Senior Planner - Mega Project

NSB Omega is searching for a Senior Planner for our Client for a Project in Toronto, ON. Assignment Description We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to support the development and execution of a multi-billion-dollar, long-term energy infrastructure mega-project . This is a high-profile, multi-phase project with a planned operational date in 2035 , requiring sophisticated project controls, integrated scheduling, and long-range execution planning. The Senior Scheduler will play a key role in developing and maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and providing schedule leadership across the full project lifecycle — from development and engineering through permitting, procurement, construction readiness, execution, commissioning, and ultimately project completion. This position is suited to a seasoned project controls professional with significant experience working on mega-projects and complex capital programs , particularly within energy, power generation, heavy civil, infrastructure, nuclear, hydroelectric, or comparable environments. Key Responsibilities Lead the development, maintenance, and ongoing optimization of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for a multi-billion-dollar mega-project. Develop and manage complex Primavera P6 / CPM schedules covering the full project lifecycle. Establish and maintain the program-level schedule framework, including WBS, coding structures, calendars, logic, milestones, constraints, interfaces, and schedule governance. Integrate schedules across engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations readiness, and other project workstreams . Coordinate and integrate detailed schedules from multiple EPC/EPCM contractors, engineering consultants, suppliers, and other project partners. Establish and monitor key interfaces and interdependencies between project packages, contracts, disciplines, and stakeholders. Develop and maintain credible baseline, forecast, and execution schedules throughout the project lifecycle. Review, analyze, and challenge contractor schedules, assumptions, sequencing, progress updates, forecasts, and recovery plans. Perform detailed critical path and near-critical path analysis , including float, logic, constraints, milestone performance, and schedule integrity. Identify emerging schedule risks and potential impacts to major project milestones well in advance of execution. Support schedule risk analysis, quantitative schedule risk assessments, scenario modelling, and what-if analysis . Assess schedule impacts associated with changes in scope, engineering, procurement, permitting, construction strategy, interfaces, and other project developments. Develop and evaluate mitigation, acceleration, and recovery strategies where schedule risks or delays are identified. Support long-range planning and ensure the project schedule remains aligned with the overall project execution strategy and operational target date . Provide schedule intelligence and analysis to project leadership to support major project decisions. Prepare clear schedule reporting, dashboards, forecasts, and executive-level schedule updates. Work closely with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, commercial, risk, cost controls, and other project controls functions. Establish strong schedule management practices and ensure consistency across project teams and contractors. Participate in schedule reviews, progress meetings, risk reviews, contractor meetings, and project governance forums. Ensure schedule information provides a reliable basis for forecasting, decision-making, risk management, and project performance reporting . Mega-Project Experience The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on major capital projects or mega-projects , preferably involving: Projects valued at $1B+ , with experience on projects/programs in the multi-billion-dollar range strongly preferred . Long-duration projects spanning multiple years …

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