What is the role of a planning engineer?
Planning engineers are critical to several industries because practically every organization and company needs expert planners. Their primary focus is on developing comprehensive project plans and schedules, ensuring the timely and efficient execution of projects while meeting all quality and safety standards. Planning engineers coordinate with multiple stakeholders, including project managers, contractors, and other engineering teams, to facilitate seamless project delivery.
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Application Engineer
Location: Oakville
Branche: Renewable Energy
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 1 years
The Applications Engineer will be responsible for the implementation of the Asset Performance Management (APM) platform, InSight, for various water treatment applications including Reverse Osmosis, Drinking Water Ultra Filtration plants, Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) wastewater plants, Cooling Towers, Boilers, and Wastewater plants. Provide expert remote technical support to Field Service Representatives, Account Managers, and customers to enable deployments, configurations, and troubleshoot data logging to ensure data connectivity and quality. Support the lifecycle of digital services including account/user management, reporting, alarms, connectivity troubleshooting, and other maintenance activities. Respond to service requests within specified SLAs. Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure team effectiveness and consistency. Work in a multidisciplinary team that includes Field Services, PLC automation, process engineering, electrical engineering, controls engineering, and project management to deliver InSight projects.
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Location: Calgary, AB or Vancouver, BC
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 5 years
We have a current opportunity for a Lead Mechanical Engineer on a temporary basis. The position will be based in Vancouver. For further information about this position please apply.
Senior Structural Engineer
Location: Calgary Region
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 4 years
Oversee cost effective structural engineering designs from studies to detail design, tender and construction in accordance with Canadian Codes and Standards. Perform analysis and design of concrete foundations and steel structures for mining and industrial projects. Prepare specifications, design criteria, scope of work and material take-off. Acting as the discipline lead or point of contact on a project, supervising the work of other engineers and designers on the project team. Ensure that objectives of cost, quality and time are met. Work with the project team in a multi-disciplinary environment, reporting on progress of his team and deliverables, and provide staffing plans and estimated remaining effort to complete the work. Work directly with drafting staff in order to produce detailed drawing packages. Liaise with client representatives and vendors directly. Perform site visits and inspect existing structures. Perform evaluation and analysis of existing structures for modifications and additions and propose reinforcement solutions.
Corporate Affairs Administrator
Location: Toronto
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Communications & Distribution
Experience: 3 years
Thoughtfully anticipate and manage the administrative needs of the team. Coordinate travel arrangements and schedule meetings across multiple time zones. Help organize team activities as well as assess and prioritize daily tasks and manage long-term responsibilities. Work in collaboration with leaders to manage and prioritize weekly workflow, meetings, pending decisions, calendars, messages, and incoming materials for review. Assist with proofreading and editing briefing materials and presentations. Manage monthly expense reports and process purchase orders, invoices, and vendor information within deadlines. Support executive visits and engagements with meeting planning, travel arrangements, catering, and other logistical needs. Provide support to communications team on event planning and logistics. Communicate effectively on behalf of the team to outside vendors and business partners. Handle confidential, sensitive, and nonroutine information and matters with discretion, confidentiality, and integrity.
Project Planner
Location: Oakville
Branche: Life Sciences
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 4 years
Responsibilities Promote a safe work culture. Aid the Project Managers on Complex Projects Drive effective resource utilization and coordinate workload across team. Prioritize and assign work. Act as a connection between the PM team and other internal teams as needed. Assist in the development of preliminary planning(s) at bid phase, to be included in our offers to Customers. Drive continuous improvement of Planning activity, learning from experience, and sharing best practices. Travel to customer sites and Veolia offices as needed for project and team support including but not limited to Veolia team training and customer meetings.
