Senior Manager, Planning Scheduling and Lean
Top Benefits
About the role
The future you want is within reach.
At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We're a community of builders committed to building better communities. That's why we're always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what's next in our industry.
We're also looking at what's next for you and how we can help you build a career you're proud of.
Integrated Construction Services is a solutions-based operational engineering support and research group. Our North American wide team of engineering and technological subject matter experts are here to provide solutions and results-oriented recommendations to our operational teams. From preconstruction and pursuits to planning, engineering, technology and lean innovations, our subject matter experts are available to equip you with the tools to serve our clients and deliver profitable projects.
The planning, scheduling and lean group of Integrated Construction Services work with operations groups to build on the culture at PCL by proving the return of time spent on planning, scheduling, and lean knowledge. Through training and engagement, set higher standards and support districts and individuals to reach those standards.
Here's how a Senior Manager, Planning Scheduling and Lean for our Edmonton NAHQ office contributes to our team:
Responsibilities
- Provides strategic leadership and oversight to a team of planning, scheduling, and lean practice professionals supporting operational districts across the organization.
- Sets the vision and direction for planning and scheduling excellence, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, operational directives, and industry best practices.
- Oversees the delivery of technical training programs and coaching initiatives, ensuring consistent application of planning and scheduling principles across all project teams.
- Guides the team in supporting challenged projects through scheduling audits, recovery planning, and performance optimization.
- Leads the development and implementation of change management strategies related to schedule impacts, including time impact analysis and contractual compliance.
- Champions the integration of schedule risk analysis into project planning, ensuring teams are equipped to identify and mitigate potential risks.
- Ensures the development and maintenance of high-quality project schedules, providing strategic oversight and support to operational districts.
- Directs the adoption and optimization of scheduling tools such as P6 EPPM and Deltek Acumen, including upgrade evaluations, testing, and documentation standards.
- Mentors and empowers district champions in planning, scheduling, and lean practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Drives the evolution of planning and scheduling directives, business guides, and best practices, ensuring effective communication and implementation across the organization.
Qualifications
- 10-15 years of progressive scheduling experience in construction or related field preferred, with 4 years of experience in a supervisory role an asset.
- Postsecondary degree or diploma in construction management, engineering or a related discipline preferred.
- Ability to manage/facilitate planning and scheduling for a project valued at or above $500M.
- Expert knowledge of construction specifications, contract documents, building materials, methods and procedures, and the ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, contracts and proposal documents.
- Extensive prior experience with project management and field construction operations and how a project is constructed, including logical sequencing of work through all phases of the project from pursuit to project closeout.
- Ability to identify and mitigate risk, opportunities with appropriate solutions.
- Advanced working knowledge of Primavera P6 and Deltek Acumen Fuse with knowledge of schedule analysis methodology.
- Experience using schedule delay analysis methods and highly skilled in communicating results.
- Travel expectations: Up to 50% throughout North America.
PCL is an innovative, employee-owned company comprised of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.
The PCL Companies celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.
PCL combines numerous pay and benefit strategies to provide a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. Any salary range displayed by a job board is an estimate. Your salary, which considers your unique qualifications and experience, is just one component of the robust total rewards you'll enjoy at PCL. This may include an employee share purchase offering, discretionary annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, retirement plan plus matching, and career development programs.
Should you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at careers@pcl.com with the position and location you are interested in.
Together, we can build success and a better future. Let’s get started!
Employee Status: Regular Full-Time
Company: PCL Constructors Inc.
Primary Location: Edmonton, Alberta (Corporate)
Job: Senior Manager, Planning Scheduling and Lean
Requisition: 9578
About PCL Construction
PCL is a group of independent construction companies that carries out work across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, and in Australia. These diverse operations in the civil infrastructure, heavy industrial, and buildings markets are supported by a strategic presence in 31 major centers.
