Design Senior Scheduler

Organisation/Entity: Sydney Trains

Job category: Projects

Job location:
Auburn, NSW, AU, 2144

Job reference number: 102562

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: $ $

If you're looking to make a difference in your own backyard, this career is for you.

You know that to make a meaningful contribution there needs to be connection and collaboration across the teams. Here's your opportunity to help our people make a big impact.

In this role, you'll:

In this position, you'll be right at the centre of our projects, helping us bring clarity, consistency, and efficiency to how we plan and deliver. You'll be supporting project managers by creating and maintaining accurate schedules using Primavera, and you'll play a key role in shaping how scheduling is done across Sydney Trains. But this isn't just about plugging in dates — it's about building smarter processes, improving how we manage and report data, and making sure our teams and external partners are aligned and working from a single source of truth.

You'll be defining key milestones, setting up reporting structures, and producing insights that help stakeholders make informed decisions. You'll be working closely with internal teams and external delivery partners, and you'll have the autonomy to shape your day-to-day work while contributing ideas that drive better outcomes. existing rail operational and maintenance environments. This isn't just about managing timelines and budgets—it's about operational integration. You'll ensure that new systems and assets are seamlessly embedded into live railway operations, with a sharp focus on readiness, safety and long-term performance.

You'll be the interface—connecting teams, technologies, and timelines. From understanding business impacts and risks, to developing readiness activities through stakeholder engagement, you'll oversee every moving part to ensure safe, compliant, and effective delivery. You'll work within the Digital Systems Business Integration Division, driving change that will shape the future of Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink. Your decisions will carry weight, your leadership will be trusted, and your impact will be felt across the network.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.

About you

You're confident using scheduling software, especially Primavera and you're comfortable analysing complex data. You bring a proactive, solutions-focused mindset to your work, and you understand the value of standardisation and continuous improvement in a multi-disciplinary environment. You communicate clearly, write well, and know how to navigate conversations with a bit of soft negotiation when needed. If you've got a background in design and construction, that's a bonus.

You'll be reporting to the Design Scheduling Manager, working alongside a collaborative team, and engaging with stakeholders across the organisation and beyond. While you won't have direct reports or budget responsibilities, your impact will be felt in how we deliver projects that keep Sydney moving.

To succeed here, you'll need tertiary qualifications in engineering or project management or equivalent experience in scheduling, time management, critical path analysis. And yes, experience with Primavera is essential.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

At Sydney Trains, our rail services keep Sydney moving by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do. We work with our local communities to deliver safe, timely and efficient rail services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Our trains and network are evolving to meet the needs of our customers now and well into the future. We're continuing to integrate technological innovations that help us deliver a smarter and more sustainable network.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you'd like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team's home base location with remote days.

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us. Apply now

Applications close: 11:59 pm Day Sunday 16th November 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact GURVEEN..NSW.GOV.AU.

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