Senior Project Scheduler

Job ID: 14469

Job Title: Senior Project Scheduler

Contract Length: 24 months +

Location: Remote within Canada (client based in Ottawa, ON)

Federal Government Clearance Level Required: Secret

Vacancy Type: New Position

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About Us

Maplesoft Group is a trusted provider of professional consulting services to public and private sector organizations across Canada. We connect experienced professionals with impactful project that help shape the future of technology, business and government services.

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Position Summary

Maplesoft Group is seeking a Senior Project Scheduler to support a high-profile, enterprise-wide IT initiative. The selected consultant will be responsible for developing and maintaining an integrated Master Project Schedule by consolidating five individual project schedules into a single, comprehensive planning framework.

This position requires demonstrated expertise in project scheduling methodologies and expert-level proficiency with Microsoft Project. The successful candidate will manage complex schedule dependencies, analyze critical paths, identify schedule risks and impacts, and produce timely reporting and schedule forecasts to support program governance, executive oversight, and strategic decision-making.

The key outcome of this engagement is a centralized Master Project Schedule that integrates five interconnected project plans into a cohesive scheduling structure. This schedule will serve as the authoritative source for monitoring progress, managing dependencies, tracking critical milestones, identifying scheduling risks, and supporting informed decision-making throughout the initiative lifecycle.

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Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage a comprehensive Master Project Schedule by integrating five individual project schedules into a single, enterprise-wide planning framework.
• Establish and maintain detailed, multi-year schedules that encompass all project activities, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and critical path components.
• Analyze and manage cross-project dependencies, sequencing requirements, schedule constraints, and potential impacts to project timelines and deliverables.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, technical teams, workstream leads, and stakeholders to collect, validate, and maintain scheduling inputs, assumptions, resource requirements, and timelines.
• Implement and enforce project scheduling standards, methodologies, governance processes, and controls to ensure consistency and accuracy across all integrated schedules.
• Monitor schedule performance and proactively identify risks, delays, resource conflicts, and variances, recommending appropriate mitigation strategies and corrective actions.
• Perform schedule analysis, forecasting, scenario modelling, impact assessments, and what-if analyses to support planning, risk management, and decision-making activities.
• Track progress against approved baselines and provide timely reporting on schedule health, milestone achievement, variances, critical path activities, and emerging risks.
• Prepare and deliver schedule reports, dashboards, metrics, and executive-level presentations to support project governance and stakeholder oversight.
• Ensure the Master Project Schedule remains accurate, current, and aligned with project objectives, delivery priorities, and organizational timelines.
• Support project governance activities by providing schedule expertise, recommendations, and insights to project leadership and decision-makers.
  
  

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Required Qualifications

• Must possess a valid Government of Canada Secret Security Clearance, or be eligible to obtain and maintain one.
• Extensive experience as a Project Scheduler supporting large-scale, complex IT projects, programs, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and integrating multiple project schedules into a comprehensive Master Project Schedule.
• Expert-level proficiency with Microsoft Project, including schedule development, dependency management, critical path analysis, baselining, resource loading, forecasting, and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, scheduling best practices, project controls, and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) principles.
• Proven experience managing complex interdependencies across multiple projects, workstreams, and stakeholder groups.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify scheduling risks, assess impacts, and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with project teams, senior leadership, and technical resources.
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, accurate, and timely schedule reports, metrics, and executive-level presentations.
  
  

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale IT transformation, modernization, or digital enablement initiatives within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience working in large public sector, private sector, or Government of Canada organizations with complex governance and stakeholder structures.
• Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and managing Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) across multiple project teams and workstreams.
• Strong understanding of project governance frameworks, program management principles, portfolio reporting, and executive-level oversight practices.
• Experience supporting project audits, health assessments, stage-gate reviews, or enterprise governance activities.
• Familiarity with recognized project management methodologies and frameworks, including PMBOK, Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall delivery approaches.
• Professional certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or equivalent credentials would be considered an asset.
• Experience preparing executive dashboards, schedule performance metrics, and program-level reporting for senior leadership and governance committees.
  
  

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Compensation

Salary Range: $550 - $750 per diem

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Our recruitment process is led by human recruiters who review all applications and make the final hiring decisions. We use AI-assisted tools to help screen and organize applications. These tools do not replace human judgment, and all hiring decisions are made by people.

Please note that data collected by the Company may be stored or processed on servers located outside of Canada.

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Application Submission Details

Submission Deadline: December 1st, 2026 at 5pm EST

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Please Note

• Candidates must be eligible to obtain Secret Level Security Clearance
• Secret screening requires a minimum of 10 years of verifiable personal history
  
  

Maplesoft is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.