Project Lead
Location: Lachine
Branche: Food Production
Expertise: Research & Development
Experience: 3 years
Direct, manage and support other resources assigned to all tasks related to the product development or continuous improvement projects Plan, maintain and communicate project timelines and changes Contribute to technical design, development and improvements to all products within the Organization Review and approve mechanical drawings and electrical schematics related to the project Perform and document testing activities to support product development and continuous improvement projects Participate in assembling prototype and/or installing parts on existing equipment (mechanic, electric and/or electronic) Maintain current understanding of the product and provide technical support to all internal departments Manage engineering changes to assigned products Participate in Quality and Continuous Improvement Reviews, support initiatives and actions as required.
Clinical Director - AI
Location: North York
Branche: Life Sciences
Expertise: HR & Recruiting
Experience: 5 years
The ideal candidate is skilled in extending Large Language Models for diverse applications, handling engineering and scaling challenges in large organizations, and has a strong understanding of both biology and underlying AI algorithms. Passion for using AI to revolutionize biomedical research and unlock scientific mysteries is key to success in this role. Lead a team of AI/ML and software engineers to evaluate, develop, extend and apply advance ML/AI methods for Clinical Trial design, analysis and optimization. Develop, implement, test and refine advanced AI/ML methods for the processing, analysis, modeling integration and visualization of large-scale biomedical data including text, imaging, and omics data. Use AI and ML methods for knowledge extraction from text and other structured data and for integrating this data with other types of structure and unstructured data using multi-modal genAI methods. Be in close contact with our clinical teams to discuss requirements, possible solutions and ways to integrate the proposed AI/ML methods to improve clinical trial design and execution. Work closely with the leading generative AI companies (our vendors) to make sure our products are state of the art and up to date. Work with developers, engineers, and ML Operations to deliver AI/ML solutions to product teams.
Director, Medical Devices
Location: Montréal
Branche: Medical devices
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 5 years
Manage and provide leadership to Medical Device Product Development and engineering teams. Collaborate with cross-functional teams involved in Medical Device Development, including Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Marketing. Mitigate and manage Medical Device Program risks by establishing and executing contingency plans. Lead and implement customer-centric medical device design programs. Work closely with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and participate in clinical experience programs. Hire and lead the medical devices engineering team. Provide capital and human resource recommendations to support the execution of the Company's Product Development plan. Act as a Subject Matter Expert, ensuring compliant and robust medical device development and design history files. Lead the transition from development to commercial launch for medical devices. Facilitate the closure of the development gap between drug and device. Work collaboratively with Product Marketing & Business Development personnel to define the scope and requirements of potential development projects and product requirements throughout the life cycle of medical device products. Oversee Electrical Safety and EMC testing of Medical Devices as applicable. Lead the establishment and management of the engineering and design review board for medical device changes. Review proposed design changes and manufacturing process changes for Medical Devices. Manage the creation and maintenance of design history files and related risk management files. Approve Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) and investigations.
Electrical Project Manager
Location: Montréal
Branche: Food Production
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 3 years
Guide electricians, including contractors, ensuring adherence to contract specifications and quality standards, delegate tasks, and provide training. Design, implement, and maintain electrical systems for commercial and industrial purposes. Coordinate manufacturing, construction, and testing activities to meet specifications and customer requirements. Conduct calculations to establish standards and specifications, inspect installations for compliance, and prepare technical documentation. Plan power plant layouts, troubleshoot power system issues, and design energy-efficient systems. Maintain equipment, ensure compliance with electrical codes and safety regulations, and contribute to process improvement. Record electrical operations, manage inventory, budgets, and purchases, and assist with control panel connections. Develop commissioning protocols and perform on-site commissioning and maintenance in compliance with standards.
