Cyclic Materials is one of the most exciting cleantech companies in North America!
We are addressing environmental, geopolitical, and supply chain challenges by recovering rare earth elements and other valuable materials from many difficult-to-recycle products of the modern world. We provide the market with a secure and regional supply of metals critical to the energy transition, and do so in an ethical, economically viable, and sustainable way.
With the global market for magnet rare earth elements forecast to increase dramatically by 2030, establishing new sources of these critical elements will be vital to support the electrification of transportation and energy across Canada, North America, and around the world. Cyclic Materials is positioned to be a key player in developing a circular economy to support the energy transition.
We are a passionate, driven group of people who bring a dedication to the entrepreneurial spirit paired with a desire to make a meaningful positive impact on the planet. Cyclic Materials believes in fostering a culture of respect and support across all our stakeholders.
Join our team and help build a global recycling cleantech company!
Position Overview
We are seeking a driven and technically strong Project Scheduler to join our Capital Projects teams. The Project Scheduler plays a key role in planning, coordinating, and tracking the execution of complex projects within a metals processing and manufacturing environment. This includes capital expansion projects, plant construction, process optimization, and equipment installations. The scheduler ensures that all project activities—from engineering design to commissioning—are properly sequenced and aligned to deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget.
This is a hands-on role best suited to a project scheduler with direct experience in
pre-construction, construction, of complex industrial projects.
This role reports to the Senior Projects Manager. You will work collaboratively across teams, including engineering, corporate development, finance, strategic partnerships, Human Resources and Operations, to ensure successful project scheduling. This is a
full-time, hybrid
(4 days in office, 1 day remote) role based in
Toronto. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a hands-on, fast-paced environment and is excited to make a meaningful impact.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and Maintain Schedules:
- Create comprehensive baseline schedules to reflect the full scope of engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction activities.
- Define activity sequences, dependencies, and milestones covering engineering design, equipment.
- Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, and operations teams to ensure accurate scope definition and realistic scheduling of activities.
- Crash and reforecast schedules on an as needed basis.
Project Monitoring & Reporting:
- Track progress against the schedule and identify variances or risks to critical paths.
- Resource Allocation; assign and balance team workload while considering availability and constraints.
- Prepare and present weekly and monthly schedule reports, including S-curves, dashboard report, look-ahead schedules, and milestone tracking.
- Perform variance and impact analyses to identify schedule risks and develop recovery plans
Integration with Cost and Resources:
- Work closely with project controls, cost engineers and/or procurement, and finance to ensure schedule alignment with cost and budget forecasts.
- Support resource leveling, workload analysis, and manpower planning.
Change Management:
- Evaluate schedule impacts of design changes, scope variations, and unforeseen delays.
- Provide time-impact analyses to support change orders and claims.
Collaboration and Communication:
- Work closely with project engineers, procurement teams, and construction managers to ensure alignment across departments.
- Facilitate schedule review meetings and support project leadership with decision-ready insights.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field.
- Professional certifications such as PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional) or PMP (Project Management Professional) preferred.
Experience:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience developing and managing project schedules for light and heavy industrial, manufacturing, or mining projects.
- Proven expertise in Primavera P6; proficiency in MS Project, Excel, and Power BI is an asset
- Strong understanding of project execution workflows (engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and commissioning, and handover).
- Exposure to LEAN manufacturing and continuous improvement environments.
- Experience with integrated master schedules and multi-project portfolios.
Skills:
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate across teams
- Attention to detail and strong organizational abilities
- Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles, crashing schedules, and value engineering is an asset
Working Conditions
- Combination of office and site environments (plant, or construction site).
- May involve occasional travel to plant sites.
What we can offer you
- An impactful company improving the sustainability of critical materials production
- The opportunities of a young and fast-growing company. Your success is our success!
- Opportunities for growth and some travel
- Leadership opportunities as the company grows
- A dynamic work environment that's focused on learning with accelerated career paths
- A competitive salary package
- Health and wellness benefits
Learn more about Cyclic Materials here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEf6tR-TmAc
An Equal Opportunity employer, at Cyclic Materials, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact.
Applicants for employment in the Canada and US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States or Canada and with Cyclic Materials (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN, L1-A visa or any other non-immigrant status).
Please note that ONLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES will be contacted for this opportunity.
Top Skills
What We Do
Cyclic Materials transforms yesterday’s waste into tomorrow’s critical materials. We’re creating a circular supply chain for the rare earth elements and critical materials that power our global economy, without compromising quality or environmental impact.
Our proprietary two-phase process is unlocking value from discarded waste. Our MagCycle℠ technology simplifies the separation of rare earth magnets and critical metals from end-of-life electric vehicles, consumer electronics, wind turbines, and MRIs. Then our REEPure℠ technology restores those valuable materials back to their raw form, unlocking new revenue streams for metal buyers and feedstock companies. We are the only high-tech recycling company offering a scalable, efficient, and low-carbon recycling solution that complements mining on both quality and cost, and mitigates the risks associated with extraction.
Cyclic Materials is setting a high bar for sustainable resource recovery. We’ve solved the barriers to creating a circular economy for rare earths, and our transparent, data-driven approach ensures the highest standards of sustainability and traceability, including rigorous Scope 3 carbon tracking and water efficiency.
With USD $83.5M in funding, including USD $53M in Series B funding backed by partners like Microsoft and BMW i Ventures, we’re scaling our recycling infrastructure across North America and Canada to meet global demand.
Cyclic Materials is establishing a more resilient, domestic supply chain for rare earths and critical metals, providing opportunity and value for global industries.
