- Primary Location: CA - Halifax, NS - 1701 Hollis St
- Compensation: CAD 100,000 - CAD 120,000 - yearly

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Job Description

AECOM and its partners are leveraging their multidisciplinary expertise to deliver a major hydroelectric project in New Brunswick. We are seeking a Senior Scheduler to join the project team.

Reporting to the Project Controls team, the successful candidate will play a key role in the planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and schedule control of a complex, multidisciplinary project. They will work closely with engineering, procurement, construction, and project management teams to provide explicit visibility into the project schedule, critical milestones, and risks that could impact project delivery.

Key Responsibilities





- Develop, maintain, and update detailed, integrated schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and interfaces between various disciplines;
- Develop and maintain the project master schedule, including key milestones, critical activities, constraints, and dependencies ;
- Use Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling software to develop and maintain project schedules;
- Perform critical path, trend, and variance analyses to identify issues that could impact project costs or timelines;
- Monitor actual progress, analyze variances against the baseline schedule, and recommend corrective actions and recovery strategies ;
- Collaborate with project managers, discipline leads, construction teams, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure consistent and realistic planning;
- Incorporate changes, constraints, and impacts related to engineering, procurement, construction, and multidisciplinary interfaces into project schedules;
- Participate in the preparation of monthly schedule updates , progress reports, and project forecasts;
- Identify, analyze, and communicate schedule-related risks , and contribute to the development of mitigation strategies;
- Assess the impact of changes and delays on critical activities and project completion dates;




- Participate in project planning and controls meetings and present schedule-related issues, trends, and recommendations to project stakeholders;
- Ensure the quality, integrity, and consistency of planning data used to monitor project performance;
- Provide mentorship and support to less experienced schedulers and contribute to the continuous improvement of scheduling and schedule control practices.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction, or a related field;
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in project planning and scheduling for major and complex projects, ideally in the hydroelectric, energy, heavy construction, or infrastructure sectors;
- Demonstrated experience developing and monitoring schedules for large-scale, multidisciplinary projects;
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling software;
- Strong understanding of schedule management principles, critical path, dependencies, resources, and variance analysis;
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills;
- Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and a wide range of stakeholders;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Minimum of 12 years of experience in planning and scheduling major, complex, and multidisciplinary projects;
- Experience with hydroelectric projects, dams, power generation facilities, energy infrastructure, or major construction projects;
- Experience monitoring contractor, subcontractor, and supplier schedules;
- Experience with dela

📌 Scheduler – Major Hydroelectric Project (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 AECO
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality