Forward Planner

Asc; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Leave entitlements

Parental leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

ASC in Australia’s defence sector is seeking a Forward Planner to support maintenance for the submarine fleet. You will develop and manage maintenance work packages, analyze planning data, and collaborate with project, engineering, operations and support teams to align priorities.

This role suits a detail‑oriented professional who thrives with large data sets, maintains data integrity across systems, and contributes to continuous improvement in a nationally significant capability.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, maintenance planning, scheduling, work package management, maintenance coordination, or a similar operational environment.
• Strong systems capability, with experience using ERP, asset management, maintenance management, or planning systems.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• A high level of attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and maintain maintenance work packages that support the successful delivery of sustainment and maintenance activities.
• Analyse and validate planning and maintenance data, ensuring accuracy and consistency across systems, reports, and documentation.
• Collaborate with project, engineering, operations, and support teams to align maintenance activities, priorities, and planning outcomes.
• Monitor planning milestones and deliverables, proactively identifying risks, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support the integration of maintenance requirements, upgrades, and emerging business priorities into planning activities.
• Maintain planning templates, documentation, and reporting tools that support efficient and effective planning processes.
• Investigate and resolve planning, data, and system-related issues to ensure quality outcomes and minimise rework.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning efficiency, data integrity, and process compliance.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Work packages

Stakeholder coordination

Data analysis

ERP systems

Planning systems

Education

Trade certificate in engineering

Tertiary qualification in business

Tools

ERP software

Asset management systems

Maintenance management systems

Planning software

Job description

ASC is Australia’s submarine company. We built the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarines, sustain them, and are now delivering their Life of Type Extension to increase the boats’ service lives. We have also been selected by the Australian Government to sustain and jointly build the nation’s nuclear-powered submarines – the largest and most complex industrial undertaking in Australia’s history.

Our work is interesting and meaningful, contributing directly to Australia’s national security. We offer rewarding roles that provide the opportunity to grow your career, and the flexibility to balance life and work. A career at ASC is like no other, delivering a deeper purpose we can all be proud of.

About the Opportunity

As a Forward Planner, you will play a key role in the planning and coordination of maintenance activities that directly support the operational readiness of Australia's submarine fleet. Working within a collaborative and high-performing team, you will develop and manage maintenance work packages, maintain planning data integrity across multiple systems, and contribute to the successful delivery of complex maintenance programs.

This is an excellent opportunity for a planning professional who enjoys working with large data sets, coordinating competing priorities, improving processes, and partnering with stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes. You will join a team where accuracy, collaboration, and continuous improvement are highly valued, and where your work will contribute to a nationally significant capability.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and maintain maintenance work packages that support the successful delivery of sustainment and maintenance activities.
• Analyse and validate planning and maintenance data, ensuring accuracy and consistency across systems, reports, and documentation.
• Collaborate with project, engineering, operations, and support teams to align maintenance activities, priorities, and planning outcomes.
• Monitor planning milestones and deliverables, proactively identifying risks, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support the integration of maintenance requirements, upgrades, and emerging business priorities into planning activities.
• Maintain planning templates, documentation, and reporting tools that support efficient and effective planning processes.
• Investigate and resolve planning, data, and system-related issues to ensure quality outcomes and minimise rework.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning efficiency, data integrity, and process compliance.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

About you

You're a highly organised and proactive planning professional who enjoys solving problems, working with data, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver quality outcomes. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a strong eye for detail, and take pride in producing accurate, high-quality work.

You'll bring:

• Experience in planning, maintenance planning, scheduling, work package management, maintenance coordination, or a similar operational environment.
• Strong systems capability, with experience using ERP, asset management, maintenance management, or planning systems.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• A high level of attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.

Desirable Qualifications

• Trade certificate and/or tertiary qualification in engineering/business.
• Demonstrated competence and experience dealing with work pack processes within a project or planning environment.

Eligibility

This role requires a current National Police Clearance, an Australian Defence Security Clearance and an ability to access protected US defence technology. Your eligibility for this role is dependent on you obtaining and maintaining such clearances and approvals.

Whilst ASC will accept all applications for this role, as this role requires an ability to access protected US defence technology, applicants holding nationality of certain foreign countries will not be eligible.

To check your eligibility please visit the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website.

Benefits

• Unique and challenging work with a deeper purpose.
• Flexibility over how, when and where you work for the best work/life balance.
• Up to 10 days additional leave every year so you can rest and recharge.
• Generous parental leave so you can give your family the focus it deserves.
• Subsidised childcare to ease the financial pressure on your family.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives so you can perform at your best at work.
• Professional development opportunities to advance your career.
• A diverse and supportive environment where you can thrive.
• Discounts and exclusive offers from leading Australian brands to help you save.

About ASC

ASC’s 3,000-plus staff offer a depth of submarine design, project management, supply chain, construction and engineering experience and expertise that is unparalleled in Australia’s defence industry. Established in 1985, the company’s work on Australia’s conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine build and the Collins Class Life of Type Extension takes place in Osborne, South Australia, with sustainment shared across Osborne and Henderson, Western Australia. ASC also plays a leading role in training Royal Australian Navy submariners.