Senior Infrastructure Planner – Major Sunshine Coast Project

BMD Group; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BMD Group on the Sunshine Coast is seeking a Senior Planner to support a major infrastructure project, delivering detailed programs and optimising construction methodologies. You will work closely with construction, engineering and commercial teams to drive schedule performance and mitigate delays.

Ideal candidates bring proven Senior Planner experience on large civil projects, a Civil Engineering degree, and strong knowledge of Primavera P6, critical path analysis and project controls.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner on major infrastructure or civil construction projects.
• Advanced knowledge of construction programming, delay analysis and project controls.
• Strong ability to manage multidisciplinary project environments.
• Experience mentoring project engineers and planners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and optimisation of detailed construction programs.
• Provide expert programming and sequencing advice across project teams.
• Identify project risks, constraints and critical path activities.
• Develop and maintain fully resourced, cost-loaded project schedules.
• Support tendering, procurement and project handover activities.
• Monitor project performance against milestones, KPIs and delivery targets.
• Lead program risk reviews and develop mitigation strategies.
• Undertake delay analysis, EOT assessments and support contractual claims.
• Validate construction progress, productivity and forecasting information.
• Mentor project engineers and planners while fostering capability within the team.
• Champion planning best practice and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Senior Planner experience

Primavera P6 expertise

Critical path analysis

Resource loading

Road/rail/large civil infra

Stakeholder management

Project controls

Team leadership

Forecasting

Education

Civil Engineering degree or equivalent tertiary qualification

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

BMD Group on the Sunshine Coast is seeking a Senior Planner to support a major infrastructure project, delivering detailed programs and optimising construction methodologies. You will work closely with construction, engineering and commercial teams to drive schedule performance and mitigate delays.

Ideal candidates bring proven Senior Planner experience on large civil projects, a Civil Engineering degree, and strong knowledge of Primavera P6, critical path analysis and project controls.