Portfolio Planner - Toronto, Canada - Northland Power

Northland Power

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Who We Are:

At Northland, we're enablers of change, united by our journey to transform the energy sector into the foundation for a sustainable future.

Since our inception, we've been early movers in the energy industry, adopting new initiatives that pave the way for communities across the globe and helping forge their path towards a carbon-neutral landscape.

We're a different kind of independent power producer.

As developers, owners and operators who are at the forefront of the energy transition, we're uniquely positioned to leave a lasting impact in the regions where we operate.

We've expanded our business across Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia to become a global leader, all by bringing together industry experts to find solutions with an entrepreneurial mindset.

While our work powers communities across the globe, Northland is powered by our people.

What You'll Do:

As a Portfolio Planner, you will play a crucial part in implementing best practice project planning principles at both Corporate and Project levels.

You will be responsible for advising projects on NPI's governance around schedule development and requirements, including consistency of reporting, conducting planning workshops, and identification, analysis, and control of schedule risks on the project.

Key Responsibilities

Implementation of Enterprise P6 cloud solution to facilitate management of schedules across the projects.
Support the project organizations in developing and maintaining time schedules.
Run planning workshops and facilitate regular meetings with key project team members and package managers.
Build and maintain a schedule assumption book for each project.
Provide detailed analysis including scenario analysis, milestone tracking, critical path and float analysis as required in the projects.
Generate relevant reports such as 3month and 6month lookaheads, deviation reports, and other required documentation.
Assist project organizations in preparing tender time schedules, ensuring alignment with project goals and requirements.
Ensure planning and progress reporting requirements are included in the tender documents and contract documents.
Review suppliers' time schedules and ensure that they comply with the overall construction schedules.
Report project progress, performance and forecast on a regular basis.
Ensure the installation sequence is defined, optimized, and aligned to the project strategy and rest of the schedule.
Facilitate that appropriate weather downtime are accurately estimated and implemented where applicable.
Run schedule risk analysis, advising on P50, P90 schedules as required.

Who You Are:

Methodical and Organized: You excel in working methodically and thrive on bringing structure to complex tasks, managing competing priorities effectively.
Collaborative: Building strong relationships and working collaboratively as part of a team comes naturally to you.
Diligent: Your solid attention to detail will ensure that schedule and documentation is accurate, and you follow up with others where needed to ensure outstanding information or actions are completed
Independent: You are an independent thinker and naturally set your own timescales and milestones to ensure you meet your objectives. You know when you need to ask for help and are comfortable doing so.
Flexible: You adapt readily to changing circumstances and work hours, occasionally collaborating with colleagues in different time zones.
Pragmatic: You are handson and enjoy diving into the details, understanding their significance within the broader project context.
A strong Communicator: You possess excellent English communication skills, enabling you to effectively liaise with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

Equivalent expertise to PMI-SP (PMI Project Scheduling Professional) certification.
5+ years of relevant industry experience: A background in Oil & Gas or Renewable Energy industries is preferable.
Proficiency in Primavera P6: A deep understanding and practical experience with Primavera P6 is mandatory for this role.

We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds.

If you're excited about a role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with this job description, we still encourage you to apply.

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