El1 Program Scheduler

As one of the Australia’s largest providers of human resources solutions, Chandler Macleod has a proven track record of unleashing potential in people and companies. For over 40 years Chandler Macleod’s recruitment business has connected leading-edge projects and employers with outstanding business professionals.

Our Federal Government client is seeking to engage an EL1 Program Scheduler on a contract for 12 months.

**Position Overview**

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

- Working with Program Delivery Leads to maintain a program master schedule.
- Collaborating with program stakeholders to review and update dependencies and milestones in the program master schedule.
- Managing the interface between various work packages to manage the program dependencies.
- Maintaining the master schedule and comparing work performed against the baseline.
- Identifying activities affecting the critical path and working with relevant program stakeholders to identify corrective measures.

**Key skills required for role**:

- Reviews project performance and focuses on identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Maintains an awareness of the organisation, monitors the context in which the organisation operates and finds out about best practice approaches.
- Responds in a positive and flexible manner to change and uncertainty.
- Recognises the links between interconnected issues.
- Breaks through problems and weighs up the options to identify solutions.
- Explores possibilities and innovative alternatives.
- Establishes clear plans and timeframes for project implementation and outlines specific activities.
- Monitors project progress and adjusts plans as required.
- Gathers and investigates information from a variety of sources, and explores new ideas and different viewpoints.
- Probes information and identifies any critical gaps.
- Builds and sustains relationships with a network of key people internally and externally.
- Commits to achieving quality outcomes and ensures documentation procedures are maintained.
- Seeks feedback from stakeholders to gauge satisfaction.
- Consults and shares information and ensures others are kept informed of issues.
- Confidently presents messages in a clear, concise and articulate manner.
- Approaches negotiations with a strong grasp of the key issues, having prepared in advance.

**Desirable skills to have for the role**:

- Tertiary qualification in project management desirable, but not essential.
- Familiarity with AGILE methodology and project scheduling programs such as MS Projects or Clarizen

**Capabilities of the role**:
**_Continuous Improvement_**
Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas, and implementing solutions.

**_Building Customer Relationships_**
Ensuring that the customer’s internal or external needs are met; building productive relationships with high-priority customers; taking accountability for customer satisfaction and loyalty; using appropriate interpersonal techniques to prevent and resolve escalated customer complaints and regain customer confidence.

**_Building Talent_**
Planning and supporting the development of individuals’ knowledge, skills, and abilities so that they can fulfill current or future job responsibilities more effectively.

**_Planning and Organising_**
Establishing an action plan for self and others to complete work efficiently and on time by setting priorities, establishing timelines, and leveraging resources.

**_Coaching_**
Engaging an individual in developing and committing to an action plan that targets specific behaviours, skills, or knowledge needed to ensure performance improvement or prepare for success in new responsibilities.

**_Decision Making_**
Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analysing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimises probable consequences.

**_Influencing_**
Using effective involvement and persuasion strategies to gain acceptance of ideas and commitment to actions that support specific work outcomes.

**_Work Standards_**
Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

**_Initiating Action_**
Taking prompt action to accomplish work goals; taking action to achieve results beyond what is required; being proactive.

**Mandatory Requirements**:

- Applicants must be Australian Citizens.