Scheduler

(Full Time)_

**Who are we?**

A Global Project Management Consultancy dedicated to optimising business performance through high-quality project delivery, business analysis, and agile transformation management.

We are a practitioner-led consultancy, enabling client capability uplift and transformation, through provision of Project Management, Business Analysis & Agile resourcing, Advisory (Project solutions), and project practitioner certified Training services.

We are a genuine, authentic, pragmatic, and client-centric organisation which strives to achieve the best possible project delivery and project capability outcomes possible while providing a supportive, collaborative, and collegiate working environment and peer support network for our people.

**The opportunity**

As a Scheduler you will develop, analyse, and manage project schedules using tools such as MS Project, Primavera (and others). You will provide valuable advice and reporting to Project and Program Managers on overall project schedule performance, helping to ensure projects are on track and milestones are achieved. Your ability to identify and highlight risks early during the project/program lifecycle will be vital to successful project delivery, achievement of outcomes and realisation of benefits aligned to the organisation’s strategic objectives.

You will be joining a fast-growing organisation that is dedicated to helping our clients deliver project success and realise their desired outcomes.

You will be provided with a variety of different project, client, industry, and project practitioner experiences aligned to your personal and career development objectives whilst at MetaPM. We value curiosity and are passionate about professional development, active participation with project management industry bodies, and ongoing discussion of best practice.

**Your key responsibilities as a MetaPM Scheduler will include**:

- Development and refinement of assigned project and program schedules.
- Setting and tracking of milestones to ensure project/program progress.
- Analysis and maintenance of inter-project dependencies.
- Data quality management through liaison with Project and Program Managers.
- Identifying and highlighting risks early to enable proactive mitigation.
- Providing reports and recommendations which enable efficient and effective project management.
- Production of project schedules using standard schedule template and resource demand reports.
- Supporting project managers to successfully deliver projects and manage risks.
- Ensuring all organisational governance requirements, management policies and standards are adhered to in the execution of the project/program.

**About You**
- Experience planning and designing project schedules and programs of work.
- Ability to work effectively under limited or no supervision and manage competing priorities and timeframes.
- Attention to detail, diligence, and commitment to quality and accountability of personal output.
- Proficiency setting and tracking milestones to monitor project progress.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on risk identification and mitigation.
- Knowledge of different project delivery methods and associated controls across the project lifecycle.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills which enable you to effectively collaborate with stakeholders.
- Experience in risk identification and assessment within a project/program environment.
- Consulting experience, either with a professional services business or internal consulting as part of your role, will be looked upon favourably.

**What we offer you**

As a people business, we provide a rewarding career pathway that recognises the passion, sacrifice commitment, qualifications, skills, knowledge, and experience gained throughout your career.

To assist us in achieving our goal, we developed a Talent Management Framework focusing on:
**_
Performance in role_**
- Annual performance management program commencing with agreement of key performance measures, quarterly check-ins, monthly 1-on-1s, and culminating in a formal annual performance review.

**_ Professional development and capability uplift_**
- An annual, tailored professional development and capability uplift plan developed in conjunction with your team lead with a focus on both project management and consulting capability uplift.
- Quarterly professional development check-ins for the purposes of re-focus and replanning.
- A supportive network of professionals with a wide range of industry, domain, and project experience who can provide mentoring and coaching support in accordance with your professional development objectives.
- A dedicated, annual, professional development budget.

**_ Reward, Recognition and Remuneration_**
- Opportunity for overseas secondments.
- Annual remuneration review

**_ Employee Benefits_**
- Professional development budget, corporate discounts on courses (MetaPM Learning Pty)
- Centrally located open