Senior Project Controls Specialist, Scheduler / Planner

When you care deeply about the work you do, it’s rewarding to see it through from concept to completion. We partner with clients to provide both program management and construction management to strategize, plan, and implement projects that drive organizations forward. From hospitals and airports to university campuses, mass transit systems, water treatment facilities, mines, and wind farms, we've successfully managed thousands of projects. Joining our team, turning visionary ideas into reality, will shape your future—and the future of your community. We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization’s objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life. Your Opportunity Our Water group is currently seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist – Planning & Scheduling (Senior Planner) to join the team on a permanent full-time basis. In this role, you will lead the development, maintenance, analysis, and reporting of integrated, cost- and resource-loaded schedules in Primavera P6. You will play a key role in supporting program controls, progress and performance management, contractor oversight, interface coordination, and executive decision-making across the program. You will be responsible for managing and supporting the program team in producing and reporting cost-loaded work schedules to coordinate interfaces across multiple contractors and third parties. As the owner of the Program Master Schedule, you will help ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget. The role also involves proactive schedule analysis, contractor performance evaluation, forecasting, and identification of risks impacting schedule and productivity. Additionally, you will review and enhance planning processes, including look-ahead scheduling, to drive more advanced and proactive solutions. Your Key Responsibilities * Develop and maintain the Program Master Schedule in Primavera P6 in coordination with the program team. * Lead the development, maintenance, and governance of integrated baseline schedules aligned with program controls requirements, ensuring integration of scope, cost, progress measurement, and reporting structures. * Collaborate with project and construction managers, engineering, procurement, contractors, and operations to maintain schedule integrity. * Provide technical support and oversight to contractors, including validation of methodologies, resource and cost loading, activity durations, logic, float, and critical path. * Identify schedule deficiencies such as logic gaps, unrealistic sequencing, excessive durations, and risks impacting reporting and forecast reliability. * Analyze contractor schedules to ensure alignment with milestones, predict completion dates, and accurately reflect project progress. * Prepare detailed reports, including executive summaries, schedule narratives, and recommendations to support decision-making. * Correlate schedule, cost, and risk insights to inform critical path and planning decisions. * Recommend corrective actions to address delays and performance issues. * Conduct critical path analysis, float analysis, and regularly report on schedule risks and critical activities. * Develop recovery strategies, contingency plans, and schedule compression techniques where required. * Support progress and performance management through analysis of planned vs. actual progress, productivity, KPIs, and forecasting accuracy. * Produce consolidated reporting outputs such as bar charts, S-curves, and manpower histograms. * Support development of cost expenditure and cash flow forecasts. * Perform schedule risk and uncertainty analysis, including identification of key drivers and confidence assessments. * Review and analyze contractor claims, schedule delays, and time extension requests, including forensic schedule evaluation and entitlement analysis. Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week. Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off. Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Lead the development and maintenance of integrated, cost- and resource-loaded schedules using Primavera P6 for large infrastructure programs. Oversee contractor performance, conduct critical path analysis, and provide executive reporting to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in planning and scheduling, preferably with a university degree in engineering. Must possess advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and extensive experience in large-scale infrastructure project controls.

• Health Plans • Dental Plans • Vision Plans • Wellness Program • Health Care Spending Account • Wellness Spending Account • Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan • Employee Stock Purchase Program • Group Tax-Free Savings Account • Life Insurance • Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance • Short-Term Disability Plans • Long-Term Disability Plans • Emergency Travel Benefits • Tuition Reimbursement • Professional Membership Fee Coverage • Paid Time Off

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• Primavera P6
• Project Planning
• Integrated Project Controls
• Progress Measurement
• Performance Analysis
• Forecasting
• Contractor Schedule Review
• Earned Value Management
• Schedule Delay Analysis
• Critical Path Analysis
• Float Analysis
• Risk Assessment
• Forensic Schedule Evaluation
• Communication Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Interpersonal Skills

• Engineering
• Construction
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Environmental & Sustainability

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

10+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week