Manager, Planning - Vancouver, Canada - Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

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Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

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BE PART OF THE TEAM THAT BRINGS THE WORLD TOGETHER
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Career Opportunity: Manager, Planning & Scheduling
***Join an organization that plays a critical role in Canada's economy. At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, we focus on doing the incredible work it takes to become the world's most sustainable port.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is responsible for the stewardship of the Port of Vancouver, Canada's largest and most diversified port.

Our mandate as a Canada Port Authority, as set out by the _Canada Marine Act_, is to enable Canada's trade objectives, ensuring goods are moved safely and responsibly through the Port of Vancouver.

That means providing infrastructure and ensuring the safe and efficient movement of marine traffic and cargo within the port.

It also means we carry out reviews of proposed activities and developments on federal port lands and waters to determine whether a project can go ahead without impacts to the environment and community that cannot be mitigated.

We are passionate about the work we do and what it contributes to our local communities, the region and our country.

This is reflected in our values of collaboration, continuous improvement, accountability and customer responsiveness.

Be a part of a team that advances initiatives to promote economic prosperity through trade, a healthy environment and thriving communities for the future generations of Canadians.

It's a workplace where the intrinsic value of your contribution to help foster the continued growth of the Canadian economy becomes a tangible reality.

Bring your unique strengths, perspectives and experiences to the port authority and join us in charting a course toward a sustainable future.

The manager, planning and scheduling manages all planning and scheduling functions across the VFPA Infrastructure Division's capital projects.

Working closely with the project controls leadership team and with project managers within a matrix organization, this position ensures that robust scheduling processes are developed and followed, ensuring successful execution of VFPA projects.

Additionally, the position provides guidance to program directors/ managers and provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility.

In collaboration with the project manager, they shall ensure that the scheduling function is appropriately resourced and implemented.

Planning and Scheduling Systems and Processes

Providing general project controls management services with a focus on planning & scheduling
Develop and implement best practice schedule planning and management policies, processes and procedures to support the size, scale and complexity of port authority major capital projects
Collaborate with project controls leadership in the development, roll out, training and communication with project team members in the implementation of new processes or procedures. Ensure change management best practices and competing project specific constraints to support project team buyin and adherence are considered
Pursue standardization and streamlining to improve efficiencies in schedule reporting, including continuous improvement of tools and techniques
Develop and implement the consistent use of bestpractice processes utilizing Prism and P6, for project planning and scheduling
Deploying training programs to ensure projects team member's qualification regarding planning & scheduling processes & tools

Planning and Scheduling Service Delivery

Resource, build and lead a high performing team, and collaborate with other Departments and Divisions in the delivery of the service and ensure clarity of roles and responsibilities in a matrix environment
Develop and implement a resource plan for staffing the planning function, including staffing and retention plans
Oversee senior team members embedded as matrix team members on the major capital projects' teams to achieve program/project objectives on planning and scheduling
Collaborate with project controls teams and project/program managers on scope, schedule and cost vs. the approved baselines
Lead the scheduling team to deliver all schedule reporting as required, such as monthly report and lookahead schedules, and identify key activities that require attention
Provide supervision and oversight of direct reports, to ensure a high level of customer responsiveness to project delivery teams and high quality service provision. Develop strategies and implement processes to administer the effect of incoming and outgoing change requests on the program/ project schedule
Proactively identify problems in the program/ project schedule and assist schedulers if required in effectively managing a resolution
Control program/ project schedules through proactively managing changes to the baseline are conducted through auditable control processes

Risk Management