Top Benefits
About the role
We are seeking premier talent to join Seaspan Victoria Shipyards team and work alongside others who complete project plans and share a passion for ship repair strategies. The Planner III is an influential role that focuses on the creation and maintenance of the project schedule for repair and overhaul programs.
In this role, you will be responsible for the development of planning and scheduling of tasks relative to repair and conversion projects. Key responsibilities include developing detailed production schedules that incorporate material, engineering, and production plans, resource profiles and schedules, developing and maintaining department templates, Standard Operating Procedures, and metrics.
You will have strong interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to connect with others with tact and subtlety. Using your great personal skills, you will maintain focus on providing excellent customer service and complement this with a desire to establish relationships that cultivate trust and dedication.
Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 825 Admirals Road, Victoria.
What you'll do
- Utilize contract documentation and estimating work/material sheets to create Production Schedules
- Develop the detail planning and scheduling template to provide a consistent format for use in a variety of areas that will feed into the integrated master schedule. Ensure that a process to regularly update information is developed and communicated across the various functions.
- Develop and maintain individual and integrated resource profiles for the submarine program to provide forecasting information to all functional areas for preplanning activities.
- Prepare and distribute regular update reports that provide program resource status, schedule performance and identify variances to performance plans.
- Support the preparation of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reports that identify program status, cost, and schedule performance.
- Develop and maintain P6 templates for the project plans bases on functional requirements.
- Provide quality control of the plans that are produced by other planner schedulers.
- Maintain department Standard Operating Procedures and department metrics.
What you'll bring
- A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business is preferred. Trades certificated combined with scheduling experience may be considered.
- 5+ years planning and scheduling experience is required. Scheduling experience in ship/submarine repair and overhaul or shipbuilding is desirable.
- Certification by an accredited society in Planning, Production Control and/or Project Management is desirable.
- Extensive knowledge of ship repair with a detailed understanding of the relationship between procurement, production, test and reactivation operations.
- Proficiency working with scheduling software including Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
- Experience using Power-BI and SAP Business Intelligence.
- Knowledge of EVMS principles and their application in monitoring, reporting and controlling work activities.
- Knowledge of Agile/Kanban methodologies would be an asset.
- Strong problem-solving skills, analytical abilities and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize and problem solving.
- Ability to work with limited direction and to function as a key team member.
- Eligible for NATO Secret Clearance and Controlled Goods clearance.
Why you'll love working here
- This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
- In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.
- We also provide the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more), dental care, vision care, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
The estimated salary for this position is $99,000 - $121,000. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skillset and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.
#LI-ONSITE
About Seaspan ULC
Seaspan is an association of Canadian companies involved in coastal marine transportation, shipdocking/ship escort, ship repair & refit, shipbuilding, and commercial ferry services on Canada's West Coast.
The scope of Seaspan's services, the quality of its employees and over a century of successful participation in coastal commerce, make the company a major partner in the economy of the Pacific Northwest.
Top Benefits
About the role
We are seeking premier talent to join Seaspan Victoria Shipyards team and work alongside others who complete project plans and share a passion for ship repair strategies. The Planner III is an influential role that focuses on the creation and maintenance of the project schedule for repair and overhaul programs.
In this role, you will be responsible for the development of planning and scheduling of tasks relative to repair and conversion projects. Key responsibilities include developing detailed production schedules that incorporate material, engineering, and production plans, resource profiles and schedules, developing and maintaining department templates, Standard Operating Procedures, and metrics.
You will have strong interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to connect with others with tact and subtlety. Using your great personal skills, you will maintain focus on providing excellent customer service and complement this with a desire to establish relationships that cultivate trust and dedication.
Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 825 Admirals Road, Victoria.
What you'll do
- Utilize contract documentation and estimating work/material sheets to create Production Schedules
- Develop the detail planning and scheduling template to provide a consistent format for use in a variety of areas that will feed into the integrated master schedule. Ensure that a process to regularly update information is developed and communicated across the various functions.
- Develop and maintain individual and integrated resource profiles for the submarine program to provide forecasting information to all functional areas for preplanning activities.
- Prepare and distribute regular update reports that provide program resource status, schedule performance and identify variances to performance plans.
- Support the preparation of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reports that identify program status, cost, and schedule performance.
- Develop and maintain P6 templates for the project plans bases on functional requirements.
- Provide quality control of the plans that are produced by other planner schedulers.
- Maintain department Standard Operating Procedures and department metrics.
What you'll bring
- A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business is preferred. Trades certificated combined with scheduling experience may be considered.
- 5+ years planning and scheduling experience is required. Scheduling experience in ship/submarine repair and overhaul or shipbuilding is desirable.
- Certification by an accredited society in Planning, Production Control and/or Project Management is desirable.
- Extensive knowledge of ship repair with a detailed understanding of the relationship between procurement, production, test and reactivation operations.
- Proficiency working with scheduling software including Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
- Experience using Power-BI and SAP Business Intelligence.
- Knowledge of EVMS principles and their application in monitoring, reporting and controlling work activities.
- Knowledge of Agile/Kanban methodologies would be an asset.
- Strong problem-solving skills, analytical abilities and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize and problem solving.
- Ability to work with limited direction and to function as a key team member.
- Eligible for NATO Secret Clearance and Controlled Goods clearance.
Why you'll love working here
- This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
- In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.
- We also provide the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more), dental care, vision care, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
The estimated salary for this position is $99,000 - $121,000. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skillset and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.
#LI-ONSITE
About Seaspan ULC
Seaspan is an association of Canadian companies involved in coastal marine transportation, shipdocking/ship escort, ship repair & refit, shipbuilding, and commercial ferry services on Canada's West Coast.
The scope of Seaspan's services, the quality of its employees and over a century of successful participation in coastal commerce, make the company a major partner in the economy of the Pacific Northwest.