Project Scheduler

PROTECH; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Immediate start available

Job summary

PROTECH is seeking a seasoned Project Scheduler to join the Offshore Support Team at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal. You will develop, integrate, and manage schedules for projects, shutdowns, maintenance, and operations to ensure safe, efficient delivery within live facilities.

The role requires strong CPM, resource loading, and baseline management skills, plus experience in brownfield projects, permits-to-work systems, and offshore interfaces.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ planning and scheduling experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience within mining, ports, bulk handling, or heavy industry.
• Demonstrated experience with shutdown and brownfield project scheduling.
• Experience integrating maintenance, operations, and project delivery schedules.
• Proven ability to work within live operational facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and manage project, shutdown, maintenance, and operational schedules to support safe and efficient project delivery.
• Coordinate scheduling interfaces between maintenance, operations and project delivery.
• Maintain baseline schedules and provide progress reporting and forecasting.

Skills

CPM

Resource loading

Schedule forecasting

Constraint management

Risk-based planning

Baseline control

Cost reporting

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

SAP PM

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal – Project Scheduler – Offshore Support Team

6-Month Contract | Monday–Friday | 40–50 Hours Per Week

Onsite with Flexible Working Arrangements

Local Candidates Only – Must live in the Mackay/Sarina region

We are seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to join the team at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal. Working within a complex operational environment, you will be responsible for developing, integrating, and managing project, shutdown, maintenance, and operational schedules to support safe and efficient project delivery.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ planning and scheduling experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience within mining, ports, bulk handling, or heavy industry.
• Demonstrated experience with shutdown and brownfield project scheduling.
• Experience integrating maintenance, operations, and project delivery schedules.
• Proven ability to work within live operational facilities.

Technical Skills

• Critical Path Method (CPM).
• Resource loading and levelling.
• Schedule forecasting and progress reporting.
• Constraint management.
• Risk-based planning.
• Baseline control.
• Cost and schedule reporting.

Operational Experience

• Brownfield project execution.
• Permit-to-work systems.
• Outage management.
• SIMOPS planning.
• Shipping and berth interface management.
• Offshore access constraints.

Systems Experience

Microsoft Project (Advanced)

• Schedule development and maintenance.
• Critical path analysis.
• Resource loading.
• Baseline management.
• Progress measurement.
• Forecasting and reporting.

Microsoft Excel (Advanced)

• Advanced formulas and functions.
• Pivot Tables.
• Power Query.
• Dashboard development.
• Resource and performance reporting.

Additional Systems

• SAP PM (Advanced).
• Microsoft Teams (Advanced).

Highly Regarded

• Offshore or marine infrastructure experience.
• Capital project controls experience.
• Asset management or maintenance planning.
• Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting.
• Portfolio scheduling experience.

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to work on major projects within one of Australia’s leading bulk export facilities.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Collaborative and high-performing project environment.
• Immediate start available.

As an equal opportunity employer, Protech provides opportunities with leading clients across construction, mining, asphalt, rail, warehousing and manufacturing and has branches in every state and territory. This means we can provide you with Great Work, no matter where you call home.