Principal Planner | Adelaide

BHP; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

BHP is seeking a seasoned Senior Scheduler to provide specialist planning and scheduling for major capital projects in Australia. You will lead development, integration and governance of schedules, advising project leadership and enabling informed decisions across the lifecycle.

Responsibilities include forecasting, critical path analysis, schedule reporting, and collaboration with engineering, EPCM and contractor teams to optimise delivery while upholding safety and budget requirements.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in project planning and scheduling within mining, resources, infrastructure, energy or major capital project environments.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-million-dollar capital projects and working with engineering, EPCM and contractor organisations.
• Advanced Primavera P6 capability, including development and management of integrated project schedules.
• Strong experience in schedule forecasting, critical path analysis and project controls.
• Experience facilitating workshops, presenting insights and influencing stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Strong governance, assurance and stakeholder management capability.
• Excellent analytical, communication and reporting skills.
• Experience with risk and schedule analysis tools such as @Risk, PRA or Safran would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develops, forecasts and benchmarks project plans and schedules in line with industry standards and best practice.
• Defines project objectives and schedules, identifies critical activities, monitors schedule performance and drives continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitors and manages project performance to deliver projects in line with safety standards, requirements, budget and scope.
• Leads schedule integration, analysis and forecasting to improve schedule certainty and support project delivery outcomes.
• Identifies critical path risks and opportunities and supports mitigation and recovery planning strategies.
• Develops safe project delivery and contractor performance strategies to maximise project value and improve outcomes.
• Designs and implements governance, assurance and Management of Change processes to support project controls effectiveness.
• Sources information and conducts analysis to support evidence-based decision making and project leadership.
• Builds and manages relationships across owner, EPCM and contractor organisations to optimise project outcomes.
• Develops technical schedule reports and communicates insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Primavera P6

Scheduling

Project controls

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management or related

Tools

@Risk

PRA

Safran

Job description

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About The Role

Provides specialist planning and scheduling expertise to support the successful delivery of major capital projects. Leads the development, integration, analysis, forecasting and governance of project schedules, ensuring alignment with project objectives, scope, risk, cost and delivery requirements. Acts as a trusted advisor to project leadership by providing schedule-driven insights, identifying critical path risks and opportunities, and supporting informed decision making throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Accountabilities

• Develops, forecasts and benchmarks project plans and schedules in line with industry standards and best practice.
• Defines project objectives and schedules, identifies critical activities, monitors schedule performance and drives continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitors and manages project performance to deliver projects in line with safety standards, requirements, budget and scope.
• Leads schedule integration, analysis and forecasting to improve schedule certainty and support project delivery outcomes.
• Identifies critical path risks and opportunities and supports mitigation and recovery planning strategies.
• Develops safe project delivery and contractor performance strategies to maximise project value and improve outcomes.
• Designs and implements governance, assurance and Management of Change processes to support project controls effectiveness.
• Sources information and conducts analysis to support evidence-based decision making and project leadership.
• Builds and manages relationships across owner, EPCM and contractor organisations to optimise project outcomes.
• Develops technical schedule reports and communicates insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knows our customer and is obsessed with meeting their needs.
• Strives to achieve 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste.
• Engages the capabilities of the entire organisation.

About You

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in project planning and scheduling within mining, resources, infrastructure, energy or major capital project environments.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-million-dollar capital projects and working with engineering, EPCM and contractor organisations.
• Advanced Primavera P6 capability, including development and management of integrated project schedules.
• Strong experience in schedule forecasting, critical path analysis and project controls.
• Experience facilitating workshops, presenting insights and influencing stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Strong governance, assurance and stakeholder management capability.
• Excellent analytical, communication and reporting skills.
• Experience with risk and schedule analysis tools such as @Risk, PRA or Safran would be advantageous.
• Professional certifications such as CEP, CCP, PMI, P.Eng., CPA or CA is desired.

Applications are open until 18 Sep 2026.

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [e-mail].