Project Planner & Scheduler

Reporting to the Manager, PMO, the Project Planner & Scheduler is responsible for developing and maintaining detailed schedules to evaluate, plan and manage projects. This position is responsible to ensure that project schedules are continuously developed through the stage gate phases and that they represent an accurate and achievable plan inclusive of all stakeholder inputs and operational requirements.  In addition, this position is responsible to support the Portfolio Planning & Reporting Analyst in the Owners Team Workforce plans including Time Tracking for the overall portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain study, project execution, and commissioning schedules in alignment with the overall project portfolio.

• Perform analyses of baselined schedules for risks, critical path and earned value management.

• Coordinate project-specific schedule risk assessment activities to support Study & Project Managers and risk owners.

• Establish high level project timelines, milestones, deadlines and resources for the project during project intake and portfolio planning to support the midterm planning process.

• Provide input into study and execution plans as they are identified and incorporating approved plans into the project schedule.

• Track, review and incorporate (once approved) project schedule changes (e.g., design changes, scope changes, procurement delays) and report as per the agreed governance framework.

• Contribute to establishing KSPC scheduling standards and best practices in alignment with the K+S Organization Handbook and Project Management Manual.

• Evaluate 3rd party Contractor schedules and perform schedule audits.

• Administration and monitoring of actual progress (physical % complete) vs planned progress and KPIs including bar charts, s-curves, manpower histograms and schedule performance indexes.  Provide exception reporting and recommended actions (as required).

• Work with Project Managers, Engineers and Procurement to develop and maintain procurement tracking lists for long lead equipment.

• Support portfolio schedule to have a forecast look ahead of at least 3 years and is to be issued quarterly at minimum.

• Schedules providing an Overview of Project timelines, stages and status to Project Manager.

• Facilitate and coordinate cross-functional planning & reviews of project schedules prior to gates and baselining.

• Provide input and review in the RFP process, including participating in Scope of Work (SOW) development and Technical Bid Evaluations (TBE).

• Perform quality assurance analysis on project schedules and reports, and coordinate with Study & Project Managers to rectify risks and non-conformances prior to gates and baselining.

• Identify, establish and monitor interdependencies and synergies between projects to support planning of portfolio execution strategies.

• Develop schedule layouts and reporting structures to support the functional needs of KSPC stakeholders and supervisors

By living our common K+S values across all our locations in the world: We are optimistic about our future, collaborative in building it, and with our entrepreneurial spirit, we aim to dig deeper and reach higher. We remain agile in an ever-changing world. We are innovative, turning obstacles into opportunities – and we do it all in ways that are safe and sustainable, protecting future generations.

We are committed to being a company where every employee can contribute, grow and thrive, and where we reflect the diverse communities in which we live and work. We are working toward a truly inclusive environment, because we know that the amazing array of differences in our backgrounds, competencies, experiences, race, gender, age, beliefs, sexual orientation, identity and their intersections is key to the longevity, sustainability and growth of our organization.

In a career with K+S Potash Canada (KSPC), you can look forward to:

Good People and Great Culture

Have the opportunity to be part of a team committed to building a new and diverse culture. At KSPC we are growing our operations, delivering exciting new opportunities, and investing heavily in the communities where we live and work.

Challenge and Growth

We support your growth potential (support of professional development) and recognition of performance.

Valuable Compensation

Our total target compensation is competitive and benchmarked to the market. We have a Pay for Performance philosophy that includes two components, fixed (base) pay and short term incentive (bonus) that rewards employees for their contributions towards corporate, team and individual successes.

Supporting Benefits

A comprehensive, employer paid, benefits program which includes Life, Disability, Health and Dental as well as competitive Retirement benefits, Employee and Family Assistance Program PLUS great extras such as, paid work time to help out in your Community (volunteer with a sports team or a charity of your choice) and company money to allocate to your favourite charity! A Health Spending Account for extras, like more expensive glasses, and the Wellness Account covers recreational items, like your park camping fees, hunting or fishing license, and can help pay for your gym membership.

Qualifications & Experience

• Engineering Technologist with 3-5 years of experience in a heavy industrial process setting.

• Strong software experience in scheduling platform Primavera P6 and Excel.

• The detailed nature of data management requires exceptional organizational skills. The data and schedules are crucial to making key decisions that directly affect maintenance and operations.

• 3+ years’ experience project management experience on large multi-year projects and small maintenance projects.

• Builds and maintains positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Develops and continually refines best-practice programs and policies related to subject matter.

• Proven ability to build and maintain productive stakeholder relationships.

• Aptitude for facilitating knowledge sharing within teams and across departments.

• Proficient in understanding the business of projects, ensuring alignment of project objectives with overarching organizational goals and delivering measurable value to stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability in systems-level thinking.

• Adept at leading organizational transformations through change management.

• Proficient in data-driven decision-making and business intelligence, leveraging analytical tools and methodologies to enable informed strategic decisions, optimize processes and drive continuous improvement.

• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Employment is subject to successfully completing KSPC’s pre-employment checks which may include criminal record check, education verification, functional fitness evaluation and drug and alcohol testing.

The role may be based in Saskatoon or at out Bethune Mine site.

To ensure consideration for this role, please apply by May 27, 2025

We enrich life through the sustainable extraction and refinement of minerals to indispensable products and through our working environment, which is unique. Because it stands for everything that really matters in life: Trust, team spirit and meaningfulness for 11,000 employees at 51 locations on five continents. Welcome to K + S.