Lead Planner

6Points; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Indigenous Business Growth (IBG) is recruiting a Lead Planner for a major transport infrastructure project in South East Queensland. You will own schedule development, integration across design, procurement, civil, station, systems and commissioning, and lead critical-path analysis to support progress measurement and change control.

You will coordinate with senior delivery personnel, produce regular schedule reports and drive planning workshops to ensure on-time delivery of the $1B+ program.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, project controls or related discipline.
• 10+ years planning experience on infrastructure or complex construction programs.
• Experience with projects valued at $100m+.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedule in Primavera P6.
• Integrate design, procurement, civil, station, systems and commissioning activities.
• Perform critical-path analysis and identify schedule risks and opportunities.
• Support schedule-related aspects of change control and variation assessment.
• Produce schedule reports and progress tracking information for leadership.
• Facilitate planning workshops with senior delivery personnel.
• Monitor schedule performance and forecast project completion.
• Support resource planning and levelling activities.
• Coordinate with procurement, design and construction teams on scheduling.
• Maintain schedule documentation and audit trail.

Skills

Primavera P6 proficiency

Critical-path analysis

Integrated scheduling

Progress reporting

Schedule risk management

Education

Engineering/Construction degree or diploma

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

A major transport infrastructure project (valued at more than $1 billion) is underway across South East Queensland, with complex greenfield delivery requiring integrated schedule management across design, procurement, civil, station, systems and commissioning disciplines. The head contractor is seeking a Lead Planner to own schedule development, management and reporting for the greenfield delivery scope. You\'ll integrate multi-discipline schedules, manage critical-path analysis and support progress measurement and change control with advanced Primavera P6 expertise and strategic planning capability.

Indigenous Business Growth (IBG) is a majority Indigenous owned recruitment business registered with Supply Nation, specialising in civil engineering, infrastructure, construction and major project recruitment. We partner closely with contractors, engineering consultancies and delivery organisations to place high quality technical professionals. Our approach is relationship led and commercially grounded, built on practical industry experience and a clear understanding of how complex projects are delivered.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedule in Primavera P6
• Integrate design, procurement, civil, station, systems and commissioning activities
• Perform critical-path analysis and identify schedule risks and opportunities
• Support schedule-related aspects of change control and variation assessment
• Produce schedule reports and progress tracking information for leadership
• Facilitate planning workshops with senior delivery personnel
• Monitor schedule performance and forecast project completion
• Support resource planning and levelling activities
• Coordinate with procurement, design and construction teams on scheduling
• Maintain schedule documentation and audit trail

What We\'re Looking For

• Degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, project controls or related discipline
• 10+ years\' planning experience on infrastructure or complex construction programs
• At least one program of $100m+ in value
• Advanced Primavera P6 expertise (must be named on CV)
• Critical-path analysis and schedule management experience
• Integration of multi-discipline schedules across design, procurement and construction
• 2+ years\' average tenure per employer with at least one planning role held for 3+ years
• Experience leading planning workshops with senior delivery personnel
• Progress measurement and earned value analysis capability
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills