Intermediate Planner - Calgary, Canada - Equinox Engineering

Equinox Engineering

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Calgary, Canada

1 week ago

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Description

Job Title:
Intermediate Planner / Scheduler

Department:
Project Controls

Reports to:
Project Controls Supervisor

Location:
Calgary, Alberta

Equinox Engineering Ltd. is a Calgary-based EPCM firm.

We are a market leader in oil and gas processing specializing in facilities design, implementation and operational assistance for natural gas, conventional and heavy oil projects.

Our clients include several of the largest oil & gas producers in Canada and worldwide, and we are currently executing a wide range of sweet gas, sour gas, conventional oil, heavy oil facility and pipeline projects.

Summary:

Planner / Schedulers, also referred to as logisticians and planners, coordinate the supply chain for an organization, which is a term for the logístical procedures that ensure products are moved from the supplier to the consumer.

They manage every aspect of a product's life cycle, from manufacturing to delivery to the consumer.

A Intermediate planner / scheduler is skilled in the responsibilities of the job and often promoted to this role after several years of experience.

Key Responsibilities:

To support the project management function by providing project schedules for oil and gas projects.

The scope of the scheduler's activities includes:

Assisting the Project Manager in the overall planning and scheduling activities on projects.
Maintaining routine schedules on a regular basis.
Preparation of Earned Value/ Performance Reports.
Liaising with Project Management on matters relating to planning and scheduling.
Monitor schedule deviation for assigned disciplines or specialties and advise senor analysts for their consideration.
Participate in the creation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and development of schedules (including resource loading) for those WBS elements.
Participate in the project change management process related to schedule.

Key Skills:

Lead the development of project schedules and identify activities necessary to produce products and services during project execution.
Manage information integration from engineers, subcontractors, owners, and others to create an integrated master schedule.
Identify critical paths including critical float path analysis.
Create graphics including Gantt charts, activity network diagrams, timescaled logic diagrams, and histograms.
Establish and manage a performance management system using baseline information in the estimate and schedule.
Work with project management to set goals, objectives, and success factors and analyze project status.
Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
Perform project performance analysis including earned value. Preparing project schedules based on defined project execution philosophies.
Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
Preparing schedule updates and general maintenance in Primavera and/or MS Project.
Schedule related information collection and distribution.
Ability to work effectively with team members.
Ability to interact and proactively resolve project control issues; ability to explain practices to employees and obtain their understanding and commitment.
Ability to support and interact with peer groups.
Ability to analyze information, determines discrepancies, and resolve issues.
Must be dependable and ensure that deadlines are maintained.

Education and Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years' experience, scheduling in an EPCM project environment.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel).
Proficient in Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Project.
Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and time lines.
Strong oral and written communications skills.
Construction experience is not a requirement but would be considered an asset.
Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation would be an asset.

Equinox Success Statement:

Equinox delivers focused & experienced
_premium teams_ customized with the best
_technical expertise_ to align with
_client culture and requirements_ to ensure
_successful projects_ on a repeatable basis.