JOB INFORMATION
Requisition ID: 13141
Number of Vacancies: 1
Department: Project Management Office (20000008) - Project Controls - Major Projects (30000569)
Salary Information: $111,129.20- $138,975.20
Pay Scale Group: 10SA (CAN/S/J/10SA)
Employment Type: Regular
New or Existing Vacancy: New
Weekly Hours: 35 Off Days: Saturdays & Sundays Shift: Day
Posted On: May 26, 2026
Last Day to Apply: June 4, 2026
Reports to: Director, Project Controls and Risk
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:
Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.
Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.
The full Plan can be viewed on ttc.ca.
Looking for a new and exciting job opportunity? We are looking for a Senior Planner and Scheduler to join our team.
- Lead planning and scheduling activities for complex capital projects to ensure successful, on-time delivery
- Facilitate and lead planning sessions and workshops (including pull planning) with project teams and stakeholders
- Attending internal and external integration and interface meetings to manage the projects effectively
- Developing Program Management and Interface Milestone Schedules
- Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams to align schedules, risks, costs, and priorities
- Monitor project performance, analyze variances, and provide recommendations to mitigate risks and improve outcomes
- Evaluate schedule impacts (e.g., changes, risks, delays) and perform critical path and trend analyses
- Review contractor schedules and progress to ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment with project requirements
- Prepare dashboards, executive reports, and data-driven insights to support decision-making
- Drive continuous improvement of planning processes, tools, and systems while fostering a high-performance team environment
- Assess and manage corporate risk
- Communicate in a variety of mediums
- Counsel, advise, and coach in the relevant discipline
- Demonstrate appropriate and effective interpersonal communications through various media
- Demonstrate knowledge of the industry and / or sector
- Demonstrate specialized expertise and knowledge in the assigned field
- Facilitate group discussions and activities
- Manage change
- Manage conflict
- Plan and organize activities / projects to meet section and organizational goals
- Use office technology, software and applications
- Completion of a post-secondary college diploma or university degree in a related technical or business discipline (e.g. civil, electrical or mechanical engineering, project management), and progressive experience in planning and scheduling and/or project management; or a combination of education, training and experience deemed to be equivalent
- In-depth knowledge and practical experience related to planning and scheduling through the end-to-end project lifecycle, from project initiation, planning, executing, controlling, monitoring to closing; good understanding of integration between project functions
- Sound understanding of basic engineering and construction methodologies; ability to read construction drawings and specifications
- Mastery of planning and scheduling principles and methods, and gate processes; full project lifecycle experience
- Demonstrated experience with all aspects of the Master Project Schedule (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning Schedules) in addition to cost control and project controls in a construction environment.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing design & construction schedules in the early stages of the projects
- Demonstrated experience in different delivery models other than Design-Bid-Build (Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk etc.)
- Effective communication, influencing skills, and maintaining collaborative work relationships
- Demonstrated experience with time impact analysis, what-if scenarios, and recovery schedules
- Experience working on large projects as well as multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Excellent project reporting skills, including analyzing schedules, variance analysis, project performance measurements, explaining the key performance indicators, creating dashboard and other project reports
- Leadership skills including goal-setting, performance management, employee development and coaching
- Ability to review and evaluate recommendations proposed by others, exercising independent judgment to ensure consistency with business goals
- Strong time management; ability to prioritize and balance competing demands in a deadline driven environment
- Well-developed organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills for managing large datasets
- Proficient in software applications relevant to the role, including Primavera 6 and Microsoft Office (MS Project, Word, Excel - pivot tables, functions, charts), as well as Access and SharePoint.
Commitment to EDI
The TTC is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, anti-racism and inclusion in the delivery of its services and in its workplaces. The TTC is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities it serves at all levels of the organization and supports an inclusive environment where diverse employee and community perspectives and experiences bring value to the organization. The TTC encourages applications from all applicants, including members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. The TTC values and supports an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Accommodations for applicants are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process, including for those who identify as having a disability. Please contact Talent Management at (416) 393-4570 or
[email protected] . Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
General Prohibition in Hiring Process
The TTC is also committed to a fair hiring process based on job related qualifications, merit, and abilities. You are expected to write your own materials and provide your own qualifications and experiences during the hiring process. The TTC will not tolerate the use of artificial intelligence or external resources in any of your submissions or responses, or the disclosure of interview questions to others. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree to the following:
- The use of any artificial intelligence (AI) tool including, but not limited to, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, to generate or produce any information or materials to be submitted or any response to any assessment question or any interview question, is prohibited.
- All information and materials you submit, including resume, cover letter, and assessment responses, are your own original work without the use of any AI tool
- During any interview, your response to any interview question is your own without the use or assistance of any AI tool or any person.
- You will not disseminate or disclose to any person any interview question.
Should you breach the prohibition of AI tool use, or information dissemination or disclosure, you will be in violation of TTC’s hiring process and TTC may withdraw your application and may prohibit you from participation in the TTC hiring process.
Relatives of TTC Employees
The TTC’s policy prohibits relatives of current TTC employees from being hired, assigned, transferred or promoted into positions, where there is a conflict of interest due to a relationship. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be required to disclose the name, relationship and position of any relative who is a current TTC employee.
We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
