Senior Project Scheduler – Mining & Maintenance (12-Month)

Engineeringtradesaustralia; Queensland; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Engineeringtradesaustralia in Queensland is seeking an experienced Scheduler/Planner for a 12-month fixed-term contract, commencing 28 September 2026. You will develop and update project schedules, plan labour and materials, monitor progress and manage risks.

Ideal candidates will have experience with Primavera P6 or MS Project, strong scheduling expertise, and the ability to coordinate resources across project, maintenance and operations teams in a mining, resources or construction environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as Scheduler/Planner or similar role.
• Experience in mining, resources, construction, maintenance or similar environment.
• Experience with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project desirable.
• Strong understanding of scheduling, resource planning and critical path management.
• Ability to plan labour, equipment, materials and shutdown activities.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage changing priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Developing and updating project or maintenance schedules.
• Planning labour, materials, equipment and shutdown activities.
• Monitoring progress, delays, critical paths and completion dates.
• Maintaining accurate schedules and updating plans as priorities change.
• Identifying potential scheduling conflicts, risks and delays.
• Working closely with project, maintenance and operational teams.
• Coordinating resources to support efficient delivery of planned works.
• Providing scheduling updates and progress reporting to relevant stakeholders.
• Ensuring planning activities align with operational and project requirements.
• Master scheduling for capital and operational works.
• Maintenance planning and monthly work-plan preparation.
• Budgeting, forecasting and time and cost reporting.
• Resource, contractor and materials coordination.
• Project milestones, KPIs and performance reporting.
• Systems include Pronto, SAP, IBM Cognos, MS Project, Smartsheet and Power BI.
• Strong contractor, stakeholder and WHS management.

Skills

Scheduling

Resource planning

Critical path management

Stakeholder engagement

Detail oriented

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Pronto

SAP

IBM Cognos

Smartsheet

Power BI

Job description

Engineeringtradesaustralia in Queensland is seeking an experienced Scheduler/Planner for a 12-month fixed-term contract, commencing 28 September 2026. You will develop and update project schedules, plan labour and materials, monitor progress and manage risks.

Ideal candidates will have experience with Primavera P6 or MS Project, strong scheduling expertise, and the ability to coordinate resources across project, maintenance and operations teams in a mining, resources or construction environment.