Project Scheduler (Defence)

OCRT Consulting; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Bonuses

Professional development

Flexible work

Parental leave

Extra annual leave

Job summary

OCRT Consulting is seeking Applications from Project Schedulers to support a Defence network uplift program in Canberra. You will own schedule integrity across Capability Drops, build and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule, drive IBR readiness and keep capability realisation timelines defensible at governance forums.

Canberra, ACT; NV1 minimum. OCRT offers competitive remuneration including annual reviews, salary packaging, performance bonuses, professional development support, flexible

Qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules on complex, multi-stakeholder programs.
• Experience preparing for and supporting Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR).
• Strong schedule assurance and risk-informed scheduling background.
• Prior Defence capability or acquisition scheduling experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and mature a Capability Management-focused Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Map project outputs to CM Requirements and benefits realisation timelines.
• Maintain schedule integrity and currency through risk-informed updates.
• Identify, document and track schedule-related risks.
• Provide schedule artefacts and representation to support Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) execution.
• Produce and maintain Project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
• Perform schedule assurance reviews and provide findings on schedule alignment.
• Participate in governance forums, including Program Steering Group and IPT.

Skills

Integrated Master Schedule

Schedule integrity

Risk-informed scheduling

IBR preparation

Defence scheduling

Job description

OCRT Consulting is a sovereign and veteran-owned SME delivering expertise and outcomes to Government, Defence, industry and the private sector. We are a cohort of diverse talent aligned by the same goal: to work on impactful projects that build sovereign capability and make a positive difference in the lives of those around us.

Opportunity

We're seeking applications from Project Schedulers to support a Defence network uplift program in Canberra. You will own schedule integrity across Capability Drops, building and maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule, driving Integrated Baseline Review readiness, and keeping capability realisation timelines defensible at every governance forum.

What you'll do

• Develop and mature a Capability Management-focused Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Map project outputs to CM Requirements and benefits realisation timelines
• Maintain schedule integrity and currency through risk-informed updates
• Identify, document and track schedule-related risks
• Provide schedule artefacts and representation to support Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) execution
• Produce and maintain Project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Perform schedule assurance reviews and provide findings on schedule alignment
• Participate in governance forums, including Program Steering Group and IPT

What we're looking for

• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules on complex, multi-stakeholder programs
• Experience preparing for and supporting Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR)
• Strong schedule assurance and risk-informed scheduling background
• Prior Defence capability or acquisition scheduling experience

Role details

Canberra, ACT | NV1 minimum

What OCRT offers

• Competitive remuneration including annual reviews, salary packaging, performance bonuses and incentives
• Professional development with training support and career progression
• Flexible working arrangements, paid parental leave, purchase additional annual leave
• Work on Defence programs that strengthen national security and build sovereign capability