Capital Project Planner

NES Fircroft; City Of Melville; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term contract

On-site role

Exposure to full project lifecycle

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced Capital Project Planner to join a major industrial capital projects portfolio. The role is predominantly on site, developing, maintaining, and optimising schedules across FEL, execution and commissioning phases.

You will collaborate with project managers, engineers, contractors and site teams to drive delivery, manage critical path, and provide reliable progress reporting in a complex, heavy-industry environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Planner or Scheduler supporting capital projects.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycles, including FEL, execution, and commissioning phases.
• Experience within mining, resources, industrial processing, energy, manufacturing, or similar heavy industry environments.
• Experience using Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling tools.
• Brownfield capital project experience.
• Exposure to integrated project controls environments.
• Experience supporting stage-gate reviews and project assurance activities.
• Knowledge of AACE planning principles and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules across FEL, execution, and commissioning phases.
• Establish schedule logic, sequencing, and critical path analysis using industry best-practice planning methodologies.
• Support schedule baseline development, forecasting, progress measurement, and performance reporting.
• Gather and validate progress updates from project teams, contractors, and key stakeholders.
• Identify schedule risks, constraints, and recovery opportunities to maintain project objectives.
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, and cost controllers to ensure alignment between cost, scope, and schedule.
• Contribute to project reviews, governance activities, and assurance processes.
• Manage schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Critical path

Stakeholder management

Brownfield experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Capital Project Planner to join a major industrial capital projects portfolio. Working predominantly on site, you will play a key role in developing, maintaining, and optimising project schedules across multiple project phases, ensuring successful delivery from concept through to commissioning.

This is a hands-on planning position suited to someone who thrives in a project delivery environment and enjoys working closely with project managers, engineers, contractors, and site teams to drive project outcomes.

What's on Offer

• Hourly rate up to $96ph + super.
• Based in south of Perth.
• Long-term contract opportunity.
• Collaborative team environment working alongside experienced project professionals.
• Exposure to projects from planning through to commissioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules across FEL, execution, and commissioning phases.
• Establish schedule logic, sequencing, and critical path analysis using industry best-practice planning methodologies.
• Support schedule baseline development, forecasting, progress measurement, and performance reporting.
• Gather and validate progress updates from project teams, contractors, and key stakeholders.
• Identify schedule risks, constraints, and recovery opportunities to maintain project objectives.
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, and cost controllers to ensure alignment between cost, scope, and schedule.
• Contribute to project reviews, governance activities, and assurance processes.
• Manage schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software.

About You

• Proven experience as a Project Planner or Scheduler supporting capital projects.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycles, including FEL, execution, and commissioning phases.
• Experience within mining, resources, industrial processing, energy, manufacturing, or similar heavy industry environments.
• Experience using Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling tools.
• Brownfield capital project experience
• Exposure to integrated project controls environments
• Experience supporting stage-gate reviews and project assurance activities
• Knowledge of AACE planning principles and methodologies.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of capital projects.
• Predominantly site-based role with exposure to major project delivery.
• Long-term contract opportunity.
• Collaborative team environment working alongside experienced project professionals.
• Exposure to projects from planning through to commissioning.

This role is ideal for an experienced Planner who can confidently operate in a complex project environment, providing expert scheduling support and helping drive successful project outcomes.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.