Scheduling and Control Team Leader

Paxus - Technology + Digital Talent; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxus - Technology + Digital Talent is seeking a Scheduling and Control Team Leader to guide a team of project schedulers across large programs. You will establish scheduling governance, baseline management and integrated schedules, coordinating with vendors and delivery partners.

The role emphasizes performance insights and forecasting across complex projects. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in scheduling, strong EV, baseline/change control and stakeholder engagement, with a relevant tertiary

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in project scheduling and control.
• Experience leading or managing a scheduling function or team.
• Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management, baseline and change control.
• Experience developing integrated master schedules and resource-loaded schedules.
• Strong scheduling analytics, resource forecasting and performance reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of project schedulers, including work allocation and performance oversight.
• Define and implement scheduling strategies, standards and governance.
• Establish baseline management and integrated change-control processes.
• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules for major programs.
• Provide reporting on critical paths, resource demand and schedule performance.
• Advise Project Managers and senior leaders on scheduling risks and delivery impacts.
• Drive continuous improvement across project scheduling practices.
• Ensure scheduling activities comply with governance, safety, risk and quality requirements.

Skills

Project scheduling

Team leadership

Earned Value Management

Integrated master schedules

Resource forecasting

Performance reporting

PMBOK

AgilePM

MSP

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

PMI-SP or AACE PSP accreditation

Job description

Scheduling and Control Team Leader

Permanent full-time position | Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra or Sydney | Start ASAP

• Employment type: Permanent full-time
• Locations: Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra or Sydney
• Estimated start: As soon as possible
• Experience level: Senior or Lead

We are seeking an experienced Scheduling and Control Team Leader to lead a team of project schedulers within a large, complex and transformation-focused organisation.

This senior position will establish consistent scheduling and control practices across major projects and programs. You will manage team workloads, improve schedule quality and provide senior leaders with reliable insights into project performance, dependencies, resources and delivery forecasts.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of project schedulers, including work allocation, mentoring and performance oversight.
• Define and implement scheduling strategies, standards and governance.
• Establish robust baseline management and integrated change-control processes.
• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules for major programs.
• Implement scheduling techniques including Earned Value Management, dependency management and rolling wave planning.
• Improve schedule quality through health checks and recognised measures such as DCMA metrics.
• Integrate and quality-assure schedules provided by vendors and external delivery partners.
• Provide reporting on critical paths, float, milestones, resource demand and schedule performance.
• Support forecasting through resource-loaded schedules and matrixed resource models.
• Advise Project Managers, Program Managers and senior leaders on scheduling performance, risks and delivery impacts.
• Drive continuous improvement across project scheduling and control practices.
• Ensure scheduling activities comply with organisational governance, safety, risk and quality requirements.

Skills and experience

To be successful, you will have:

• At least 10 years of experience in project scheduling and control.
• Demonstrated experience leading or managing a scheduling function or team.
• Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management, baseline and change control, dependency management and rolling wave planning.
• Experience developing integrated master schedules and resource-loaded schedules.
• Strong capability in schedule analysis, resource forecasting and performance reporting.
• Knowledge of project and program management frameworks such as PMBOK, AgilePM or MSP.
• Strong numerical and data-analysis skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• The ability to provide trusted advice to senior management.
• A relevant tertiary qualification.

Professional accreditation such as PMI-SP, AACE PSP or an equivalent qualification will be highly regarded but is not essential.

If you are an experienced scheduling leader who can improve governance, schedule quality and delivery forecasting across complex programs, we encourage you to apply.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.