Planner and Scheduler, Project Advisory and Management

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We recognize that the construction industry is changing at a rapid pace, and we continually strive to be at the forefront. Our core values empower people to deliver great careers to one another and develop creative solutions for complex problems on some of the most exciting projects. It doesn’t matter what your expertise and craft is – there are no boundaries. We are a group of professionals with a variety of expertise within pre-construction, construction, and post-construction. To learn more, check out our Cradle to Grave services and hear from our team directly about what a career at EllisDon could look like for you. As you can see, we are a diverse bunch. 

Above all, we are a group of individuals with unique experiences and at EllisDon, we choose to celebrate the strength in our differences, every day. EllisDon’s commitment to Inclusive Diversity is to work together to create an environment where every employee feels safe to be their true and authentic self. Ultimately, EllisDon’s purpose is to provide people with similar values the opportunity to achieve their full potential; to deliver that opportunity for great careers to one another; and to contribute meaningfully to the community we share with others. 

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You as a Planner and Scheduler for our Project Advisory and Management Group will:

• Develop a full Critical Path Method (CPM) logic generated baseline schedules for projects.


• Support the Project Managers by providing schedule updates, establishing project controls, creating progress reports.


• Participate in various project-related meetings and accurately document action items, track dates and their impact on the schedule.


• Participate in the planning and schedule preparation process during pursuits and respond to RFP documents in projects.


• Create and revise preliminary master schedules and proposal for Operations detailing the sequence of all work to be performed to ensure schedule is realistic and competitive


• Evaluate construction progress and perform regular progress updates (bi-weekly or monthly) and prepare the reports for evaluation of the schedule health. Maintain the integrity of the master schedule for each project and identify and record the impact of work performed according to the schedule. Prepare and maintain the project schedule log on a regular basis.


• Prepare dashboards for the project progress in Power BI or Excel.


• Participate in developing and maintaining a database of construction productivity rates, procurement durations, lead times and project risk items.


• Identify unplanned events (new changes/ unforeseen conditions) and incorporate their impacts into the schedule.


• Develop as-built versus as-planned schedules to provide a manageable “snapshot” comparison of the project schedule.


• Holding a PMI-SP, PSP, or CCP certification is considered an asset.


• Familiarity with delay claim analysis techniques is considered an asset.

Is this the right role for you?

• You have a construction-related degree/diploma and three to five years of construction scheduling experience or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience.


• You have experience working with institutional, commercial, industrial, and residential projects


• You have a working knowledge of computer scheduling program Primavera P6, and MS Project


• Strong communication skills - oral and written


• Self-motivated with good organizational skills


• Ability to work well with others as a team

EllisDon is proud to provide this unique career opportunity that provides continuous learning, opportunity for growth, and a competitive compensation package within an environment that is committed to inclusion and respects diversity.          

Go ahead and be yourself. We'll pay you for it! 

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of any age, culture, subculture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, race, size, mental or physical status, veteran status, religion, language, political opinion, working-style preference, family status, education, and socio-economic status. The EllisDon core values of Integrity and Mutual Respect welcomes everyone, at work and in the community, and our value of Mutual Accountability, means that we all have a role to play. As an EllisDon employee, this will ultimately be your commitment to Inclusive Diversity. 

​Accommodation for Applicants with disabilities will be made during the recruitment process when requested. 

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