Project Planner/Scheduler

Posted 10 days ago

Job Details

Contract

Location

Vancouver, BC

Salary

dollar sign 35 to 45 per hour

Job Description

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is conducting a search for a Project Planner/Scheduler for a BC Based company within their project delivery team. Our client has a large number of active capital projects and has an immediate need for an individual to join their team to help drive their projects forward. Initially a 12 month contract term, this position has the potential for long term work within the project team.

Responsibilities:

Ensure that project schedule decisions can be made based upon accurate and timely schedule and progress performance information.
Plan and implement project scheduling resources, processes and systems on a portfolio of major projects. This includes working with other team members within operations and procurement to develop, support and maintain the operations schedule within the overall Master schedule.
Responsible to the Project Director for the application of the company policies and procedures for the area of project cost controls on assigned major projects.
Assist the Project team in transferring learning from project implementation to the improvement of company procedures.
Other duties necessary for implementation of the job role within the project portfolio.

Requirements:

Strong skills in schedule planning, activity duration estimating, critical path method (CPM) schedule preparation, schedule analysis, schedule system application and construction scheduling
Strong skills and knowledge in Primavera and other scheduling software
Good understanding of the areas of estimating, cost control and overall project and construction management
Skill and knowledge of overall project implementation management processes
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Developed critical and conceptual thinking skills
A graduate degree in an Engineering, Construction Management or Business Management is desirable
Minimum 5 years’ experience in project management and scheduling controls roles is required

Rewards:

$35-$45/hr

**Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered**

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complimentary practice areas: Finance & Supply Chain.

About Horizon Recruitment Inc.

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complimentary practice areas: Finance and Supply Chain. Horizon provides search services on an interim and permanent basis with a specific focus on professional and middle management recruitment. Since our inception, Horizon Recruitment has established a significant presence in the market and has quickly become one of the most trusted names in our business. Our Supply Chain practice supports large scale capital construction projects with procurement and contract management resources. Our clients also engage us to assist them in identifying resources for demand planning, forecasting and analysis within their high technology environments. Corporate supply chain teams hire our consultants to assist them through process and innovation projects, including implementing continuous process improvement methodologies. Our Finance practice supports corporate accounting and finance departments with individuals who perform a variety of standard and complex tasks ranging from period end reporting to tax, treasury and complex financial modeling for mergers and acquisitions. We assist risk departments with audit and review, along with compliance issues.

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