Senior Planner – Major Capital Projects (Adelaide)

BHP; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

BHP is seeking a seasoned Senior Scheduler to provide specialist planning and scheduling for major capital projects in Australia. You will lead development, integration and governance of schedules, advising project leadership and enabling informed decisions across the lifecycle.

Responsibilities include forecasting, critical path analysis, schedule reporting, and collaboration with engineering, EPCM and contractor teams to optimise delivery while upholding safety and budget requirements.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in project planning and scheduling within mining, resources, infrastructure, energy or major capital project environments.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-million-dollar capital projects and working with engineering, EPCM and contractor organisations.
• Advanced Primavera P6 capability, including development and management of integrated project schedules.
• Strong experience in schedule forecasting, critical path analysis and project controls.
• Experience facilitating workshops, presenting insights and influencing stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Strong governance, assurance and stakeholder management capability.
• Excellent analytical, communication and reporting skills.
• Experience with risk and schedule analysis tools such as @Risk, PRA or Safran would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develops, forecasts and benchmarks project plans and schedules in line with industry standards and best practice.
• Defines project objectives and schedules, identifies critical activities, monitors schedule performance and drives continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitors and manages project performance to deliver projects in line with safety standards, requirements, budget and scope.
• Leads schedule integration, analysis and forecasting to improve schedule certainty and support project delivery outcomes.
• Identifies critical path risks and opportunities and supports mitigation and recovery planning strategies.
• Develops safe project delivery and contractor performance strategies to maximise project value and improve outcomes.
• Designs and implements governance, assurance and Management of Change processes to support project controls effectiveness.
• Sources information and conducts analysis to support evidence-based decision making and project leadership.
• Builds and manages relationships across owner, EPCM and contractor organisations to optimise project outcomes.
• Develops technical schedule reports and communicates insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Primavera P6

Scheduling

Project controls

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management or related

Tools

@Risk

PRA

Safran

Job description

BHP is seeking a seasoned Senior Scheduler to provide specialist planning and scheduling for major capital projects in Australia. You will lead development, integration and governance of schedules, advising project leadership and enabling informed decisions across the lifecycle.

Responsibilities include forecasting, critical path analysis, schedule reporting, and collaboration with engineering, EPCM and contractor teams to optimise delivery while upholding safety and budget requirements.