Planner/Scheduler (Infrastructure)

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Scheduler/Planner for infrastructure projects in New Zealand. You will provide scheduling services, conduct baseline reviews, and prepare progress reports with emphasis on risks and opportunities.

The role requires a tertiary degree in engineering/construction/PM and a minimum of five years' on-site planning experience. Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project is essential; knowledge of Asta or similar tools is advantageous.

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.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project; knowledge of Asta or similar is advantageous.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word.

Responsibilities

• Provide scheduling services across diverse Infrastructure projects.
• Conduct Pre-baseline reviews of contractor's programmes to check adherence to contractual requirements and industry standards.
• 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 client-side stakeholders to understand inputs and deliverables and create an Integrated Master Works Programme.

Skills

Scheduling / Planning

Infrastructure projects

On-site experience

MS Excel

Education

Engineering/Construction/Building/PM degree

Tools

Primavera P6 (P6)

MS Project

Asta

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

Job description

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Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 62 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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.

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.

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Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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.