What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Planner position at BBA Consultants?
Type of position: Régulier
Your future role on our team
As a Senior Project Planner, you will play a key role in driving project performance by developing, maintaining, and optimizing integrated project schedules.
You will support decision-making, identify risks and opportunities, and partner with project leaders and multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful execution of complex EPCM projects.
Working directly alongside project managers, engineers, and contractors—both on site and across project teams—you will contribute to project performance and protect the company’s commercial interests, while helping build a strong, disciplined execution platform that supports BBA’s growth and expansion in the U.S.
With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...
At BBA, You Get Many Benefits
BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, with over 45 years of experience serving the energy and natural resources industry.
Our people are the foundation of our success. Their passion and excellence have earned us recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and Best Managed Companies , and we’re committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, lead and be themselves.
Our teams bring together engineering, environmental and commissioning expertise to deliver practical, innovative and sustainable solutions—from strategy to execution. With 20 offices across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America, we combine local presence with international reach, offering clients close collaboration and field-ready support.
Learn more about our culture and projects on LinkedIn or connect with our talent team.
Your future role on our team
As a Senior Project Planner, you will play a key role in driving project performance by developing, maintaining, and optimizing integrated project schedules.
You will support decision-making, identify risks and opportunities, and partner with project leaders and multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful execution of complex EPCM projects.
Working directly alongside project managers, engineers, and contractors—both on site and across project teams—you will contribute to project performance and protect the company’s commercial interests, while helping build a strong, disciplined execution platform that supports BBA’s growth and expansion in the U.S.
With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...
- Lead the development, optimization and maintenance of integrated EPCM project schedules, including detailed engineering, procurement, logistics, construction and commissioning
- Analyze critical path, risks, and opportunities
- Drive adherence to the schedule and performance
- Exercise independent judgement in selecting, filing, compiling and analyzing data from various sources
- Provide data-driven recommendations and solutions to project leadership
- Generate schedule progress reports and produce performance indicators
- Carry out all other related tasks that could help deliver projects
- Desire to motivate and train the next generation
- Inspirational leadership
- Willingness to work together while having fun
- Caring mindset that puts people first
- College diploma or university degree or other relevant substituted experience
- 10 years of experience, carrying out these functions on medium or large-scale projects in the heavy industrial or mining sectors
- Experience in EPCM projects
- Knowledge of multidisciplinary design and construction processes
- Proficiency with the industry best practices such as AACEI and PMI
- Proficiency withPrimavera P6 and MS-ProjectFluent in English(spoken and written)
- Travel: Occasional to frequent depending on project needs
- Asset: Practical knowledge of the Prism G2 Suite
- Asset: Carried out these functions as part of international projects
- Asset: Bilingual (French or Spanish)
- Annual premium program for regular employees
- Group insurance plan from the first day of employment
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Annual paid time off (PTO)
- Statutory holidays
- Premium for employee referrals
At BBA, You Get Many Benefits
- Opportunity to mentor our next generation: We invest in our people and help them develop
- A corporate culture that values expertise
- Participation in innovation projects
- Promotion of our experts (SMEs), both externally and internally
- A flexible schedule that combines office presence and working from home
- A caring environment where everyone’s ideas are listened to and there’s no perception of hierarchy
- A growing business with many opportunities
BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, with over 45 years of experience serving the energy and natural resources industry.
Our people are the foundation of our success. Their passion and excellence have earned us recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and Best Managed Companies , and we’re committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, lead and be themselves.
Our teams bring together engineering, environmental and commissioning expertise to deliver practical, innovative and sustainable solutions—from strategy to execution. With 20 offices across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America, we combine local presence with international reach, offering clients close collaboration and field-ready support.
Learn more about our culture and projects on LinkedIn or connect with our talent team.