Senior Planner

Cpb; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing program

Discount portal

Salary continuance insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Career development

Job summary

CPB Contractors is seeking a Perth-based Senior Planner. You will oversee planning activities, including scheduling in Primavera P6, reporting, and interfacing across the project with senior management and clients.

Ideal candidates will have tertiary qualifications in Engineering or Construction Management, proven scheduling experience on large-scale projects, and a strong focus on safety and collaboration with subcontractors and the project team.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Construction Management or similar.
• Experience in planning/scheduling on large-scale resources projects.
• Previous experience using Primavera P6.
• Ability to advise on mitigation measures for project delays and providing schedule delay impact analysis and forecasting.
• Ability to provide reports and updates.
• Ability to liaise with senior management team.
• Proven experience in maintaining productive relationships with a project team, client representatives and sub-contractors.
• A commitment to safety and health above all else.

Responsibilities

• Plan activities including scheduling and updates in Primavera P6.
• Provide scheduling reports and forecasts.
• Interface across the project with senior management and client representatives.
• Identify and implement solutions to mitigate schedule delays.

Skills

Scheduling experience

Reporting

Stakeholder liaison

Delay analysis

Education

Engineering/Construction management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Senior Planner

• Job ID 1006366
• Job Type Permanent Full-time
• Location Aus - Adelaide, Aus - WA - Regional
• Categories CPB Contractors
• Applications close 04 Dec 2026 W. Australia Standard Time

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

YourOpportunity

In this Perth based Senior Planner role you will be responsible for planning activities including scheduling and updating in Primavera P6, reporting, providing solutions, and interfacing across the project. We are interested in your previous high level planning experience on a major construction projects, expertise in P6, adaptability and solutions orientated approach.

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Construction Management or similar
• Relevant construction planning/scheduling experience on large-scale resources projects
• Previous experience using Primavera P6
• Ability to advise on mitigating measures for project delays and providing schedule delay impact analysis and forecasting
• Ability to provide reports and updates
• Ability to liaise with senior management team
• Proven experience in maintaining productive relationships with a project team, client representatives and sub-contractors
• A commitment to safety and health above all else

CPB Contractors is an equal-opportunity employer. We support women in construction, Indigenous advancement, and participation and encourage people of all cultural backgrounds to apply.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.