Infrastructure & Capital Project Senior Planner, COM

Youve Never Been Satisfied with Good Enough.

You want to make an impact not just manage projects but change how the world gets built. At Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects youll do exactly that. Youll help develop and deliver the factories grids transit systems and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - and do it smarter safer and more sustainably than ever before.

Youll work alongside people who think big and act bold - project managers engineers technologists and strategists who blend real-world experience with digital innovation and AI. Together were transforming how capital projects are planned managed and executed creating a better way to build for the future.

Because good enough builds the past. Youre here to build whats next on a team that outperforms every norm.

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• (Internal Title: Scheduling IV)
  • Responsible for implementing and managing the standard goals policies etc. for the project or program
  • Schedule the planning development and maintenance of the project Master schedule to meet the project objectives and schedule basis
  • Develop analyze and manage the progress measurement earned value performance data schedule reporting schedule change implementation and develop and maintain the schedule management plan
  • Prepare and entrench scheduling and planning procedures and work instructions for the contractors and project team
  • Formulate and maintain the basis of schedule for each baseline and the baseline curves including progress and manpower generate all progress curves including planned actual and forecasted
  • Liaise with risk to develop a summary schedule suitable for quantitative schedule risk analysis interpret the Monte Carlo risk analysis process and contribute to the risk mitigation plan
  • Generate and verify monthly updates issue progress reports progress schedules and dashboards monitor slippages and critical and near critical activities
  • Provide schedule input to the procurement bid process including reporting requirements and milestone dates. Conduct bid evaluation and ongoing management of consultants vendors and contractors
  • Maintain and optimize the schedule through change management procedures monitor progress and resolve areas of potential concern. Review and assess schedule impacts due to changes or claims
  • Analyze and monitor schedule variances floats trends and KPIs
  • Manage schedule changes and forecast project impact. Implement corrective action when performance trends deviate from the baseline
  • Perform audits on various schedules including those produced by contractors and prepare all required output documents
  • Review project scope changes claims for schedule and cost impact and provide feedback to financial and contract management staff
  • Create and implement key scheduling requirements such as activity coding naming conventions client requirements management protocol project calendars and resource and plant data libraries
  • Review the baseline schedule and assess the compliance of the schedule with the project agreement and best practices
  • Conduct forensic analysis of project schedules produce recommendations for improvement and analyze schedule delays. Review and assess the extension of time claims
  • Identify commercial and schedule risks and develop mitigation measures to ensure timely and high-quality planning and scheduling-related deliverables
  • Actively participate in the mentoring and hiring process by interviewing and selecting the best-aligned staff for the company and team including the Project Planning and Scheduling team
  • Develop the vision for the consulting services provided in scheduling for the project or program while delegating and managing deliverables with consulting team members
  • Build and maintain a positive high-performing team culture with an openness to constructive challenge continuous improvement implementation of lessons learned and an overall right-first-time mindset
  • Clarify acceptable standards of workmanship through every stage of the work
  • Create a high-performing culture open to constructive challenges and seeking continual improvement
  • Monitor and manage scheduling staff performance (including non-Comtech resources on the project or program to ensure excellence in results. Ensure teams are clear and focused on performance objectives
  • Promote a project environment that is inclusive and diverse and celebrates our differences
  • Complete any tasks assigned by the Scheduling V or higher in an efficient and timely manner

• Working Conditions

  • Hybrid - The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely oronsite at a client site

• Experience:

  • Minimum of 12 years of Planning and Scheduling experience in large projects or programs

• Education:
  • Bachelors degree in a relevant field
• Licenses OR Certifications:
  • Holding recognized certifications including PMP PMI-SP or PSP
  • Oracle Primavera P6 certificate is considered an asset
• Skills and Competencies:
  • Strong understanding of prevailing Project Management and Scheduling methods
  • Extensive knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Power Query
  • Proficient in Primavera P6
  • Competent in Navisworks Synchro Power BI and TILOS is an asset
  • Expert understanding of multi-discipline engineering and construction projects
  • Inclined to maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies methods and best practices
  • Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
  • Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
  • Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
  • Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured disciplined technology-driven environment
  • Proven capacity to anticipate identify and minimize risks
  • Expert ability to detect and capitalize on others strengths
  • Demonstrated capability to supervise delegate and develop capacity
  • Effectively leads multi-resource scheduling teams
  • Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork promotion of innovation and overall excellence
  • Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension