Job Description Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

CPG’s workforce is made up of driven and dedicated professionals who care deeply about working together to deliver infrastructure and make a positive impact in our communities. Join us as we build a knowledgeable and collaborative team that courageously changes how transit projects will be delivered.

Our central scheduling office is seeking a Scheduling & Planning Lead to provide day-to-day expertise and best practice to a team of controls professionals in scheduling to ensure the coordination of scheduling on the project to monitor and control for on-time, on-budget and quality delivery of the projects; and also to manage/lead daily P6 systems related issues.

The Scheduling & Planning Lead will also be responsible for providing timely advice as it relates to trends in project performance from a controls perspective and supporting recovery of projects.

What will I be doing?

• Develop and implement scheduling management systems and tools to support central team.
• Participate in establishing and implementing planning and scheduling processes performed across Rapid Transit & GO Expansions at the program level.
• Support standardized progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates.
• Provide expertise and analysis to schedule-related activities for central teams.
• Develop and implement scheduling management systems and tools to support central team.
• Participate in establishing and implementing planning and scheduling processes performed across Rapid Transit & GO Expansions at the program level.
• Support standardized progress reports and dashboards to provide project status updates.
• Provide expertise and analysis to schedule-related activities for central teams.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, project management, or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience with increasing responsibility in the management of scheduling and multi-disciplinary interfaces on multibillion projects
• Ability to engage, influence and develop a wide variety of portfolios, program, and project resources.
• Working level experience with all levels of senior management, to convey best for project decisions.
• Working level experience with multiple contractors and procurement/delivery models.
• Exceptionally skilled in schedule management theory, principles, and practice.
• Certification as PMP, PMI-SP, AACE PSP is a plus.
• Transportation project experience and specifically transit experience is a must.
• Proven record of Primavera P6 EPPM cloud-based software management along with solid scheduling experience is preferred.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement? If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com .

Application Process All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.