Planner/Scheduler (Infrastructure)

Turner & Townsend; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Auckland, New Zealand seeks an experienced Scheduler/Planner to manage scheduling across infrastructure projects. The role includes pre-baseline reviews, progress reporting, and developing acceleration programmes to mitigate delays.

You will coordinate with client-side stakeholders to build an Integrated Master Schedule linked to the main contractor’s programme. Ideal candidates have a tertiary degree in engineering or PM and at least 5 years of infrastructure scheduling

Qualifications

• Tertiary degree in Engineering, Construction, Building or Project Management.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Scheduler / Planner on Infrastructure projects.
• On-site construction experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end construction and project processes.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project; knowledge of Asta or similar software advantageous.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
• Experience with large-scale infrastructure projects preferred.
• Valid working rights in New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Provide scheduling services across diverse Infrastructure projects.
• Conduct Pre-baseline reviews of contractor’s programmes to check adherence to the required contractual requirements and industry standard scheduling practices.
• Prepare progress update reports and highlight key schedule risks and opportunities to the clients.
• Recommend corrective action and create acceleration programmes in case of major delays.
• Arrange meetings with multiple client-side stakeholders to understand their inputs and deliverables during the project and create an Integrated Master Works Programme including all these dependencies linked to Main Contractor’s programme.
• To provide sound advice to the clients during all phases of the project regarding the most efficient timelines of carrying out multi-staged complex construction projects.

Skills

Scheduling/Planning

Stakeholder management

On-site construction experience

Education

Tertiary degree in Engineering/Construction/Building/PM

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Asta

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Job Description

• Provide scheduling services across diverse Infrastructure projects
• Conduct Pre-baseline reviews of contractor’s programmes to check adherence to the required contractual requirements and industry standard scheduling practices.
• Prepare progress update reports and highlight key schedule risks and opportunities to the clients.
• Recommend corrective action and create acceleration programmes in case of major delays.
• Arrange meetings with multiple client-side stakeholders to understand their inputs and deliverables during the project and create an Integrated Master Works Programme including all these dependencies linked to Main Contractor’s programme.
• To provide sound advice to the clients during all phases of the project regarding the most efficient timelines of carrying out multi-staged complex construction projects.

Qualifications

• Tertiary degree in one of the following disciplines - Engineering, Construction, Building or Project Management.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Scheduler / Planner on Infrastructure projects
• Candidates with prior on-site working experience on construction projects will be preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the end-to-end construction and project processes
• Professional proficiency in P6 (Primavera) and MS Project. Knowledge of Asta or other programming software is advantageous.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.
• Preferable large-scale infrastructure project experience
• Valid working rights in New Zealand

Additional Information

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Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.