Scheduler - PL#67356

Peter Lucas Project Management invests in people and communities to provide gold standard project delivery. We are currently looking for an experienced Scheduler to join our team.

At Peter Lucas, we offer a variety of work, professional development, and learning opportunities that come from working on diverse projects in the mining, energy, and heavy industrial sectors. Our dynamic environment, filled with high-achieving professionals, enables our staff to take on incredible opportunities, gain mentorship from a diverse group of colleagues, and succeed in their careers.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Scheduler to support the planning, development, monitoring, and maintenance of project schedules. The successful candidate will work closely with project managers, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure project activities are effectively coordinated, milestones are achieved, and potential scheduling risks are identified and addressed.

This role requires strong technical scheduling skills, analytical abilities, and experience supporting multidisciplinary projects in industrial environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Establish project baselines, milestones, critical paths, and schedule performance indicators.
• Work closely with project managers, engineering teams, construction personnel, and contractors to coordinate project activities and deliverables.
• Monitor project progress, identify schedule variances, and recommend corrective actions to maintain project timelines.
• Perform critical path analysis, schedule forecasting, and what-if scenario assessments.
• Integrate engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities into comprehensive project schedules.
• Prepare weekly and monthly schedule updates, progress reports, dashboards, and look-ahead schedules.
• Support resource planning, resource loading, and schedule optimization to improve project execution.
• Identify scheduling risks, constraints, and potential delays while supporting the development of mitigation strategies.
• Review contractor schedules for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with overall project objectives.
• Support change management by assessing the schedule impacts of scope changes, delays, and project modifications.
• Participate in project meetings, schedule reviews, and planning sessions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate scheduling documentation and ensure compliance with project controls procedures and reporting requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to project planning, scheduling, and performance reporting.

Requirements

• Diploma or degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• Experience in project planning and scheduling within mining, energy, construction, or heavy industrial environments.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Experience with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling principles, critical path methodology (CPM), and schedule development.
• Experience with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning project phases.
• Ability to interpret project schedules, identify risks, and provide meaningful schedule analysis and recommendations.
• Knowledge of project controls, earned value management, cost tracking, and progress measurement is considered an asset.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced project environment.
• Experience working with project managers, contractors, and engineering teams on capital projects is considered an asset.

We appreciate all applicants' interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Wages are negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Global reference checks may be conducted after the interview process.

Note: Peter Lucas Project Management is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Benefits

• Health And Dental Benefits.
• Company Pension Matching.
• Company Events & Incentives.

We acknowledge that the Peter Lucas head office is located on Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dene, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota, and the homeland of the Métis.

We also acknowledge that our Kamloops office is located on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory, situated within the unceded ancestral lands of the Secwépemc Nation. We honour and respect the people, the territory, and the land that houses the Kamloops community.

We recognize that our work, our lives, and our communities extend beyond these borders, taking place on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples across what is now known as Canada.

As we live, work, and play in these diverse lands, we honor the deep histories, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. In the spirit of Reconciliation and guided by our mission to elevate people and communities while driving innovation and sustainability, we are committed to building respectful relationships and shared success across this land we call home.