Planner / Scheduler - Intermediate Consultants

Murdoch Management is a specialized staffing agency that provides key human resources to industrial clients with significant projects and strategic initiatives. Consultants selected to join our extensive network of highly skilled and experienced personnel enable client success across a broad spectrum of industry including Energy, Mining and Minerals, Chemicals, Petrochemical and Oil & Gas. Murdoch Management provides services throughout North America and Internationally.

Locations:

• Opportunities available for Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon

Job Description:

• Developing, collecting and preparing project cost estimates, plans and schedules.
• Establishing project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and allocating appropriate WBS levels for project tasks.
• Ensuring project tasks are identified and resource requirements estimated.
• Establishing, tracking and analyzing resource plans.
• Creating, assembling and managing detailed project information related to project development, engineering, procurement and construction.
• Assembling project performance baselines.
• Project Change Management including project scope changes and change order requests
• Reporting project status to management for internal reviews as well as analyzing project variances and recommending corrective actions.
• Working effectively with other projects and functions
• Multiple locations available in Western Canada.

Minimum Requirements:

• Undergraduate Degree or College Diploma and 3 years minimum work experience on industrial projects or maintenance including cost estimating, scheduling, change management and project monitoring / reporting.
• Trades certification or high school diploma and 6 years minimum work experience on industrial projects or maintenance including scheduling, progress monitoring, change management, cost estimating and project reporting.
• Excellent analytical and communications skills
• Work experience with estimates and as a planner / scheduler within project controls.
• Ability to work at an advanced level with all Microsoft Office applications and industry scheduling programs such as MS Project or Primavera.
• Brownfield project and leadership experience are considered an asset and should be detailed.

Only successful applicants will receive a response.