milestones. Maintain schedule integrity in accordance with Industry best practice. Ensure data transfer and data coordination between various program management software systems to ensure capture of accurate performance data.
- Reconcile performance data generated from the systems with real project performance through communication with members of the project team. Prepare and maintain Contract/Task Change proposals (CCP/TCP) and other relevant information. Integrate scope variations via CCP/TCPs into existing project schedules including analysis of any impact to the existing program.
- Regularly report to the Project team on progress and project performance. Carry out analysis of project schedule and cost performance. Assist the PM in resource levelling and other appropriate suitable techniques to identify suitable project execution strategies to reduce execution costs and improve schedule performance.
- Assist with planning functions including project structure with relevant documentation; and maintain and update cost status of work packages.
- Proven experience using Primavera or equivalent scheduling software, with knowledge of other scheduling tools such as MS Project.
- 5 + Years of experience in scheduling projects.
- Project planning knowledge essential.
- Experience with Earned Value principles, systems and techniques.
- A high level of computing skills particularly with MS Office.
- Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
- Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
- Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
- Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
- Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.
- Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
- Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
- Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
- Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
- Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.