Lead Planner – Mining & Metals Projects

Wood; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym access

End of trip facilities

Flexible working

Career development

Education pathways

Diversity & inclusion

Competitive pay

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced Lead Planner to join our Minerals & Metals Project Controls team in Perth, leading all planning and scheduling activities across the project lifecycle.

You will develop integrated schedules, mentor planners, consolidate subcontractor timelines and present forecasts to clients and senior leadership, ensuring robust schedule control and risk management on major mining, processing and energy projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in project planning and scheduling within mining, minerals processing, or energy sector.
• Demonstrated experience leading planning functions on medium to large‑scale capital projects.
• Advanced Primavera P6 capability.
• Strong understanding of critical path methodology, forecasting and project controls principles.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Valid working rights within Australia

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all project planning and scheduling activities across assigned projects.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and technical guidance to planners within the project team.
• Develop, maintain and control integrated project schedules throughout all project phases.
• Consolidate contractor, subcontractor and vendor schedules into the master project schedule.
• Establish and maintain project planning procedures, standards and reporting frameworks.
• Conduct schedule quality reviews and schedule health assessments.
• Perform schedule forecasting, trend analysis and what-if scenario modelling.
• Develop mitigation and recovery schedules.
• Develop and maintain progress measurement systems and earned value reporting.
• Facilitate schedule risk workshops and support schedule risk analysis.
• Present schedule status, forecasts and recovery strategies to clients and senior leadership.
• Work closely with cost control, risk management and project management teams to provide integrated project controls reporting.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Forecasting

Schedule risk analysis

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Wood is seeking an experienced Lead Planner to join our Minerals & Metals Project Controls team in Perth, leading all planning and scheduling activities across the project lifecycle.

You will develop integrated schedules, mentor planners, consolidate subcontractor timelines and present forecasts to clients and senior leadership, ensuring robust schedule control and risk management on major mining, processing and energy projects.