Planning Manager, Project Controls

• Lead the project planning and scheduling function and establish clear expectations for schedule development update cycles progress measurement forecasting and reporting.
• Develop and maintain the project schedule management approach planning procedures coding structure calendars progress rules and baseline control requirements in alignment with the Project Controls plan and contract requirements.
• Provide leadership coaching and technical direction to planners and schedulers including review of schedule quality logic integrity coding compliance and reporting consistency.
• Promote a strong safety quality accountability and continuous improvement culture within the planning team and across project interfaces.

• Lead development integration and maintenance of the Level 1 to Level 4 Integrated Master Schedule with appropriate alignment to the WBS CBS work packages milestones procurement deliverables and execution strategy.
• Ensure schedule logic constraints calendars milestones resource loading and progress rules are fit for purpose and support critical path earned value and forecast analysis.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from engineering procurement construction commissioning project management commercial quality safety licensing and client stakeholders.
• Maintain schedule baseline integrity and ensure approved changes are reflected through the project change management process.

• Lead regular schedule update cycles progress validation variance analysis and forecast reviews to identify deviations from plan and emerging risks to key milestones.
• Perform and oversee critical path analysis float analysis trend analysis schedule quality checks and schedule risk reviews to support timely project decision-making.
• Develop recovery plans mitigation options and management recommendations when schedule risks delays or productivity constraints are identified.
• Support earned value management by aligning schedule status physical progress resource planning performance indices and schedule variance narratives.

• Prepare and review schedule reports milestone trackers look-aheads dashboards and executive-level summaries for project leadership JV partners and client reporting requirements.
• Translate detailed schedule information into clear management narratives highlighting critical path movement milestone performance forecast changes risks opportunities and required decisions.
• Facilitate schedule review meetings planning workshops readiness reviews and interface sessions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure timely and accurate planning inputs into monthly project reports PMT reports Steering Committee materials and other project governance forums as required.

• Support change management by assessing schedule impacts related to project change notices trends scope adjustments execution strategy changes and client dispositions.
• Maintain schedule traceability for approved changes pending impacts forecast revisions and key assumptions supporting baseline and forecast integrity.
• Provide planning support for delay analysis time impact assessments productivity reviews claims support and commercial discussions as required.
• Coordinate with cost controls finance and reporting teams to support integrated cost and schedule analysis cash flow alignment and resource planning.

• Ensure planning activities comply with applicable client requirements project procedures nuclear quality expectations contract conditions and company governance requirements.
• Maintain auditable planning records schedule basis documentation assumptions change logs review records and approval evidence.
• Develop standardize and improve planning tools templates schedule reports dashboards and data quality checks to meet evolving project needs.
• Perform other planning scheduling or project controls duties as assigned by the Project Controls Manager Functional Manager Project Manager or Program Leadership.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Project Management Construction Management Business Quantity Surveying or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 10-15 years of progressive planning scheduling or project controls experience on large complex infrastructure energy or industrial projects with preference for nuclear refurbishment or major outage environments.
• Five or more years of leadership experience managing planners schedulers or project controls personnel in a multi-discipline project environment.
• Professional certification such as PMP PMI-SP AACE PSP EVP or related project controls certification is considered an asset.
• Expert knowledge of Primavera P6 Critical Path Method scheduling resource loading schedule coding baseline management progress measurement and forecast analysis.
• Strong understanding of earned value management schedule performance indicators resource planning look-ahead planning schedule risk analysis and integrated cost/schedule reporting.
• Working knowledge of SAP Power BI Microsoft Excel Microsoft Project Visio SharePoint and other project management or reporting platforms used to support project controls deliverables.
• Knowledge of nuclear project governance quality assurance expectations regulatory awareness safety culture and site access requirements is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead highly complex planning teams and influence multidisciplinary stakeholders in a JV client-facing or matrixed project environment.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-support skills with the ability to identify schedule risks and propose practical mitigation or recovery plans.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to prepare concise executive summaries variance narratives and stakeholder presentations.
• Results-oriented detail-focused and able to manage multiple priorities reporting cycles and stakeholder expectations under tight timelines.
• Commitment to teamwork mentoring knowledge transfer and developing planning capability across the project controls organization.

At CanAtom we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment process upon request.