Consultant – Project Scheduler

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Project Controls Manager (PCM) / Project Manager (PM) or Project Director (PD).
• Create and update schedule in MS Project and / or P6 based on the scheduling tool used on the project.
• Support PCM / PD in bids and proposals on budget preparation, schedule preparation or any other task assigned.
• Perform data integrity checks and auditing to ensure accuracy of schedule reporting.
• Perform analysis to illustrate project trends over the project lifecycle to determine areas that require improvement and that are doing well.
• Include, assess, and report on impacts of changes to baseline plan and new forecasted dates within the scheduling tool.
• Review impacts on schedule delivery milestones and produce recovery plans to minimise schedule slippages.
• Timely identification, notification, resolution, and recording of deviations from the current plan.
• Re-baseline schedules as the need arises.
• Maintain the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) from original estimates within the project schedules and include resource budgets in P6 where required.
• Attend meetings, prepare and distribute agenda items, take meeting minutes, and track follow-up actions.
• Collaboration with the project team, construction team, subcontractors, and suppliers to gather and input progress data.
• Create and submit weekly / monthly reports as required, highlighting variances to the current baselines schedule.
• Record project scope modifications and contribute to the generation of change order submissions. Ensure, approved change orders are included in the schedule.
• Support the PM team in monitoring and controlling the portfolio of projects across Canada.
• Create and maintain accurate reporting and tracking on various projects to ensure schedule accuracy is maintained.
• Manage the collection, organization of various project schedules.
• Manage project baseline and current schedules.
• Review and understand all relevant project and contract material.
• Support with drafting and implementation of a Project Controls Plan and Procedures.
• Liaise with Client Project Control personnel and subcontract personnel where required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Report to the Project Controls Manager / Project Manager or Project Director.
• Manage the collection, organization and create Monthly cost reports.
• Conduct Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis for assigned projects, evaluating cost and schedule performance against the baseline and current approved budgets.
• Manage project cost baselines, ETC forecasting and EAC values within the Project cost reports with input from the project team.
• Prepare and distribute regular EVM reports, dashboards, and presentations to project stakeholders, highlighting key performance indicators, trends, and areas requiring attention.
• Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams to ensure they understand EVM data and can make informed decisions based on the analysis.
• Identify, analyze, and report on cost variances, and recommend corrective actions to bring projects back on budget.
• Analyze Earned Value (EV) trends and produce regular forecasts of EV performance and issues for Project Manager review.
• Maintain an awareness and understanding of the various business systems utilized across the business e.g. Oracle.
• Coordinate with billing and finance teams to review / document accounts receivable, time sheets for the period and other expenses as required and provide support where required.
• Maintain cost breakdown structures in line with WBS coding, timewriting coding and control accounts for cost reporting purposes.
• Support with Canada project setup, timesheet coding, billing, etc.
• Support the PM team in monitoring and controlling the portfolio of projects across Canada.
• Create and maintain accurate reporting and tracking cost reports (within excel and / or an ERP system) on various projects and maintain accurate and organized EVM records and documentation for internal and external reporting purposes.
• Perform data integrity checks and auditing to ensure accuracy of reporting across multiple projects.
• Provide timely identification, notification, resolution, and recording of deviations from the current budgets versus EAC.
• Attend meetings, prepare and distribute agenda items, take meeting minutes, and track follow-up actions.
• Review and understand all relevant project and contract material.
• Support with drafting of the Project Controls Plan and procedures.
• Generate monthly accruals where required.
• Record and monitor project scope modifications and contribute to the generation of change order submissions.
• Perform analysis to illustrate project trends over the project lifecycle to determine areas that require improvement and that are doing well.

Qualifications

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Skills Required

Advanced Excel, Power Bi, Primavera P6, Ms Project