Work Face Planner

Reports To: Construction Superintendent / Generals Supervisors

Our client’s values never waver. They believe in trust, respect, equality, family and responsibility. Why? Because they express who they are, and they have helped them to succeed in business for over 60 years. They value you – your unique set of skills and experience. They value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to their company, and they value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping them to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to their local communities.

Position Summary

The Work Face Planner is responsible for developing detailed execution plans that enable efficient and safe field construction activities. The role ensures all materials, drawings, permits, equipment, workforce, and work packages are available before crews are mobilized to the work face.

The objective is to maximize productive craft labor hours while minimizing delays, rework, and interruptions.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Work Packaging

• Develop and maintain Installation Work Packages (IWPs).
• Break engineering deliverables into executable field work packages.
• Sequence work to support project schedule milestones.
• Coordinate with construction supervision on upcoming work fronts.

Readiness Reviews

• Verify drawings are approved for construction.
• Ensure materials are available and issued.
• Confirm tools, equipment, and temporary facilities are ready.
• Verify permits, isolations, and safety requirements are in place.

Field Coordination

• Work closely with Superintendents, General Supervisors, QA/QC, Engineering, and Procurement.
• Identify constraints affecting productivity.
• Facilitate removal of work-front barriers.
• Participate in daily and weekly planning meetings.

Schedule Integration

• Support the project controls team with short-interval planning.
• Track work package completion and productivity.
• Forecast future work-face readiness.
• Align execution plans with master schedules.

Safety & Quality

• Incorporate safety requirements into work packages.
• Ensure quality hold points and inspections are identified.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Promote safe and efficient construction execution.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 5-15 years of industrial or mining construction experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction sequencing and work packaging.
• Experience with Primavera P6.
• Understanding of AWP (Advanced Work Packaging) methodology is highly desirable.
• Ability to read construction drawings, specifications, and schedules.

Key Skills

• Construction planning
• Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)
• Installation Work Packages (IWPs)
• Schedule management
• Material coordination
• Risk identification
• Communication and leadership
• Problem-solving
• Cost and productivity awareness

Typical Deliverables

• Installation Work Packages (IWPs)
• Constraint logs
• Look-ahead schedules (2-week, 6-week, 12-week)
• Work-face readiness reports
• Construction execution plans
• Productivity tracking reports