Project Scheduler (Permanent)

Job title:

Project Scheduler (Permanent)

Company

Babcock

Job description

Project Scheduler (Permanent)Ottawa, ON / Victoria, BC / Halifax, NSExpected Salary $65,514 to $98,271Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, asset management, and specialist training, Babcock International works with customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability, and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.In Canada, Babcock works in the Marine sector, where our teams provide critical and complex support to Canada’s submarine fleet. Our Canadian team is proud to be trusted to deliver key naval in-service support for the Royal Canadian Navy. We also operate in the Aviation sector, where Babcock ensures that the aircrew trainees of our partner nations receive the world’s best flying training. We deliver vital aerial emergency services and are proud to have been selected by the Government of Manitoba to deliver their wildfire suppression services, as well as key components of their critical air ambulance services.Whether it is providing technical training instruction, developing training materials or maintaining critical training assets, Babcock is trusted by its customers to deliver world-class training solutions.Babcock’s Purpose is to create a safe and secure world, together. Our Principles create the foundation for how we will do this. They keep us on the right course, unify the way we work and guide us towards success. By thinking, connecting, and acting in line with these Principles, we’ll deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. Collectively at Babcock, our employees embody the Principles that help make us great at what we do:

• Challenge the status quo, Be Curious, and ask, ‘how might we?’
• Whenever measuring success, Think: Outcomes and positive impacts.
• Be Kind to ourselves, each other, and our planet.
• Babcock employees Collaborate – we are greater than the sum of our parts,
• Be Courageous – be brave, ambitious, and determined.
• Everyone has a part to play – Own and Deliver to be successful.

We encourage you to explore our Babcock Canada website to learn more about us at .In this role, you will:

• Provide scheduling support by:

• Working closely with Project Managers (PMs) to establish and maintain program and project schedules.
• Developing and maintaining suitable metrics and reports such as: s-curves, resource lookaheads, cost profiles, etc.
• Preparing short, medium, and long-term scenario plans and providing analysis and interpretation of results.
• Monitoring schedule adherence during the project lifecycle and assisting with recovery plan development to protect the critical path.
• Gathering data and providing updates to project schedules and developing reliable, informed schedule forecasts.
• Assisting the Lead Project Scheduler, Sustainment PMO Manager and PMs to convey project data and information to all members of the project team and senior leadership in a timely manner that will support the decision-making process.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of Projects Controls measures and metrics to demonstrate schedule adherence and continual performance improvement.
• Maintaining project / program baselines in Primavera P6.
• Capturing actuals in Primavera P6 based on financial data.
• Perform other duties as required.

The ideal candidate brings:

• A bachelor’s degree, college diploma or certificate in Administration or Business management.
• A minimum 4 years of related work experience.
• Demonstrable experience in Primavera P6 scheduling software (or other project scheduling software)
• Experience in gathering, maintaining, reporting, and analyzing schedule data.
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite.
• The ability to understand and adhere to procedures and policies.
• The ability to work with precision and accuracy, demonstrating excellent attention-to-detail and excellent record keeping skills.
• The ability to identify and implement innovative administrative solutions to increase efficiencies.
• Good judgment and a high level of confidentiality.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to function in a self-directed manner in a team environment, including personal workload management (organizing and prioritizing) with a focus on meeting deadlines in a high-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with subject matter experts, colleagues, and users.
• Project Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification (an asset).
• Experience working with the Department of National Defence (DND) and/or Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) (an asset).
• You are eligible for a Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearance

Babcock Canada supports the safety and wellbeing of our employees through the following programs:

• Contributions towards an employee’s physical and mental health
• Wellness days
• Supportive work life balance: flexible work schedule and competitive annual vacation time off
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave top-up available
• Employer matching of employee retirement contribution
• Employee recognition and bonus programs
• Support of professional development and reimbursement of membership dues
• Relocation assistance for individuals and families

Babcock is committed to promoting a workforce without boundaries. One that welcomes everyone to contribute to our success regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age. If you require accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you.Applicants, please apply online at

Expected salary

$65514 – 98271 per year

Location

Ottawa, ON – Halifax, NS

Job date

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 08:00:20 GMT

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