Joe Newman
Senior Planner (Relocate to Canada)
Exciting career opening for a Senior Planner / Scheduler to move to Vancouver, BC, Canada and join the Building Division of a leading Canadian Main Contractor (approximately $4 billion annual revenue). This role involves working on a diverse range of projects, including High-Rise, Commercial, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Transportation, and Educational developments.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage detailed project master schedules for complex, high-priority projects using the Critical Path Method, ensuring milestones and contract obligations are met while coordinating with external parties.
- Build strong relationships with clients and scheduling consultants to finalize baseline schedules, negotiating tailored scheduling standards based on project complexity.
- Update schedules with cash flow projections, revisions, and risk tracking, producing advanced performance reports like dashboards, Earned Value Analysis, S-curves, Heatmaps, and Variance Analysis.
- Identify and mitigate schedule risks, analyze critical and near-critical path activities, monitor float, and provide guidance on extension of time claims with delay analysis experts.
- Lead the creation of commissioning and bid management schedules, oversee interface coordination across design, procurement, construction, and permitting, and support budget reviews while mentoring junior Planners / Schedulers.
Qualifications:
- Diploma or degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Over 10 years of Planning / Scheduling experience in building, industrial, civil, or infrastructure sectors.
- Certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP, PSP, EIT, P.Eng., CCDA, or CET are advantageous.
- Proven experience overseeing projects from start to finish using various delivery approaches (EPC, Design-Build, CM, PPP, etc.).
- Solid understanding of delay analysis methods and experience with extension of time claims.
- Background with a General Contractor is essential.
- Expertise in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with Microsoft Project, Tilos, Powerproject, vPlanner, or 4D scheduling tools is a plus.
- Excellent skills in report writing, communication, and presentations.
Benefits:
- Annual salary of $150,000 – $170,000 CAD (approximately €92,000 – €105,000).
- $15,000 to $25,000 CAD relocation package
- Work permit and visa costs paid for by the company
- Performance Bonus
- Comprehensive healthcare & dental scheme
- Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement + public holidays
For more details about this role and relocating to Canada, feel free to contact Joe at 086 075 7193 or forward your CV to j.newman@gpcireland.com.