Senior Planners x 2 - 12 months - Perth CBD

Talent; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent seeks a Senior Planner based in Perth to develop and maintain project schedules for capital projects. You will ensure planning integrity, analyse performance and support decision making across the project lifecycle.

With 10+ years as a project planner, you will work with internal and external stakeholders, applying Primavera P6, MS Office and Power BI to drive timely delivery and informed risk management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience as a project planner.
• Client-side experience across full project lifecycle.
• Advanced skills in Primavera P6, MS Office Suite and Power BI.
• Desirable tertiary qualification in engineering or project controls certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop master and detailed project schedules to ensure timely delivery of works.
• Perform cost and resource loading of schedules.
• Conduct what if scenario analysis, critical path and milestone analysis.
• Develop supporting documentation including basis of schedules.
• Maintain schedule integrity ensuring logic is sound.
• Perform schedule health checks to meet planning standards.
• Implement earned value management and report on CPI and SPI trends.
• Analyse contractor schedules and integrate into the master program.
• Identify and report project trends, productivity and benchmarking insights.
• Produce weekly and monthly reports accurately and on time.
• Participate in schedule workshops, risk reviews and change management processes.
• Support quarterly capital planning processes.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Autonomy

Teamwork

Planning standards

HSE awareness

Education

Engineering degree or project controls certification

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office Suite

Power BI

Job description

Due to the nature of the role Perth based applicants will be considered first. Roles are in the Decarbonisation Asset space.

Job Summary / Overview

The Senior Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining project schedules to support successful delivery of capital projects. This role ensures planning integrity through detailed scheduling, analysis and reporting. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you will provide insights into project performance and support decision making across the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop master and detailed project schedules to ensure timely delivery of works
• Perform cost and resource loading of schedules
• Conduct what if scenario analysis, critical path and milestone analysis
• Develop supporting documentation including basis of schedules
• Maintain schedule integrity ensuring logic is sound
• Perform schedule health checks to meet planning standards
• Implement earned value management and report on CPI and SPI trends
• Analyse contractor schedules and integrate into the master program
• Identify and report project trends, productivity and benchmarking insights
• Produce weekly and monthly reports accurately and on time
• Participate in schedule workshops, risk reviews and change management processes
• Support quarterly capital planning processes
• Engage stakeholders to ensure all scopes are accurately defined Required Qualifications
• Minimum 10 years experience as a project planner
• Client side experience across full project lifecycle
• Advanced skills in Primavera P6, MS Office Suite and Power BI
• Desirable tertiary qualification in engineering or project controls certification Skills & Competencies
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team
• Analytical and problem solving capability
• Strong understanding of planning standards and methodologies
• Commitment to health, safety and environmental practices

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