Senior Scheduler

What Vista Does

Vista Projects is an integrated industrial engineering firm that helps clients navigate the digital transformation of their projects and operations. Our proven project execution process is based on a “single source of truth” model that eliminates the potential for inefficient engineering designs, cost overruns and project completion delays.

Why We Do It

We believe the world needs industrial projects and that intelligent engineering data can increase the likelihood of innovative solutions getting to market. Over the years, our multi-discipline teams have conceptualized and designed some of the most challenging and successful industrial processing projects in the North American energy sector. Vista has established itself as a trusted industrial engineering partner for all types of projects, from conceptual studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions.

Where We Work

The benefits of our approach apply to new asset developments and brownfield optimization projects across several industrial markets. This includes biofuels and produced water treatment to natural gas and petrochemical processing. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

What You Would Do in This Role

The Senior Scheduler works closely with project managers, leaders, and other teams to ensure effective and proactive control of project plans and schedules. This role requires a strong commitment to excellence in the development and support of cost control, project management systems, processes, resources, and tools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare (or assist in preparing) Level 1 to Level 3 EPC schedules for sustaining capital projects, with a particular focus on the critical path from engineering through procurement to construction
•  Lead and participate in interactive planning sessions; hold meetings with project managers, estimators, and engineers to review and refine preliminary schedules for initial distribution
•  Coordinate overall planning and scheduling activities across projects
•  Interface with engineering disciplines, project management, and clients (as required) to ensure accurate engineering and procurement data are reflected in schedules
•  Monitor, review, analyze, and report on schedule status throughout all project phases
•  Perform manpower resource loading for assigned schedules and prepare histograms and other charts as required
•  Manage project schedules, analyze variances, and evaluate project trends and schedule forecasts
•  Conduct schedule risk analyses
•  Assist in the preparation of schedule data for proposals and contracts
•  Take responsibility for the preparation, quality, and accuracy of project and proposal schedules
•  Perform in-depth “what-if” scenario, variance, and logic analyses
•  Provide coaching and mentoring to other planners and schedulers within the team
• Performing other duties as requested

Requirements

• A recognized engineering or business degree, technical diploma, or equivalent work experience
• Proficiency in Primavera P6
• Strong knowledge of EPCM planning and project reporting
• Understanding of procurement, contracts, and construction management
• Advanced MS Excel skills for analysis and reporting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively
• Quality-focused with strong attention to detail, while maintaining a broad “whole project” perspective
• Ability to meet safety requirements for site visits
• 8+ years of planning and scheduling experience in an engineering, procurement, and construction environment.8 years or more of planning and scheduling experience in engineering, procurement, construction environment

Why People Like Working with Us

Working with Vista is a chance to contribute to the type of challenging municipal and industrial projects that the world requires. If that doesn’t excite you, this role likely won’t be a fit.

Challenging projects require focus and we enable our people to do their best work with modernized project systems that are based on our leading use of intelligent data-centric execution architecture. Our staff and clients like that it gives them real-time access to validated data shared across all project departments. This fosters project design and business decisions based on a single, authoritative source of truth and provides increased transparency and collaboration with team members and clients, leading to improved engineering quality and a product we can all take pride in.

What We Offer

An opportunity with Vista is not just a job; it is a chance to tackle challenging projects with colleagues who are among the most recognized and accomplished in their disciplines.

Vista offers all employees

• A stimulating, fast-paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
• A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are likeminded and comparably capable
• An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which has established leadership in innovative engineering solutions
• A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
• Company-sponsored social events and team sports
• Flexible work schedules, half-day Fridays and free parking
• An organization that values and encourages diversity

How to Apply

Please complete the application form below and include a cover letter concisely demonstrating how your skills and experience align with our job posting. By submitting this application, you consent to our Privacy Policy, and you consent to receive transactional electronic messages from Vista and third parties acting on our behalf.

Note: As part of the interview process there will be a technical testing component that will take up to two hours and can be completed at home on your own timeline. Candidates may be required to complete a security clearance procedure prior to receiving an offer.