Project Planning/Scheduling Engineering Specialist Professional

About the Role

The planner will develop, maintain, and optimize complex project schedules, create resource‑loaded plans, and perform Time Impact Analyses to assess delays. Responsibilities include integrating schedules across platforms, ensuring data integrity, building dashboards for KPI reporting, and using linear scheduling techniques for infrastructure sequencing. The role also requires collaboration with cost control, risk, procurement, and engineering workstreams, attending customer and subcontractor meetings, monitoring work progress for contract compliance, and handling additional duties assigned by the Lead Planner or Project Manager. • Analyze dependency logic and critical path. • Meet deadlines and handle pressure effectively. • Present information clearly to managers and stakeholders. • Use schedule analysis tools such as TILOS or Acumen FUSE.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸critical path
• ▸schedule tools
• ▸time impact
• ▸kpi dashboards
• ▸linear scheduling
• ▸progress monitoring

What You Bring

Hitachi Rail STS Canada seeks a self‑motivated Senior Project Planner who thrives in a fast‑paced environment. Based in downtown Toronto, the planner will support project teams with schedule insights, critical‑path analysis, and scenario planning to aid strategic decisions. • 5–8 years of project planning experience. • Proficient in Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. • Adapt quickly to high‑workload, time‑sensitive situations. • 3–5 years experience in rail or large infrastructure construction. • Strong grasp of project management, planning and scheduling. • Excellent communication and influencing with stakeholders. • Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering; P.Eng preferred. • Clear criminal background check.

Requirements

• ▸primavera p6
• ▸microsoft project
• ▸5‑8 years
• ▸rail construction
• ▸bachelors
• ▸p.eng

Benefits

Compensation ranges from $99,300 to $149,000 CAD, and the hiring process combines human review with AI‑assisted screening, with all final decisions made by people. Hitachi Rail offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive pay, medical, dental and vision insurance, long‑term disability, life and accident coverage, a retirement savings plan, paid vacation, flextime, and various training and development programs. Hitachi brings together world‑class talent to innovate for a better future, encouraging imagination, fearlessness, and collaboration on projects ranging from sustainability solutions to smart‑city infrastructure. Candidates are invited to explore careers with us and join a dynamic, creative workplace.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time