Defence Scheduler

First Nations Jobs; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Downer Professional Services is seeking an experienced Scheduler to support the delivery of complex maritime capability programs in the defence sector. You will develop and maintain integrated master schedules, coordinating with project managers, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure milestones and capability objectives are met.

Based in Australia, you will analyse schedule performance, forecast outcomes and produce dashboards for Defence program governance.

Qualifications

• Experience in project scheduling or planning within Defence, maritime, or infrastructure.
• Proficiency with scheduling tools: MS Project, Primavera P6, Open Plan.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and manage integrated master schedules for maritime programs.
• Monitor schedule performance, critical paths, dependencies and milestones.
• Conduct schedule analysis and forecasting to support planning and decisions.
• Produce schedule reports, dashboards and performance metrics for stakeholders.
• Support governance activities including baselines, schedule reviews, and reporting.

Skills

Scheduling experience

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Open Plan

Job description

Join our Downer Professional Servicesteam and play a key role in delivering complex defence and national security projects that safeguard Australia's future.

Downer Professional Services comprises of three business units our Technical, Advisory, and Capability consulting practice, and Team Downer, which partners with CASG and NSSG as a major service provider to Defence. Together, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory and delivery partner of choice for clients across Defence and National Security.

Downer Professional Services is seeking an experienced Scheduler to support the delivery of complex maritime capability programs across acquisition, sustainment and upgrade activities.

About the Role

Working within an integrated project environment, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and analysing project schedules that support critical Navy and Defence outcomes. Partnering with Project Managers, engineers, logisticians, Commonwealth stakeholders and industry partners, you will provide schedule governance, forecasting and performance reporting to ensure key milestones and capability objectives are achieved.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in the successful delivery of strategically important maritime programs that contribute to Australia's national security and Defence capability.

What You'll Do

As a Scheduler, you will provide planning and scheduling expertise across the project lifecycle, ensuring accurate forecasting, effective schedule management and informed decision-making.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, maintain and manage integrated master schedules for maritime acquisition, sustainment and upgrade programs.
• Monitor schedule performance, critical paths, dependencies and milestones to identify emerging risks and opportunities.
• Conduct schedule analysis and forecasting to support project planning, decision-making and delivery outcomes.
• Produce schedule reports, dashboards and performance metrics for Defence and program stakeholders.
• Support governance activities including baseline management, schedule reviews, gate reviews and project reporting requirements.

You will work closely with project teams to ensure schedules remain accurate, aligned and reflective of program priorities, while proactively identifying issues that may impact delivery.

About You

You are a highly organised planning professional with experience supporting complex Defence, maritime, engineering or infrastructure projects. You enjoy working with large datasets, analysing project performance and collaborating with stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.

To be successful, you will bring:

• Experience in project scheduling, project controls or planning within Defence, maritime, engineering, infrastructure or a similarly complex environment.
• Strong proficiency using scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Open Plan or similar.
• Knowledge of integrated scheduling methodologies, critical path analysis and project reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you.

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