Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Project Planning Scheduling Specialist to join our team in Mississauga, Ontario.

At AECOM, we are delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We are one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Functional Responsibilities

In-office 5 days a week.Manages the submittal of project schedules from the contractors and consultants and undertakes critical reviews to confirm that they are accurate, realistic, and logical.Evaluates the schedule impact of proposed changes to the projects and/or consultancy agreements in accordance with the contract terms.Identifies potential and actual project-level schedule conflicts and works with the project delivery teams to resolve them.Maintains client level schedules and collaborates with other program schedulers to align and integrate schedule interfaces feed into the master program schedule.Provides schedule reporting and critical path analysis in line with the program’s reporting requirements.Responsible for supporting the QSRA process and working collaboratively with the Risk Manager and the Cost Manager to coordinate inputs.Coaching, mentoring, and supporting the career development of GTAA staff.Be involved in review sessions on project status with project management and/or client and highlight adverse schedule variances for corrective actions/ mitigation plans.Responsible for undertaking schedule quality assurance and peer reviews.Assist in the development of all reports set forth in the client business requirements as well as indicated in the corporate reporting proceduresReview weekly coordination of data. (Cost/Schedule/Trends/Progress)Ensure you are doing all Scheduling activities in accordance with set Project Procedures and Job Instructions. Includes preparation of schedules, cash flow and variance analysisKnowledgeable of planning and scheduling concepts and principlesSupports analysis of schedule, identifies and investigates project schedule variances Assists in the development and maintenance of WBS and support activities to implement applicable coding. Supports gathering and assembling data for schedule updating.Supports measurement of project schedule progress and gathers and assembles data for schedule and network updating.  Familiar with engineering workflows and basis construction methodology.Understands CPM scheduling concepts and principles.Understands concepts and principles of scope control and change management. Familiar with the concept of Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Collects data and produces productivity analysis on manpower, labor hour, quantities requirements versus budget limitations Exposure to scheduling and cost baseline fundamentals, concepts and principles. Introduced to performance management and cost/schedule integration concepts and principles.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

University education in Engineering, Finance or Economics and 6 years of related experience.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications:

University education with applicable further development in Project Management would be preferred.

b) Professional Designation:

10 years of related experienceProject Management Professional (PMP) or AACE Certification preferred.Degree in Engineering, Economics, Business preferred.Primavera P6 – Advanced Level  Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI)Acumen Fuse / RiskMonte Carlo Simulation (e.g. @Risk, Crystal ball)

c) Experience:

Experience in Design-Build and Progressive Delivery8 years of experience in Scheduling Scheduling experience for large international airport projects and similar projects/program.Experienced in the creation and implementation of complex Work Breakdown Structures and the integration of several schedules / work plans.  Strong communicator and comfortable leading scheduling workshops and planning sessions including working with the contractor.

Background working for a contracting organization is considered an asset.

Familiar with Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) Process.

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

 

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.