Defence Shipbuilding Scheduler (Primavera P6)

Austal; Fremantle; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Austal in Fremantle is seeking a Scheduler to plan and coordinate major Defence shipbuilding programs. You will develop, maintain and analyse production schedules aligning engineering releases, material availability and milestones, enabling informed decisions.

Join Austal’s defence shipbuilding ecosystem where you will influence schedule integrity, progress tracking and risk mitigation across production, engineering and supply chain teams.

Qualifications

• Diploma or higher in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management or similar, or equivalent experience in shipbuilding, defence or heavy manufacturing.
• Formal training and practical capability with Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of schedule logic, critical path, progress measurement and baseline control.
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining detailed schedules in complex production or project environments.
• Ability to work closely with production, engineering and supply chain teams to validate progress and resolve planning issues.
• Solid knowledge of project management principles, including Earned Value Management.
• Eligibility for a Defence Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain detailed shipbuilding schedules aligned to program milestones.
• Keep schedule baselines accurate, applying changes and ensuring logic reflects the build strategy.
• Gather and validate progress updates from Production, Engineering and Workface Planning.
• Analyse critical path, float and trends to spot emerging schedule risks early.
• Flag impacts ahead of time and help shape recovery and mitigation plans.
• Work with lead schedulers to align subcontractor and cross-functional schedules.
• Develop and manage Primavera P6 schedules using approved coding and progress methods.

Skills

Schedule planning

Critical path analysis

Progress tracking

Baseline control

Earned Value Management

Education

Diploma or higher in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management or similar

Equivalent experience in shipbuilding, defence or heavy manufacturing

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Austal in Fremantle is seeking a Scheduler to plan and coordinate major Defence shipbuilding programs. You will develop, maintain and analyse production schedules aligning engineering releases, material availability and milestones, enabling informed decisions.

Join Austal’s defence shipbuilding ecosystem where you will influence schedule integrity, progress tracking and risk mitigation across production, engineering and supply chain teams.