Project Planner

Spiecapag; Golden Beach; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Large-scale projects

Career growth

Professional development

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

VINCI GROUP SPIECAPAG AUSTRALIA is seeking a Project Planner to develop and monitor schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, and commercial teams. This FIFO site-based role requires proactive planning and collaboration to keep project performance on track.

You will work with Primavera P6 and Trimble Tilos, manage complex baselines, and produce regular progress reporting for leadership and clients. Competitive remuneration awaits a qualified professional.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of project planning and scheduling experience.
• Site-based planning experience on at least one pipeline construction project.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 Professional.
• Strong working knowledge of Trimble Tilos.
• Solid skills in Microsoft Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update project baselines and schedules using Primavera P6.
• Produce and maintain schedules in Trimble Tilos for linear infrastructure projects.
• Monitor progress against milestones and completion dates.
• Prepare project reporting, dashboards, and schedule analysis.
• Maintain earned value management systems with project controls and commercial teams.
• Analyze schedule performance and communicate risks and delays.
• Support mitigation and recovery planning initiatives.
• Prepare EOT schedules and support contractual claims.
• Coordinate schedule inputs across disciplines.

Skills

Project planning

Schedule management

Communication

Collaboration

Proactive problem-solving

Tools

Primavera P6 Professional

Trimble Tilos

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

VINCI GROUP SPIECAPAG AUSTRALIA

VINCI is a world leader in concessions, energy and construction, operating in over 120 countries with a workforce of more than 294,000 employees. We are a global group with local company opportunities.Spiecapag has delivered large-scale pipeline infrastructure and construction projects across Australia and the Asia Pacific region for more than 20 years.

With new projects and continued growth, we are seeking a Project Planner to support our project teams.

About the Role

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and monitoring project schedules while providing critical planning insights that support decision-making across engineering, procurement, construction, commercial, and project management teams.

This role is ideal for a proactive planner who enjoys working in a fast-paced project environment, identifying risks early, and helping project teams develop practical solutions to maintain project performance. This role will require you to work on a site-based FIFO roster, working in the office when not required on site.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update project baseline and execution schedules using Primavera P6.
• Produce and maintain project schedules within Trimble Tilos for linear infrastructure projects.
• Monitor project progress and performance against planned milestones and completion dates.
• Prepare and maintain project reporting, dashboards, progress trackers, S-curves, and schedule analysis.
• Maintain project progress and earned value management systems in collaboration with project controls and commercial teams.
• Analyse schedule performance, identify critical path impacts, and communicate emerging risks and delays.
• Support project teams with mitigation and recovery planning initiatives.
• Prepare extension of time (EOT) schedules and provide planning support for contractual claims.
• Assist with schedule risk analysis and scenario modelling.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from engineering, procurement, construction, logistics, and subcontractor stakeholders.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports for project leadership and client stakeholders.
• Monitor manpower requirements and resource forecasts throughout the project lifecycle.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Minimum 7 years' experience in project planning and scheduling within the construction or infrastructure industry.
• Demonstrated site-based planning experience on at least one pipeline construction project.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 Professional.
• Strong working knowledge of Trimble Tilos.
• Solid skills in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex project schedules, resource-loaded programmes, and staffing plans.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
  • Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS)
  • Earned Value Management (EVM)
  • Cost and schedule performance reporting
  • Project controls and risk management methodologies
  • Change management and forecasting techniques

Personal Attributes

• A strong communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative and able to build effective relationships across multiple disciplines.
• Proactive, analytical, and solutions-focused.
• Comfortable working independently and managing competing priorities.
• Skilled at influencing stakeholders and facilitating effective project outcomes.
• Committed to continuous improvement and high-performance project delivery.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on large-scale, complex infrastructure projects.
• A collaborative and supportive project environment.
• Exposure to industry-leading project controls, planning systems, and methodologies.
• Career growth and professional development opportunities.
• Competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience.

Why join Spiecapag?

Join a collaborative project environment where your procurement expertise will directly support the safe, efficient, and commercially successful delivery of major infrastructure works. You will work with experienced construction, commercial, logistics, engineering and project teams while building strong supplier partnerships.