Planner/Scheduler ( Building Projects)

Turner & Townsend; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

A global project management firm is searching for an experienced Scheduler/Planner in Brisbane, Australia. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience on building projects, a tertiary degree in relevant disciplines, and strong knowledge of construction processes. The role involves conducting baseline reviews, preparing progress reports, and advising on project timelines. A flexible work environment is promoted, celebrating diversity and inclusion within the workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Scheduler/Planner on building projects.
• Valid working rights in Australia.
• Experience in large-scale real estate projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-baseline reviews to ensure adherence to contractual requirements.
• Prepare progress update reports and highlight key risks.
• Provide advice regarding efficient timelines for multi-staged projects.

Skills

Scheduler/Planner experience

Knowledge of construction processes

Professional proficiency in P6 (Primavera)

Proficiency in MS Office suite

Strong analytical skills

Education

Tertiary degree in Engineering, Construction, Building or Project Management

Tools

MS Project

MS Excel

Job description

All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we’ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.

Our purpose:

Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.

The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It’s how we’ve made the difference for more than 75 years.

Our values:

Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don’t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.

Stronger together: We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.

Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice.

Job Description

• 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.
• To provide sound advice to the clients during all phases of the project regarding the most efficient timelines of carrying out multi-staged complex construction projects.

Qualifications

• Tertiary degree in one of the following disciplines - Engineering, Construction, Building or Project Management.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Scheduler / Planner on Building projects
• Candidates with prior on-site working experience on construction projects will be preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the end-to-end construction and project processes
• Professional proficiency in P6 (Primavera) and MS Project. Knowledge of Asta or other programming software is advantageous.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.
• Preferable large-scale Real Estate project experience - Hospitals/ Retail/ Commercial/Hotels/ High-Rise / Universities / Residential Projects experience
• Valid working rights in Australia

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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