Lead Scheduler

KBR, Inc; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Career development programs

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Lead Scheduler at KBR, Inc. is responsible for the end-to-end development, maintenance, and assurance of integrated project and program schedules across diverse, multidisciplinary projects.

You will analyze schedule performance, forecast outcomes, and drive contingency planning. In this role, you will conduct health checks, lead risk workshops, and provide scenario planning, with a focus on resource-loading and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 15+ years' experience in project planning and scheduling across complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Advanced Primavera P6 expertise, including resource loading, baselining, earned value integration, schedule assurance, and forensic schedule analysis.
• Extensive experience developing, managing, and assuring complex project schedules, integrated master schedules, and program schedules.
• Strong understanding of project controls principles, forecasting, progress measurement, earned value management, and schedule performance analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex project challenges through sound judgement, analytical thinking, and technical expertise.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and coordinate across engineering, procurement, construction, client, and project management teams.
• Proven leadership capability with experience mentoring, coaching, and providing technical direction to project teams and junior planners/schedulers.
• High-level analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, maintenance, and assurance of integrated project and program schedules.
• Provide expert analysis of schedule performance, including critical path, float consumption, productivity trends, and forecasting outcomes.
• Conduct schedule health checks, compliance reviews, and assurance assessments across projects and programs.
• Lead schedule risk workshops and support quantitative schedule risk analysis and contingency assessments.
• Support project teams with scenario planning, recovery planning, and what-if analysis.
• Develop and manage resource-loaded schedules, resource forecasting, and capacity planning activities.
• Provide strategic planning support during bids, tenders, project mobilisation, and major project reviews.
• Present schedule insights, recommendations, and recovery strategies to senior management, clients, and project stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop schedulers and project controls professionals across the business.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives relating to scheduling processes, reporting, automation, and digital project controls solutions.

Skills

Project scheduling

Primavera P6

Schedule risk analysis

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Engineering or related degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Lead Scheduler At KBR, we’re a people-first organisation where collaboration and innovation drive success. If you’re looking for a role that values your expertise and offers flexibility, career development, and a supportive culture, this is your opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development, maintenance, and assurance of integrated project and program schedules.

Provide expert analysis of schedule performance, including critical path, float consumption, productivity trends, and forecasting outcomes.

Conduct schedule health checks, compliance reviews, and assurance assessments across projects and programs.

Lead schedule risk workshops and support quantitative schedule risk analysis and contingency assessments.

Support project teams with scenario planning, recovery planning, and what-if analysis.

Develop and manage resource-loaded schedules, resource forecasting, and capacity planning activities.

Provide strategic planning support during bids, tenders, project mobilisation, and major project reviews.

Present schedule insights, recommendations, and recovery strategies to senior management, clients, and project stakeholders.

Mentor and develop schedulers and project controls professionals across the business.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives relating to scheduling processes, reporting, automation, and digital project controls solutions.

Skills & Experience

Degree-qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).

15+ years' experience in project planning and scheduling across complex, multidisciplinary projects.

Advanced Primavera P6 expertise, including resource loading, baselining, earned value integration, schedule assurance, and forensic schedule analysis.

Extensive experience developing, managing, and assuring complex project schedules, integrated master schedules, and program schedules.

Strong understanding of project controls principles, forecasting, progress measurement, earned value management, and schedule performance analysis.

Demonstrated ability to solve complex project challenges through sound judgement, analytical thinking, and technical expertise.

Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and coordinate across engineering, procurement, construction, client, and project management teams.

Proven leadership capability with experience mentoring, coaching, and providing technical direction to project teams and junior planners/schedulers.

High-level analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Ability to work independently under broad direction while managing competing priorities in a dynamic project environment.

Advanced proficiency with project scheduling, project controls, and reporting systems and tools.

Experience across major infrastructure, defence, resources, energy, water, or transport projects is highly regarded.

Why Join KBR?

At KBR, our people are the heart of our success. We create an environment where you can flourish, feel valued, and focus on doing what you do best. Our Purpose: Together, we deliver infrastructure for a better tomorrow. Our reputation for excellence is built on our people and our culture of caring, collaboration, learning, and trust.

Our Values: We Value Our People – We respect, trust, and empower our people to reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are committed to excellence and accountability in everything we do. We Are People of Integrity – We act ethically and responsibly, always. We Empower – We encourage innovation and give our people the autonomy to succeed. We Work Together – Collaboration is at the heart of our success as OneKBR.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Benefits

Just some of our benefits include the following:

• Flexible work arrangements and genuine work-life balance
• Career development programs and ongoing support
• Employee wellbeing initiatives that support your overall health and happiness
• A collaborative, innovative culture where your ideas and contributions truly matter

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

At KBR, We Deliver.