Project Planner - Surface Projects

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary:

The Project Scheduler/Planner is responsible for consolidating, validating, and maintaining the Surface Project schedules beyond Level 3. The role provides schedule integrity, execution visibility, and forward-looking analysis to Engineering (Process, Electrical and Civil) and Construction leadership. Schedule recommendations and scenario analyses are to be submitted directly to the Surface Engineering teams and the Director of Construction, who approves outcomes for incorporation into the master schedule.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Ensure surface development schedule(s) reflect realistic sequencing, permitting constraints, and safety-critical activities.
• Coordinate alignment with the underground planner for mine development and link to the process facilities, utilities readiness, and execution logic.
• Consolidate execution partner schedules, possibly developed in other tools, into Primavera P6.
• Maintain detailed L3+ activities, including integration of engineering, procurement, vendor, construction, and commissioning schedules.
• Validate logic and milestone integrity, calendars, constraints, and coding before accepting the schedule.
• Lead schedule update meetings and deal directly with partners – contractors to ensure the latest schedules are being issued.
• Coordinate regular schedule updates, using physical percent complete using rules of credit, prepare forecast for remaining activities for execution and analyze late delivery outcomes by teams within project scope.
• Compare contractor-reported progress, P6 logic, and field observations.
• Identify schedule risks, logic conflicts, and emerging execution trends impacting surface project development.
• Support the development of project-focused dashboards (in Power BI) and critical path summaries for Engineering and Construction leadership.
• Highlight impacts of deviations from any individual subproject, performance issues affecting delivery, potential resource availability issues, and changes in the sequencing of the work.
• Maintain scheduling data in Primavera P6 (PPM) in accordance with project standards.
• Ensure data exchanges from partner – contractor schedules are controlled, traceable, and auditable.
• Establish an Earned Value system for the work performed throughout the Surfaces project.
• Support future integration with Microsoft Dynamics - Business Central for an automated approach to reporting progress per contract and other project systems, including Power BI reporting.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Commitment to safety and disciplined execution.
• Strong communication skills with different levels of authority to ensure schedule buy-in and actions are taken appropriately.
• A minimum of 5 to 7 years’ experience in Planning & Scheduling for engineering, procurement, and construction, with particular attention to civil works and processing plants in the mining industry.
• Proficient knowledge of Primavera P6 & MS Project scheduling tools in multi-partner and contractor environments.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and understanding of the engineering and procurement cycles for copper mining.
• Ability to interpret development designs and partner/contractor schedules.
• Proven ability to identify flawed logic, unrealistic durations, and execution risk embedded in schedules.
• Facilitate problem-solving when deviations arise and propose comprehensive solutions.
• Background in mining engineering, civil or process engineering, or construction management is preferred.
• Experience in owner-led delivery environments with multiple execution partners in an integrated team approach.

Work Pattern

• Site- based at Santa Cruz project office

Diversity Statements:

Ivanhoe Electric is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

The Company offers a professional, entrepreneurial office environment and the opportunity to work alongside and grow with talented colleagues. The Company offers competitive compensation and an employee benefits package.