Planning Analyst – Infrastructure Portfolio

Hudson AU; Perth; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson AU is seeking a Planning Analyst – Infrastructure Portfolio to translate long-term investment plans into practical short-term programs that align projects, funding and resources to future growth and network needs.

You will partner with technical, project, finance and delivery teams to develop pipelines, budgets and forecasts, and to provide clear insights to senior stakeholders for informed decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and managing project pipelines, programs or investment plans.
• Strong financial forecasting, budgeting and analytical capability.
• Excellent data analysis and reporting skills.
• Ability to turn complex information into practical plans and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience managing competing priorities, dependencies, resources and timelines.
• A proactive approach to identifying risks, opportunities and improvements.
• Experience within utilities, infrastructure, energy, water, transport, mining or asset-intensive environment will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Translate long-term investment plans into detailed project pipelines and delivery plans
• Develop and maintain budgets, expenditure forecasts and investment plans
• Analyse data, trends, dependencies and risks to support investment decisions
• Develop planning scenarios and identify emerging capacity and delivery risks
• Work closely with technical, project, finance and delivery teams to align priorities
• Monitor project readiness, milestones and funding requirements
• Develop reporting tools and processes to improve forecasting and planning accuracy
• Provide clear insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders

Skills

Project pipeline development

Forecasting & budgeting

Data analysis & reporting

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Prioritisation & scheduling

Risk identification

Asset-intensive environment experience

Job description

Are you a strategic planner who enjoys turning complex data, investment plans and competing priorities into a clear path forward? We are seeking a Planning Analyst – Infrastructure Portfolio to support a major infrastructure portfolio, translating long-term investment plans into practical short-term programs that ensure projects, funding and resources are aligned to future growth and network needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate long-term investment plans into detailed project pipelines and delivery plans
• Develop and maintain budgets, expenditure forecasts and investment plans
• Analyse data, trends, dependencies and risks to support investment decisions
• Develop planning scenarios and identify emerging capacity and delivery risks
• Work closely with technical, project, finance and delivery teams to align priorities
• Monitor project readiness, milestones and funding requirements
• Develop reporting tools and processes to improve forecasting and planning accuracy
• Provide clear insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience developing and managing project pipelines, programs or investment plans
• Strong financial forecasting, budgeting and analytical capability
• Excellent data analysis and reporting skills
• Ability to turn complex information into practical plans and recommendations
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience managing competing priorities, dependencies, resources and timelines
• A proactive approach to identifying risks, opportunities and improvements
• Experience within utilities, infrastructure, energy, water, transport, roads, mining or another asset-intensive environment will be highly regarded

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Hudson

Hudson is committed to helping you find a workplace where you feel respected, supported, and free to thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences—because when different voices come together, amazing things happen

Casual Loading

Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusive ofmandatory 25% casual loading. This excludes permanent and fixed term roles.

Due to current Victorian labour hire licence restrictions, Hudson is not advertising, offering or accepting applications for contract, temporary or labour hire roles that are based in Victoria or otherwise connected to Victoria. This includes contract, temporary or labour hire roles where the candidate resides in Victoria, even if the role is based in another state. These restrictions do not apply to permanent or fixed term employment opportunities.