Lead Senior Planner – Critical Infrastructure PPP

Clough Limited

Christchurch

Hybrid

NZD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

15 hours ago
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Job summary

Clough Limited in New Zealand seeks a Lead Senior Planner to drive the integrated project schedule for a major infrastructure PPP venture in Canterbury. Based in Templeton, Christchurch, you will lead time management, governance, and decision-support across all lifecycle phases, ensuring contractually compliant, robust and cost-integrated schedules.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, manage critical path activities, forecast outcomes, and deliver timely reporting, risk-informed

Qualifications

  • Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline (preferred).
  • Minimum 5+ years’ experience in project planning, preferably in complex multi-discipline projects.
  • Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (or equivalent scheduling tools).
  • Experience managing critical path and schedule performance.
  • Forecasting, recovery planning, EOT, delay analysis, and claims support.
  • Ability to operate in a governance-driven project environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development, implementation, and governance of the integrated project schedule.
  • Maintain ownership of critical path and near-critical activities across the project.
  • Define and enforce project-wide progress measurement and reporting standards.
  • Validate subcontractor and discipline schedules, ensuring accuracy and alignment.
  • Lead schedule forecasting, scenario analysis, and recovery planning activities.
  • Communicate forecast completion dates, float utilisation, and schedule risks to senior leadership.
  • Proactively identify schedule risks and drive mitigation strategies with project teams.
  • Support and lead schedule risk assessments and integrate outcomes into project planning.
  • Lead planning inputs for variations, Extensions of Time (EOTs), and delay/disruption assessments.
  • Prepare Time Impact Analyses (TIA) and support claims and entitlement processes.
  • Ensure all approved changes are captured and accurately reflected in the project schedule.
  • Provide expert planning advice to support strategic project decision-making.

Skills

Project planning
Risk management
Stakeholder engagement
Governance
Schedule forecasting
Critical path
Cost integration

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Clough Limited in New Zealand seeks a Lead Senior Planner to drive the integrated project schedule for a major infrastructure PPP venture in Canterbury. Based in Templeton, Christchurch, you will lead time management, governance, and decision-support across all lifecycle phases, ensuring contractually compliant, robust and cost-integrated schedules.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, manage critical path activities, forecast outcomes, and deliver timely reporting, risk-informed

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