Scheduler

OCRT Consulting; Canberra; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Salary packaging

Performance bonuses

Flexible work

Parental leave

Leave purchase

Job summary

OCRT Consulting is seeking schedulers to support a major Defence capability program in Canberra. You will develop, maintain and integrate division-wide milestones and certifications into the IMS, underpinning governance with clear schedule risk reporting.

You will manage the divisional WBS, mentor staff, and coordinate reviews across multiple workstreams to ensure timely delivery and visibility for leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience building and integrating schedules on complex Defence capability programs.
• Familiarity with One Defence Capability System (ODCS).
• Strong analytical skills to surface trends and risks.
• Able to work under pressure across multiple workstreams.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deliver and maintain division-wide milestone and certification schedules aligned to program phases, using Open Plan Professional and other tools.
• Build and maintain a branch enabling-function and ICT schedule.
• Coordinate, monitor and report on scheduled activity progress.
• Identify and advise on schedule delays, changes, risks and mitigations.
• Own and maintain the divisional Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Integrate the divisional delivery schedule into the group-level IMS.
• Coordinate divisional schedule reviews and audits, and support group-level reviews.
• Provide ad hoc scheduling mentorship and advice across the group.
• Produce monthly and ad hoc schedule reporting against agreed metrics.
• Participate in governance forums and stakeholder meetings as required.

Skills

Schedule development & integration

ODCS experience

Analytical skills

Pressure management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Scheduler – Major Defence Capability Program (Canberra)

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.

The opportunity

We're seeking Schedulers to support a division responsible for stewardship and assurance compliance across one of Australia's most significant, highest-profile capability programs. This is scheduling work at the centre of a highly complex, multi-workstream enterprise: you'll build division-wide milestone and certification schedules, integrate them into the group-level Integrated Master Schedule, and give leadership a clear, defensible view of delivery risk across the program.

What you'll do

• Develop, deliver and maintain division-wide milestone and certification schedules aligned to program phases, using Open Plan Professional and other in-system tools
• Build and maintain a branch enabling-function and ICT schedule
• Coordinate, monitor and report on scheduled activity progress
• Identify and advise on schedule delays, changes, risks and mitigations
• Own and maintain the divisional Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Integrate the divisional delivery schedule into the group-level Integration Master Schedule (IMS)
• Coordinate divisional schedule reviews and audits, and support group-level reviews
• Provide ad hoc scheduling mentorship and advice across the group
• Produce monthly and ad hoc schedule reporting against agreed metrics
• Participate in governance forums and stakeholder meetings as required

What we're looking for

• Demonstrated experience developing and integrating schedules on complex, scalable Defence capability programs
• Experience with One Defence Capability System (ODCS)
• Strong analytical skills; able to work through complex program and project data to surface trends, patterns and risk
• Comfortable working under pressure with competing priorities across multiple workstreams
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Role details:

Canberra, ACT | NV1 minimum | 12-month engagement with a further 12-month option

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
• The chance to work at the heart of a program with genuine national significance