Project Scheduler
MaxPeople HROur client is redefining how communities come to life, building smarter, faster, and more sustainable spaces across healthcare, education, commercial, and residential sectors. By blending cutting-edge industrialized construction with a people-first mindset and a world-class facility, they deliver high-impact, community-driven solutions. Their mission is bold: to reshape the future of construction
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on a global scale while creating spaces that truly elevate how people live, work, and connect.
Position Overview
The Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing detailed production schedules for modular building projects using MS Project. This role plays a critical part in ensuring alignment between engineering, procurement, and production activities to achieve on-time project delivery and efficient plant utilization.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of modular construction workflows, sequencing, and resource planning, along with advanced scheduling capabilities. This position requires a high level of organization, analytical thinking, and collaboration across departments in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
What you'll be doing:
• Develop and maintain comprehensive production schedules in MS Project, incorporating all phases of modular construction from fabrication through final assembly, site delivery and site finishing work.
• Sequence and coordinate production activities to ensure optimal workflow, resource allocation, and adherence to project milestones.
• Collaborate with production managers, project managers, and procurement teams to align schedules with material availability, labour capacity, and project priorities.
• Monitor and review labour resources against scheduled tasks using measurable performance indicators, including labour variance (%) and earned vs. planned hours. Analyze discrepancies between planned and actual performance, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve productivity, forecasting accuracy, and overall schedule adherence.
• Continuously monitor schedule performance, identify potential delays or conflicts, and proactively implement corrective actions.
• Update schedules regularly to reflect progress, changes, and unforeseen impacts, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
• Analyze critical paths, float, and resource loading to optimize production efficiency and minimize bottlenecks.
• Support planning of plant flow and logistics by integrating scheduling data into production strategies.
• Coordinate with subtrades and internal teams to ensure schedule adherence and timely completion of work.
• Track and manage change orders and their impact on the overall production schedule.
• Generate and distribute schedule reports, dashboards, and progress updates to internal stakeholders.
• Participate in production and project meetings, providing scheduling insights and recommendations.
• Ensure all scheduling activities comply with company policies, procedures, and ethical standards.
• Adhere to all health and safety rules and procedures.
• Employee may perform other duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Requirements
What you bring:
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in production scheduling, planning, or coordination within construction or manufacturing, with preference to modular construction.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Project (required), including critical path analysis, resource loading, and schedule optimization.
• Engineering, construction management, or related diploma/degree.
• Educational background in Architectural Technology is considered an asset.
• Strong understanding of modular construction processes, sequencing, and plant operations.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and technical specifications.
• Excellent organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple departments.
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