Scheduler – David Aplin Group

Job Title: Scheduler

Location: Ottawa, ON

Job Description: Join one of Canada’s top general contractors and work on interesting, diverse infrastructure projects. Impact Recruitment has partnered with an Ottawa based client to recruit a Scheduler.Benefits & Perks:

• $100,000 – $140,000, Depending on experience
• 4 weeks vacation
• Profit sharing
• RRSP matching at 4%
• 24 hour access to a virtual doctor
• Extended health and dental benefits

Responsibilities:

• Ability to understand construction drawings and sequences
• Develop baseline schedule and maintain monthly progress update schedule
• Coordinate with the project manager and site to get the monthly updates
• Ability to resource load the schedule with material, labor and cost
• Maintain project schedules and providing complex planning/scheduling activities throughout the lifecycle of assigned projects, ensuring deployment of resources, cost
• Coordinate all inputs, reviews required for a functional schedule; establish logic, floats and interfaces for all activities and denoting important milestones
• Review project activities (actual versus planned), and forecasting completion schedules based on a variety of information sources
• Use project scheduling software to prepare and update schedules, change sequencing and duration of project activities, and provide progress reports to stakeholders
• Review vendor, sub-contractor and consultant schedule submitting and incorporating them into overall project schedules, while maintaining business relationships with all partners
• Provide regular risk assessments, analyzing schedule changes, determining causes, identifying mitigation/recovery strategies and opportunities to accelerate completion of the work
• Create what if scenarios as required to assist the management in making key strategic decisions

Qualifications:

• University degree in construction or civil engineering an asset
• 1-3 years local experience in a scheduling/planning role working on infrastructure projects
• Understanding of project planning methodology in schedule development and sequencing, with solid foundations in project control concepts (WBS, CPM based, earned value management and cost collecting, risk assessment)
• Proficient in Primavera and MS Excel

David Aplin & Associates Inc., operating as Aplin, and its associated brands, CompuStaff and Impact Recruitment, is an award-winning employment agency connecting diverse, top-tier talent with exceptional organizations across North America. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and charge no fees to apply or engage with our recruiters. Our clients partner with us to help expand and diversify their teams. Please note that all applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any necessary work permits.

Company Name: David Aplin Group

Salary: $100000 – 140000 per year

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