Site Planner

Liontown; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

Liontown is seeking an experienced Site Planner for the Kathleen Valley, WA project. You will provide site-based planning and scheduling support to KVEP, maintain and validate the master schedule, and coordinate brownfields work with the construction team.

The role reports to the Project Controls Manager and collaborates with the site team to ensure timely delivery. You will validate contractor updates, produce look-ahead planning, and support claims assessment.

Qualifications

• Proven planning and scheduling experience on construction projects.
• Strong ability to analyse schedules and progress data.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Understanding of project management lifecycle from planning to close-out.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains schedule for the project delivery team.
• Provides clear schedule insight and reporting to site construction team.
• Leads interface planning for brownfields and shutdown periods.
• Validates contractor schedules for logic, progress and accuracy.
• Updates Master Schedule for integration and progress tracking.
• Supports claims assessment with schedule and delay analysis.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Education

Engineering / Construction management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Kathleen Valley - Site based | KV EP Controls | 12 month Max Term Contract - 2:1 12 hours Roster

Who are we?

Liontown Limited (ASX: LTR) is an ASX listed company with a focus on battery minerals. We aim to be an ESG leader in the resources sector and a globally significant provider of battery minerals for the rapidly growing clean energy market. We will do this by finding, developing and supplying the battery minerals required by the rapidly growing electric vehicle and energy storage industries.

We control two major lithium deposits in Western Australia and have ambition to grow our portfolio through downstream expansion and exploration acquisitions.

Our Kathleen Valley Lithium Project in Western Australia is a Tier 1 battery metals asset with excellent grade and scale. It is one of the largest and highest-grade hard rock lithium deposits in the world and is at the forefront of our vision to support the world's transition to a low-carbon future.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Site Planner to join our team at Kathleen Valley. The Site Planner provides site-based planning and scheduling support to KVEP, delivering clear schedule insight to the Construction Manager, Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Construction Superintendents, leading interface planning for brownfields scopes of work, validating contractor schedule updates, and supporting the contracts team in the assessment of claims.

The role reports to the Project Controls Manager and works closely with the Senior Planner (who is the custodian of the master project schedule) as well as the project site construction team to maintain construction schedule delivery against baseline and targets, and reliable progress information across the project.

What You’ll Be Doing

Builds and maintains value-adding relations with the project delivery team, operations team, and contracting partners, ensuring alignment on scope, expectations and delivery.

Provides clear, accurate schedule insight and reporting to the site construction team to support construction decision-making, including look-ahead and short interval planning where required. Ensures that critical path construction activities are clearly communicated to the site construction team.

Leads interface planning for brownfields scopes of work, coordinating schedule interfaces between operating facilities and construction activities, including shutdown periods. Integrates construction-to-commissioning sequencing and system/area handover planning. Communicates key project interface milestones to stakeholders.

Validates contractor schedule updates for logic, progress and accuracy, and monitors total float availability across work fronts. Verifies contractor claimed progress and resource/manning histograms and provides a focal point for the site project accommodation forecast. Interprets contractor planning performance data and recommends improvements.

Provides accurate and timely schedule updates to the Senior Planner for integration into the Master Schedule, ensuring site progress, key interfaces, and impacts to other projects are appropriately reflected at a summary level.

Provides support to the contracts team in the assessment of claims, including schedule and delay analysis.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for somebody that has previous site planning experience including:

Proven experience using planning and scheduling software (e.g. Primavera P6, Microsoft Project) applied to construction projects.

Experience across greenfields and brownfields construction environments, with a working knowledge of construction methodologies and sequencing.

Sound understanding of the project management lifecycle, from planning and procurement through construction, commissioning and close-out.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders proactively and present schedule information clearly.

Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interrogate schedules and progress data so that issues and risks are identified early.

Tertiary qualification in engineering, construction management, project management or a related discipline; or a trade/technical background with relevant planning experience is desirable

Construction white card

Able to pass a pre-employment medical, National Police Clearance, and Drug and Alcohol screen

Why Liontown

At Liontown, you’ll join a team that's helping power the clean energy future. Our culture is built on people who take ownership, look out for each other, and are proud of what they're building together.

This is a 12 month max term contract opportunity on a 2:1 12 hour Roster, with a competitive remuneration.

We offer:

• A long-term, stable career with a fully-funded, production-stage operation.
• A collaborative, values-driven team culture where safety and sustainability are non-negotiable.
• Competitive remuneration package reflective of your experience.

Liontown is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Liontown Limited. Powering Tomorrow, Respecting Today.