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Planner - Scheduler - Construction

 
Location: Canada
Entered: 23 May 2013
Salary: JPY
Duration: Permanent
 
If you're considering relocation to Canada, our client is waiting for you. We are currently hiring experienced Construction Project Planners/Schedulers for a number of large scale commercial and infrastructure projects across Canada. If you have worked with main contractors on large scale Civil/Infrastructure and/ or Commercial projects, your experience is in demand. Successful candidates will benefit from excellent salaries, visa sponsorship for them and their dependents, flights and assistance with relocation costs.

Construction Project Planners/Schedulers - Canada (various locations)

Employer
With more than 3,500 full time professionals and 6,500 tradespeople, our client is involved with more than 700 projects at any one time. These range in value from $20,000 up to $1 billion and include office towers, residential developments, retail outlets, hotels and resorts, educational and health care facilities and infrastructure projects. They are the largest contracting company in Canada and are 100% employee owned.

Job Description
Construction Project Schedulers to work on civils and commercial projects across Canada
Create, maintain, monitor, coordinate, and communicate project and estimating schedules for the Office and various Field Operations across Canada
Assist the Project Manager to create and monitor the short term schedules and determine the impact on the master schedule
Implements sub-trade schedules into the master schedule and have the ability to track progress
Create 2D graphical and visual 4D schedules
Issue look-ahead schedules for meetings
Communicate with site staff and sub-trades to determine the actual construction progress and provide regular schedule updates based on provided information
Provide progress reporting to senior staff to ensure sub-trade/crew performance in accordance with milestone dates of schedule
Incorporate resource and or load costing data into schedules as required
Responsible for continuously expanding and updating professional knowledge of all scheduling software to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness
Help to plan, present and chair scheduling meetings
Assist project teams with the development and management of the project schedule
Provide schedule training as required

Requirements
Minimum 3 years construction scheduling experience with main contractors
Proven project experience on large scale Civil/Infrastructure and / or Commercial projects
College diploma in engineering or construction related field
Understands the CPM and WBS methods of scheduling
Knowledge of the Critical Path Scheduling method related to the construction industry
Effectively manage a construction schedule
Ability to interpret information given regarding construction progress and or delays
Able to complete quantity take-offs and understand productivity rates
Effective listening skills
Effective oral and written communication skills
Presentation skills
Previous experience with scheduling software- Primavera P3, P6 and Suretrak
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook etc.)

Package
Excellent Salaries
Sponsored working visa for you and dependents
Flights
Assistance with relocation costs
Jointly funded Health benefits programs
Jointly funded Retirement Savings plans
Competitive and flexible vacation schedules
Opportunity for ownership and increased income through: dividends, and share equity increases

Relocation Process - Canada
JobContax is highly proficient at assisting candidates through all stages of the relocation process from job interview and visa applications to the physical relocation to Canada.

 

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