Planning Engineer Job at Randstad (Edmonton)

Planning Engineer

Randstad

Location:
Canada , Edmonton

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Job Description:

Responsible for developing and coordinating a comprehensive integrated, detailed facility-by-facility plan for all LP facility work, encompassing Operations, Core Programs, and Major Projects activities. The position ensures that all interdependent risks and mitigation strategies—such as construction sequencing, permitting, contractor work space, and material availability — are centrally identified and communicated across all scopes within each facility. The overarching goal is to enable successful execution of all planned work within designated outage windows, achieving targeted in-service dates.

Job Responsibility:

Facilitate detailed site scheduling in collaboration with Operations, PMs, CMs, Project Controls, and Major Projects—driving optimization, risk reduction, and meeting pipeline outage and ISD requirements
Monitor and flag schedule and coordination risks (e.g., permits, material lead times, outages, contractor overlap, task sequencing) to relevant stakeholders
Ensure plans and schedules are feasible, achievable, meet pipeline outage durations, and ISD requirements
Create and maintain a log of critical materials, outage windows, contractor tasks, and their interdependencies across facilities for proactive resolution
Act as a change agent—identifying gaps, risks, solutions and recommendations to PMs, CMs, and Leadership
Ensure all strategies, changes, updates, etc., to schedule(s) are made (once approved by the PM)
Work closely with the Project Controls scheduler(s) to establish and maintain effective data flows and communication, ensuring quality, consistency, and accuracy of data while providing positive feedback loops
Analyze scope and contracting strategies across Operations, Core, and Major Projects, recommending optimization opportunities to optimize work at each facility
Own and manage overall site plot plans (schedule and work space areas) for all scopes (MCI, MLO, LRF) across all groups (Operations, Major Projects, Core, PCSLD)
Identify work area / scope overlaps and potential construction interference (e.g. long spans of trenched cables impacting other work scopes (their schedule and / or their work space)
Identify potential safety risks from overall site congestion (volume of site personnel and equipment) and advise PMs, CMs, and Leadership
Understand and work with Construction management on site laydown and storage requirements, understand and monitor road closures (from Project and Operations work) and highlight to construction management
Work closely with the Operations Coordination team on outage management, ensuring they are integrated into the site schedule(s), and log and track necessary operations /outage information
Review and analyze portfolio-wide schedules to identify risks and opportunities, providing insights to Execution Managers
With a customer service mindset, act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to PMs, CMs, Operations, and stakeholders — ensuring alignment, transparency, and accountability
The one point of contact for consolidating all schedules, reports, risk tables, etc., for all stations
Provide guidance and QA to all other Planning Coordinator areas to ensure consistency throughout
Response for creating procedures and process required for the department

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum of 7 years of experience in project management, construction, or project controls, with a comprehensive understanding of project management principles, practices, particularly scheduling and construction sequencing and optimization
Experience in industrial projects, with interfaces across Engineering, Procurement, Contracting, Execution & Construction, and Commissioning
Strong grasp of construction activities, including understanding interdependencies, labour and equipment quantities, types, and durations
Familiarity with Liquids Pipelines Operations, Process plant Operation, or equivalent, including outage management and the interface between Operations and Projects
Knowledge of industry codes, regulations, standards, and specifications relevant to pipeline systems and facilities
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively liaise between diverse project teams and stakeholders

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 15, 2026

Expiration:
April 08, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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