Project Planner/Scheduler

Are you looking for a company that works on major engineering projects all over the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide? Are you seeking to join an inclusive and diverse team that you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place!

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Project Planner/Scheduler to join our team in Burnaby, BC as we are expanding our operations in British Columbia and across Canada. This role, under the project services group, involves supporting our project managers and engineering teams to deliver design and support projects to our clients, with various and diverse types of projects.

The position reports to Planning/Scheduling Manager, AtkinsRéalis and will be based in Burnaby BC, however, can support other projects across the country and overseas if needed.

Your role within the team:

To perform this role successfully, the candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Review project documents and liaise with project teams to identify scope components and requirements. Also, layout the scope over the work breakdown structure as agreed with project leads and as correlates with the budget structure;
• Establish project schedules using known industry software to meet project requirements (Primavera P6, MS Project and/or TILOS);
• Create, arrange, load and assess schedule resources to different schedule levels and adjust/level resources to meet project plans;
• Identify the critical path and near-critical path using CPM scheduling method and reflect the same along with other schedule assumptions on the basis of the schedule;
• Conduct review sessions with project teams and clients in order to obtain the team’s buy-in and set schedules as baselines;
• Confer with project and client teams on a regular basis, track time and sequence changes to update the schedule and issue baseline schedule revisions as applicable;
• Support other project management and project controls functions and perform other duties related to planning and scheduling when required by project teams;

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?

Because we offer:

• The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
• An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
• A work environment focused on health and safety.

The ideal candidate:

• Education background in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering Management or a related field
• 5-8 years of related experience in scheduling within Engineering projects (experience in diverse project types is preferred)
• Proficiency in scheduling software; MS-Project and Primavera P6
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Certification with AACE, PMI or CMAA is an asset but not required

Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.

Expected compensation for this role is between Pay Range $100,000 - $128,000 annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.

About AtkinsRéalis  

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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