Lead Estimator
Location: Calgary
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
ABOUT THE ROLE Our client is looking for a Lead Estimator to join their Project Services team. The Lead Estimator will be responsible for the management of estimates for new project opportunities from proposal through to award, including reading and understanding contract documents, specifications and drawings for projects being tendered. Pricing of work and material take-offs, pricing on materials, equipment and sub-trades, fabrication and construction costs. This person will also be responsible for preparing tender forms, finalizing and closing of tenders. RESPONSIBILITIES Lead the build-up of multidiscipline estimates that may include Engineering, Fabrication, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning and Start-Up depending on project requirements and scope. Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate, in addition to inclusions, exclusions and assumptions. Estimating of work and material, take-offs, pricing on materials, equipment and sub trades. Solicit pricing from subcontractors and suppliers. Develop cost loading for project schedule. Prepare and present project cost estimates to internal and external stakeholders, including working with clients through any clarifications. Identify opportunities including strategies to create competitive bids. Develop, maintain and improve procedures, databases, early phase cost models, templates and tools for cost estimating. Perform cost risk assessment and probabilistic simulations to establish project contingency and project reserve. Mentor, provide guidance and periodically manage junior and intermediate estimating staff, as required. YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Ability to work independently and with minimal direction. Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines. Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting experience. Excellent verbal and written communication skills coupled with the ability to work effectively with all clients, both internal and external. Strong team player with positive collaborative attitude. BENEFITS Industry class competitive compensation and vacation plan Medical and dental plan Health/Wellness spending account RRSP matching program Annual Professional Development budget Young Professionals Group Staff events and teambuilding
What do planning engineers do?
Planning engineers are responsible for several key tasks throughout the project lifecycle. They meticulously analyze project requirements and objectives to create detailed plans, encompassing timelines, resource allocation, and budget estimates. These professionals collaborate with project managers to set achievable milestones and deadlines, allowing for efficient project monitoring and progress tracking.
Moreover, planning engineers continuously assess project risks and implement risk mitigation strategies to minimize potential delays and disruptions. They monitor the project's progress, identify any deviations from the original plan, and propose corrective actions to ensure the project remains on schedule.
Planning engineers utilize various project management tools and software to create and manage Gantt charts, critical path analysis, and resource utilization charts. These tools aid in effective project planning and resource allocation, allowing for the optimization of manpower and equipment utilization.
What are the required skills for a planning engineer?
To excel as a planning engineer, individuals must possess a diverse skill set. Exceptional organizational skills are essential for managing complex project plans and multiple timelines effectively. Planning engineers should be adept at problem-solving, as they often encounter unforeseen challenges that require quick and efficient resolution to keep the project on track.
Communication skills are crucial for successful collaboration with project stakeholders and team members. Planning engineers need to convey complex technical information and project updates clearly and concisely. Additionally, they should have a strong understanding of project management methodologies and techniques to develop efficient and realistic project schedules.
Where do planning engineers work?
Planning engineers find employment opportunities in a variety of industries, especially in construction, infrastructure development, manufacturing, and large-scale project management. They may work for construction companies, engineering firms, government agencies, or any organization involved in project planning and execution.
Common planning engineer responsibilities
Develop comprehensive project plans and schedules, considering project requirements, objectives, and available resources;
Collaborate with project managers and other stakeholders to set realistic milestones and deadlines for project completion;
Continuously monitor project progress, identify potential delays, and implement corrective measures to keep the project on track;
Conduct risk assessments and develop risk mitigation strategies to minimize project disruptions;
Utilize project management tools and software to create Gantt charts, critical path analysis, and resource utilization charts;
Coordinate with engineering teams, contractors, and suppliers to ensure timely and efficient project execution;
Optimize resource allocation and manpower utilization to maximize project efficiency;
Provide regular project updates to stakeholders, keeping them informed of project status and any changes to the plan;
Comply with safety regulations and quality standards throughout the project;
Maintain detailed project documentation, including plans, schedules, and progress reports.
Qualifications for planning engineers
To become a planning engineer, candidates should possess at least a Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field. Additional certifications in project management or relevant software proficiency can be advantageous.
Other essential qualifications include:
- 2-4+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling;
- Proficiency in project management tools and software;
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities;
- Extensive experience with project management methodologies;
- Detail-oriented and highly organized;
- Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams;
- Dedicated to completing projects on time and within the budget.
