Planner

CPB Contractors; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Cross-sector opportunities

Health & wellbeing program

Discount portal

Salary continuance insurance

Flexible work

Job summary

CPB Contractors is seeking a motivated Planner to join our project team in Melbourne. You will develop and maintain project schedules, track progress, identify risks, and provide accurate reporting to keep delivery on track.

You will report to the Planning and Control Manager and support planning processes from mobilisation through completion. Key responsibilities include developing schedules, coordinating with site teams, and assisting with meetings and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in infrastructure, civil, rail, or building projects.
• Background in project delivery and planning/tender planning.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and other planning software.
• Strong understanding of CPM scheduling, project controls, and reporting.
• Exposure to 4D planning, BIM, Earned Value Management, or Schedule Risk Analysis is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules and construction programs.
• Track progress, report performance, and identify risks and opportunities.
• Coordinate with site teams to ensure accurate project reporting.
• Support project controls, planning processes, and project delivery.
• Assist with project meetings, reviews, and stakeholder communication.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Project controls

Reporting

4D planning

BIM

Earned Value Management

Schedule Risk Analysis

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

Your opportunity

• We're looking for a motivated Planner to join our project team and play a key role in driving project success from planning through to completion. Working closely with site and project teams, you'll develop and maintain project schedules, track progress, identify risks, and provide accurate reporting to keep delivery on track.

Reporting to the Planning and Control Manager, you will play a key role in supporting project teams on site, establishing planning processes, and ensuring planning requirements are effectively implemented from project mobilisation through to completion.

• Develop and maintain project schedules and construction programs
• Track progress, report performance, and identify risks and opportunities
• Coordinate with site teams to ensure accurate project reporting
• Support project controls, planning processes, and project delivery
• Assist with project meetings, reviews, and stakeholder communication

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• 2+ years' experience in infrastructure, civil, rail, or building projects
• Background in project delivery and planning/tender planning
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and other planning software
• Strong understanding of CPM scheduling, project controls, and reporting
• Exposure to 4D planning, BIM, Earned Value Management, or Schedule Risk Analysis is advantageous

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, Veterans and Active Defence Reserve members, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. CPB Contractors is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.