Planner - Building projects

Sccsinternational; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Scheduler/Planner to manage scheduling across diverse building projects in Sydney. The role requires a strong background in MS Project and Primavera P6, plus on-site project exposure.

You will review contractor programmes, prepare progress reports, and drive corrective actions to improve project performance. The ideal candidate has at least five years in building project scheduling, excellent communication skills, and a solid understanding of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, Building or Project Management (or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Scheduler/Planner on Building projects.
• Proficient in MS Project and Primavera P6.
• On-site construction experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end construction processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide scheduling services across diverse Building projects.
• Conduct pre-baseline reviews of contractor’s programmes for contractual and industry standards.
• Prepare progress update reports and highlight schedule risks and opportunities to clients.
• Recommend corrective action and create acceleration programmes for major delays.
• Conduct delay analysis and assist Senior Scheduler in delay claims management.
• Arrange meetings with client-side stakeholders to develop an Integrated Master Programme with dependencies linked to the Main Contractor’s programme.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering / Construction / Project Management degree

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize 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 Main Contractor’s programme.

Qualifications

• ertiary degree, preferably in one of the following disciplines - 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.

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