At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead planning and scheduling for complex projects, ensuring effective delivery and decision-making.
- Company: Brunel, a global leader in recruitment and workforce services.
- Benefits: Exciting career opportunities, global presence, and professional growth support.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities in diverse industries like Renewable Energy and Automotive.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact on major projects worldwide.
- Qualifications: 10+ years in planning, strong leadership, and advanced scheduling knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
Brunel is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead the planning and scheduling function across complex projects, programs, or portfolios. This position will oversee schedule governance, planning standards, resource coordination, performance reporting, and schedule risk management to support effective project delivery and informed management decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Lead planning and scheduling activities across assigned projects, programs, or portfolios.
- Establish, implement, and continuously improve planning processes, scheduling standards, and governance practices.
- Oversee schedule development, baselining, updates, critical path analysis, forecasting, and recovery planning.
- Provide leadership, coaching, workload management, and technical guidance to planners and schedulers.
- Review schedule updates, forecasts, variances, and performance reporting to ensure accuracy, quality, and alignment.
- Identify schedule risks, delays, trends, and potential impacts, recommending appropriate mitigation and recovery actions.
- Collaborate with project management, cost, risk, engineering, procurement, and construction teams to support integrated project controls.
- Prepare and present schedule performance information for project and management reviews.
- Support resource planning, portfolio forecasting, scenario analysis, and project prioritization.
- Promote continuous improvement and increased planning maturity across the Project Controls function.
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in planning, scheduling, and project controls.
- Demonstrated experience leading planning teams and managing schedule governance.
- Advanced knowledge of planning, scheduling, critical path methodology, earned value management, forecasting, and schedule risk analysis.
- Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6, project controls systems, and integrated schedule reporting.
- Strong leadership capabilities, including prioritization, delegation, coaching, workload management, and team development.
- Solid understanding of project controls governance, reporting standards, and schedule quality requirements.
- Ability to analyze complex schedule information and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with project teams, partners, clients, and senior stakeholders.
- Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, report-writing, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, or an equivalent professional certification is considered an asset.
- Experience with dashboards, analytics, or business intelligence tools is considered an asset.
Planning Manager in Mississauga employer: Brunel
Brunel is an exceptional employer that values innovation and collaboration, making it an ideal place for professionals in the mining and heavy industry sectors. With a strong focus on employee growth, we offer comprehensive training programs and opportunities for advancement, all within the vibrant city of Vancouver. Our inclusive work culture fosters teamwork and safety, ensuring that every team member can contribute meaningfully to major capital projects while enjoying a balanced work-life environment.
