Portfolio Scheduler

Seeing Machines is a recognised global technology leader in the development of Driver Monitoring Systems (DMSs), detecting fatigued and distracted drivers to prevent accidents and improve safety for all road users. Our products are installed in thousands of vehicles across the global transport and automotive sectors, and have monitored drivers for millions of miles.
Our Global Program Delivery team manages a range of projects for our Aftermarket, Automotive, and Aviation Business Units, as well as internal research Innovation projects.
Based on our recent and anticipated growth, the Vice President, Global Program Delivery, is seeking a Portfolio Scheduler to work across all projects in order to:

- Assist Project Managers to establish and maintain accurate project schedules
- Create greater visibility of project Critical Paths
- Create greater visibility of project dependencies, including cross-project and external
- Integrate resource estimation and leveling
- Create and maintain a master schedule
- Identify scheduling efficiencies and risks at Project and Portfolio levels
- Standardise schedule formats and bring best practice to scheduling methods

The Portfolio Scheduler will report directly to the Vice President, Global Program Delivery, and will develop project schedules in MS Project Server.
This position is for an initial term of 12 months, with the possibility of extension or permanency.
The successful applicant will work closely with Project Managers and Program Directors to understand the complexity of new and ongoing projects, and to develop schedules that clearly identify Critical Paths, project dependencies, and resource requirements.
The ability to integrate Project Server schedules with Jira tasks will be highly regarded. The Portfolio Scheduler will meet on a regular basis with Project Managers to ensure that schedules are up to date, and will provide advice on scheduling best practice. A collaborative and respectful mindset, and ability to work with ambiguity, will be essential.
The Project Scheduler will assist the Vice President, Global Program Delivery to identify conflicts, risks, and opportunities at the portfolio level, and will contribute to reporting where required
About you
We value the breadth and depth of experience that our people bring to their work. We are seeking people with a good mix of technical competency and personal capability. Specifically, we are looking for people with:

- Training and/or certification in Project Management
- Master Scheduler or other project controls certification
- At least 3 years experience as Project/Portfolio Scheduler or Master Scheduler in a complex electronics development, software development, or research environment
- At least 3 years experience using Enterprise Project
- Experience integrating Jira tasks with Enterprise Project will be well regarded
- Knowledge/experience working with quality compliance frameworks (ASPICE or other) will be well regarded
- Proactive, respectful, and collaborative
- Flexible and able to work with ambiguity
- Organised and process oriented
- Possessing excellent communication skills
- Customer delivery and continuous improvement focus

**At Seeing Machines you will get**:

- An opportunity to be part of the journey of something big, as we step up to achieve our common goal to reduce fatalities in road transport globally
- An inclusive, diverse and collaborative work environment
- Hybrid work environment
- Plenty of discounts, benefits and more through our engagement platform, Perkbox

About Seeing Machines
We are a global company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Australia, and an industry leader in vision-based monitoring technology that enable machines to see, understand and assist people.
Seeing Machines develops Driver and Operator Monitoring System (DMS) technology to enhance safety for Automotive, Commercial Fleet, Off-road and Aviation.
Seeing Machines' technology portfolio of AI algorithms, embedded processing and optics, power products that need to deliver reliable understanding of vehicle operators, in real-time.
The technology spans the critical measurement of where a driver or operator is looking, through to the classification of their cognitive state as it applies to accident risk. Reliable “driver state” measurement is the end-goal of DMS technology.
Seeing Machines has offices in Australia, USA, Europe and Asia, and supplies technology solutions and services to world-leading brands in each market vertical.
Why Seeing Machines
- Work with inspiring people - we are proud to have a team of experts in their field, we invent, innovate, and collaborate
- Work flexibly - we encourage our people to manage their work and personal lives to achieve a balanced outcome
- With offices spanning the world, Seeing Machines serves a growing market in the UK, Europe, Africa, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific
- We are social with staff events held throughout the year, from BBQs, morning teas,