Planner - Building projects

Turner & Townsend

City of Melbourne

On-site

AUD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

A global project management firm is looking for a Scheduler/Planner in Melbourne, Australia. The role requires a higher education degree in Engineering or related fields, along with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in scheduling on building projects, preferably Data Centers. Key responsibilities include providing scheduling services, conducting reviews of contractor’s programmes, and assisting in delay claims management. The firm promotes a positive work environment and is an equal-opportunity employer.

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Scheduler / Planner on Building projects, preferably Data Center projects.
Candidates with prior on-site working experience on construction projects will be preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide scheduling services across diverse Building projects.
Conduct Pre-baseline reviews of contractor’s programmes.
Prepare progress update reports and highlight key schedule risks.
Recommend corrective action and create acceleration programmes.
Conduct delay analysis and assist in delay claims management.
Arrange meetings with client-side stakeholders and create Integrated Master Works Programme.

Skills

MS Project

Primavera P6

Strong verbal and written communication skills

End-to-end construction processes knowledge

Education

Higher education degree in Engineering, Construction, Building or Project Management

Job description

About the Company

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Job Description

Provide scheduling services across diverse Building projects.
Conduct Pre-baseline reviews of contractor’s programmes to check adherence to the required contractual requirements and industry standard scheduling practices.
Prepare progress update reports and highlight key schedule risks and opportunities to the clients.
Recommend corrective action and create acceleration programmes in case of major delays.
Conduct delay analysis and assist the Senior Scheduler in delay claims management.
Arrange meetings with multiple client‑side stakeholders to understand their inputs and deliverables during the project and create an Integrated Master Works Programme including all these dependencies linked to the Main Contractor’s programme.

Qualifications

Higher education degree, preferably in Engineering, Construction, Building or Project Management or equivalent experience.
Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Scheduler / Planner on Building projects. Data Center projects are highly desirable.
Proficient in MS Project and Primavera P6.
Candidates with prior on‑site working experience on construction projects will be preferred.
Strong knowledge of the end‑to‑end construction processes.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com.

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