Scheduling Principal Specialist

nztagovtnz; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) seeks a Scheduling Principal Specialist to lead scheduling best practice across major infrastructure projects, providing expert advice and coaching to project teams and senior stakeholders.

You will identify critical path risks, improve forecasting confidence and strengthen decision-making through high-quality schedule insights, with national scope and flexibility to be based in any NZTA office.

Qualifications

• Experienced in scheduling and project controls for infrastructure
• Strong critical path analysis and risk management
• Able to develop and assure complex schedules and forecasts
• Clear communication to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead scheduling best practice across projects and programmes
• Provide expert advice, assurance and coaching to teams and senior stakeholders
• Identify critical path risks and improve forecasting confidence
• Strengthen decision-making through high-quality schedule insights

Skills

Project scheduling

Project controls

Critical path analysis

Schedule risk management

Forecasting

Complex infrastructure schedules

Analytical capability

Communication to technical audiences

Collaborative approach

Tools

Primavera

Job description

Permanent, full time,

Open to being located at any one of our main NZTA offices

Turn complexity into clarity. Deliver confidence through planning.

Major infrastructure projects depend on robust schedules, credible forecasts and clear visibility of risk.

As our Scheduling Principal Specialist, you’ll provide specialist leadership and guidance across NZTA's Infrastructure Development & Delivery portfolio, helping delivery teams improve planning quality, schedule realism and forecasting confidence.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

you’ll lead scheduling best practice across projects and programmes, providing expert advice, assurance and coaching to project teams and senior stakeholders.

Working alongside project controls, risk and delivery specialists, you’ll help identify critical path risks, improve forecasting confidence, and strengthen decision-making through high-quality schedule insights.

You can find out more about this role via the position description here

Ko koe tēnei | About you

This role will suit an experienced project controls or scheduling professional who understands how robust planning, forecasting and critical path analysis drive successful project outcomes. Experience with Primavera is beneficial but not essential.

You’ll bring:

• Extensive experience in project scheduling and project controls
• Strong understanding of critical path analysis and schedule risk management
• Experience developing and assuring complex infrastructure schedules
• Strong analytical and forecasting capability
• The ability to communicate complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences
• A collaborative approach and a passion for building capability.

Why join us?

• Help shape delivery outcomes across nationally significant projects and programmes
• Influence scheduling maturity and forecasting confidence across NZTA
• Work alongside experienced infrastructure and project delivery professionals
• National role with flexibility to be based from any NZTA office.

For further information, email: [e-mail]

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.