Planner

John Holland Group

Melbourne

On-site

AUD 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration with salary sacrifice options

18 weeks paid parental leave

Career progression opportunities

Learning and development access

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

A leading construction firm is looking for a Planner to oversee project lifecycle, ensuring timely and budgeted delivery in Melbourne, Australia. You will be responsible for project planning, monitoring performance, and managing risks using tools like Primavera P6 and Power BI. Strong planning skills and relevant tertiary qualifications are essential. This full-time position supports a collaborative team dedicated to making a positive impact on the community.

Qualifications

Tertiary degree, preferably in Engineering, Construction, or Project Management.
Demonstrated experience working as a Planner or Site Engineer.
Experience in a project controls role.

Responsibilities

Ensure project planning activities are conducted per company policy.
Interface with project team and stakeholders for planning management.
Identify opportunities and communicate them to the Projects team.
Generate project schedule update reports and dashboards.

Skills

Planning

Risk management

Cost control

Financial management

Education

Tertiary degree in Engineering, Construction, or Project Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Aphex

Power BI

Job description

About North Western Program Alliance (NWPA)

North Western Program Alliance (NWPA) consists of four Alliance partners – John Holland, KBR, MTM, V/Line and the client (LXRP), working together as one team to achieve shared goals.

Since 2017, NWPA has had a proven track record with the successful delivery of eight level crossing removal projects (17 LX) and several premium stations, with three projects currently in delivery and two in development phase. We’re proud to make a real difference to the lives of people on our program of works and in the communities in which we operate. Our values are Care, Excellence, Creativity and Empowerment.

About the Role

Over the full project lifecycle, undertake the process of planning, creating detailed programmes, and monitoring performance to deliver the best quality projects on time and on budget in accordance with John Holland procedures.

Responsibilities

Ensure project planning activities are conducted in accordance with John Holland policies and procedures.
Interface with project team, partners, clients, stakeholders, consultants, designers, vendors, subcontractors for management of the planning function in accordance with established procedures.
Proactively lead a planning and controls culture across the project based on best practice and with a focus on risk management, cost control and SQE.
Early identification and communication of and opportunities to the Projects team.
People interaction: collaboration, consultation and cooperation with project staff in order to coordinate information flow for the performance of the planning and controls functions, including for the performance of subcontractors.
Compile and collate reference and benchmarking data for future planning purposes in accordance with the John Holland Basis of Schedule.
Financial management: Undertake the implementation of project monitoring systems, particularly focussing on time, cost, resources & quality (project controls & earned value). Ensure that planning and controls reports generated across project(s) provide maximum cost and time forecasting certainty for project(s).
Support Project Managers in report interpretation, analysis of project performance, forward planning and development of corrective actions to maximise project delivery outcomes.
Generate project schedule update, reports and provide status dashboards using Power BI.
Develop, maintain, and monitor hourly occupation programs.
Conduct Schedule Risk Analysis as per John Holland guidelines.
Actively involved in short term planning with the construction team.

Qualifications

Tertiary degree, preferably in one of the following disciplines - Engineering, Construction, Building, Sciences, Architecture or Project Management, or equivalent experience.

Experience

Demonstrated experience working as a Planner or Site Engineer.
Use of planning software & tools such as Primavera P6 and Aphex.
Experience in a project controls role.
Ability to use software for Schedule Risk Analysis, Time Chainage Charts.

Additional Information

As part of the team, you can help us transform lives. Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We’ll do all we can to help you develop your skills, and make a difference, right from the start. We have a flexible workplace and focus on all aspects of your physical and mental health and safety. We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.

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