Specialist Project Planner - Primavera P6, Perth

Chandler Macleod; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rate

Weekly pay

Superannuation

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Chandler Macleod is partnering with Rio Tinto to recruit an experienced Specialist Project Planner based in Perth. The role supports a portfolio of major projects across the business, with site visits to the Pilbara and reporting to the Superintendent Project Controls.

You will develop schedules in Primavera P6, maintain Basis of Schedule documents, mentor team members, and ensure schedule integrity and accurate progress reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of schedule management techniques.
• Experience with Primavera P6 scheduling software.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain schedules in P6 to the level of detail determined by the phase maturity model.
• Develop Basis of Schedule documents as per the company template.
• Proactively analyse projects/programs and provide technical insight in the areas of schedule to project stakeholders.
• Review contractors’ schedules using industry standard techniques.
• Conduct site visits to validate progress and schedule forecast dates.
• Ensure the Contractor and project team agree a project baseline as per contractual requirements for reporting and control purposes.
• Review contractors progress measurement methodology and assess suitability for accurate progress measurement.
• Assess and produce productivity reports identifying causes for deviations.
• Identify areas where the contractors’ schedule is non-compliant with the project controls requirements specification.
• Review progress and performance trend information to develop internal assessment of project completion.
• Ensure company schedules are aligned with the company estimate and include allowances for growth and contingency.
• Drive relationships between delivery, cost, planning, estimating and contracts groups to ensure accuracy in current trends.
• Assist in development of key project controls improvement initiatives.
• Drive the integrity of integrated project cost reports.
• Support compliance with standardised processes, systems and tools.

Skills

Primavera P6

Schedule management

Stakeholder engagement

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Chandler Macleod is partnering with Rio Tinto to recruit an experienced Specialist Project Planner based in Perth. The role supports a portfolio of major projects across the business, with site visits to the Pilbara and reporting to the Superintendent Project Controls.

You will develop schedules in Primavera P6, maintain Basis of Schedule documents, mentor team members, and ensure schedule integrity and accurate progress reporting.