PCL is 100% employee-owned. Watch us build at www.pcl.com
Senior Manager, Planning Scheduling and Lean
Top Benefits
About the role
The future you want is within reach.
At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We're a community of builders committed to building better communities. That's why we're always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what's next in our industry.
We're also looking at what's next for you and how we can help you build a career you're proud of.
Integrated Construction Services is a solutions-based operational engineering support and research group. Our North American wide team of engineering and technological subject matter experts are here to provide solutions and results-oriented recommendations to our operational teams. From preconstruction and pursuits to planning, engineering, technology and lean innovations, our subject matter experts are available to equip you with the tools to serve our clients and deliver profitable projects.
The planning, scheduling and lean group of Integrated Construction Services work with operations groups to build on the culture at PCL by proving the return of time spent on planning, scheduling, and lean knowledge. Through training and engagement, set higher standards and support districts and individuals to reach those standards.
Here's how a Senior Manager, Planning Scheduling and Lean for our Edmonton NAHQ office contributes to our team:
Responsibilities
- Provides strategic leadership and oversight to a team of planning, scheduling, and lean practice professionals supporting operational districts across the organization.
- Sets the vision and direction for planning and scheduling excellence, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, operational directives, and industry best practices.
- Oversees the delivery of technical training programs and coaching initiatives, ensuring consistent application of planning and scheduling principles across all project teams.
- Guides the team in supporting challenged projects through scheduling audits, recovery planning, and performance optimization.
- Leads the development and implementation of change management strategies related to schedule impacts, including time impact analysis and contractual compliance.
- Champions the integration of schedule risk analysis into project planning, ensuring teams are equipped to identify and mitigate potential risks.
- Ensures the development and maintenance of high-quality project schedules, providing strategic oversight and support to operational districts.
- Directs the adoption and optimization of scheduling tools such as P6 EPPM and Deltek Acumen, including upgrade evaluations, testing, and documentation standards.
- Mentors and empowers district champions in planning, scheduling, and lean practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Drives the evolution of planning and scheduling directives, business guides, and best practices, ensuring effective communication and implementation across the organization.
Qualifications
- 10-15 years of progressive scheduling experience in construction or related field preferred, with 4 years of experience in a supervisory role an asset.
- Postsecondary degree or diploma in construction management, engineering or a related discipline preferred.
- Ability to manage/facilitate planning and scheduling for a project valued at or above $500M.
- Expert knowledge of construction specifications, contract documents, building materials, methods and procedures, and the ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, contracts and proposal documents.
- Extensive prior experience with project management and field construction operations and how a project is constructed, including logical sequencing of work through all phases of the project from pursuit to project closeout.
- Ability to identify and mitigate risk, opportunities with appropriate solutions.
- Advanced working knowledge of Primavera P6 and Deltek Acumen Fuse with knowledge of schedule analysis methodology.
- Experience using schedule delay analysis methods and highly skilled in communicating results.
- Travel expectations: Up to 50% throughout North America.
PCL is an innovative, employee-owned company comprised of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.
The PCL Companies celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.
PCL combines numerous pay and benefit strategies to provide a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. Any salary range displayed by a job board is an estimate. Your salary, which considers your unique qualifications and experience, is just one component of the robust total rewards you'll enjoy at PCL. This may include an employee share purchase offering, discretionary annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, retirement plan plus matching, and career development programs.
Should you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at careers@pcl.com with the position and location you are interested in.
Together, we can build success and a better future. Let’s get started!
Employee Status: Regular Full-Time
Company: PCL Constructors Inc.
Primary Location: Edmonton, Alberta (Corporate)
Job: Senior Manager, Planning Scheduling and Lean
Requisition: 9578
About PCL Construction
PCL is a group of independent construction companies that carries out work across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, and in Australia. These diverse operations in the civil infrastructure, heavy industrial, and buildings markets are supported by a strategic presence in 31 major centers.
PCL is 100% employee-owned. Watch us build at www.pcl.com