Project Scheduler / Planner

Professional Search Group; Perth; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Search Group is seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to join our Perth-based PMO for an 8-month contract, managing the Integrated Master Schedule across sub-programs and vendor commitments.

You will own the schedule, ensure baselines, translate priorities into work sequencing, and provide evidence for leadership decisions. Strong MS Project or Primavera P6 skills and stakeholder collaboration are required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Scheduler/PMO Scheduler on multi-project programs.
• Strong ability to build and maintain integrated master schedules and baselines.
• Experience with MS Project or Primavera P6.
• Ability to identify critical paths, float, and schedule risks.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation discipline.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Integrated Master Schedule across sub-programs and vendors.
• Integrate vendor and project schedules into a single reliable view.
• Identify critical paths, float, constraints and interfaces.
• Run schedule quality checks and facilitate reviews.
• Produce look-aheads, variance reports and recovery scenarios.
• Ensure change traceability and explain schedule movements.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies.
• Provide inputs to governance dashboards and assurance reporting.
• Comply with ICT policies and information management standards.

Skills

Integrated master schedule

WBS development

Critical path analysis

Schedule risk management

Stakeholder communication

Change control/documentation

Vendor and project schedule Consolid

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

A well-known Western Australian organisation in Perth’s Eastern Suburbs is looking for an experienced Project Scheduler / Planner to join its Project Management Office for an 8-month contract.

You will be the custodian of the Integrated Master Schedule across multiple sub-programs, projects, enabling work and vendor commitments. You will provide the planning discipline, integrated view and evidence that leaders need to understand impacts and make confident decisions.

The role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Project Management Office (or their delegate), you will take direction on priorities, work sequencing and delivery approach. Program and Project Managers stay accountable for dates and baselines and are responsible for the schedule’s content. You own the schedule and its associated documents.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain the Integrated Master Schedule, including its design, Work Breakdown Structure, logic, milestones, resources, baselines and forecasts
• Integrate project and vendor schedules into a single, reliable view
• Identify critical paths, float/slack, constraints and interfaces
• Run schedule quality checks and facilitate schedule reviews
• Produce look-aheads, variance reports and recovery scenarios
• Preserve change traceability so schedule movements can be explained and evidenced
• Proactively identify, manage and escape risks, issues and dependencies affecting the integrated schedule
• Provide timely, accurate inputs to support internal assurance, dashboard and governance reporting
• Comply with ICT policies, security requirements, privacy obligations and information management standards

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience as a Project Scheduler, Planner or PMO Scheduler on multi-project programs
• Strong skills in building and maintaining integrated master schedules, including WBS development, logic and baseline management
• Experience with scheduling tools such as MS Project or Primavera P6
• Sound understanding of critical path analysis, float management and schedule risk
• Experience consolidating vendor and project schedules
• Excellent stakeholder communication, with the confidence to challenge and challenge when needed
• Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to documentation and change control
• Experience reporting into assurance, dashboard or governance forums (highly regarded)
• Technology or ICT program experience (highly regarded