Planner – St. John's, NL

Introduction

Dovre Group is pleased to offer the following opportunity: Planner in St. John’s, NL

Anticipated Start Date: January 2026

Duration: One year, renewable

Function

Working as part of the clients Project Execution Department, and reporting to the Project 
Execution Planning Supervisor, the Planner/Scheduler(s) will be responsible for the 
development, implementation, maintenance and analysis of engineering, procurement and 
construction schedules for the Regulated Hydro and Exploits Generation capital programs. You 
will work closely with project managers and project teams to ensure time lines are met and 
accurate dates are maintained. In addition, this position shall be responsible for outage 
planning for the Regulated Hydro and Exploits Generation capital programs. Travel and other 
duties may be required. 


The duties and job functions of the Planner shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Identification of generation outage requirements for capital projects and interfacing 
    with Hydro’s Resource and Production Planning (RPP) department and regional 
    operations planning groups during the development of the annual generation outage 
    schedule (GOS);
  • Attend regular meetings with the Newfoundland System Operator (NLSO) and RPP and 
    assist with maintaining any revisions to the GOS and coordinate revisions with the 
    various asset owners for regulated/non-regulated operations and capital project teams;
  • Provide constant communication with the NLSO, asset owners, and capital project 
    teams with regards to changes in the GOS and associated impacts;
  • Ensure that outage information is up to date in Hydro’s outage database;
  • Development, implementation, maintenance and analysis of engineering, procurement 
    and construction schedules for the Regulated Hydro and Exploits Generation capital 
    programs.
  • Working closely with project teams and link critical activities and outages across 
    multiple projects;
  • Development of capital project milestones for Hydro’s Integrated Annual Work Plan 
    (IAWP) report, tracking progress on milestones, and providing updates to Hydro’s 
    Project Execution Group and Senior Managers on a regular basis;
  • Work directly with Hydro’s capital planning department and review engineering labor 
    requirements in capital budget estimates and collaborate with project managers and 
    stakeholders to further develop project schedules for upcoming planned capital work 
    including tasks, milestones, and deliverables; 
  • Conduct an engineering labor analysis and a resource leveling exercise for future 
    projects to be included in Hydro’s capital budget application (CBA) and identify resource 
    constraints prior to filing the CBA.
  • Work with Owner’s engineering, planning and construction resources to review and 
    validate construction sequence, methodology, material lead times, and task durations 
    proposed for future project plans;
  • Develop and implement a routine to undertake selective activity duration verification 
    and contingencies for future project plans; and
  • Other project planning duties as required

Requirements

  • Business/Commerce, Engineering Degree, Technologist, or equivalent experience in 
    planning and scheduling;
  • Expert knowledge of capital planning techniques required to support project execution;
  • Field experience working in the utilities industry in a capital project environment is 
    considered an asset;
  • Has kept up to date on latest construction techniques and industry trends concerning 
    labor, equipment and material lead times;
  • Knowledge of construction planning and scheduling;
  • A strong working knowledge of Primavera; and
  • Proficient with MS Office Suite products

Offer

Dovre Group is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from anyone meeting the requirements for this position.

Information

For more information about the position above or working for Dovre Group, please contact:

Geanine McGrath
Recruitment Manager
geanine.mcgrath@dovregroup.com
#LI-GM1

Location

ID

Job ID: #34757