Senior Planner

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 offices worldwide.

Turner & Townsend are an independent professional services company specialising in programme management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Scheduler / Planner to support major infrastructure programs. You will play a key role in schedule development, analysis, and reporting across all project phases.

• Schedule Coordination: Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to gather and align schedule inputs across planning, pre-construction, construction, and commissioning.
• Project Integration: Work closely with technical advisors, client experts, contractors, and subcontractors to ensure seamless schedule integration.
• Progress Monitoring: Track, analyse, and report on schedule performance, achievements, and forecasts.
• Schedule Analysis: Conduct quality checks, critical path analysis, DCMA assessments, and schedule comparisons.
• Risk & Performance Analysis: Perform schedule risk assessments, Earned Value Management (EVM), and Schedule Performance Index (SPI) monitoring.
• Forensic & Delay Analysis: Lead forensic reviews and delay analysis to support claims and project reviews.
• Dashboard Reporting: Present complex schedule data in clear, visual formats using dashboards and summary reports.

Qualifications

We're looking for a driven and collaborative professional with a strong technical foundation and excellent communication skills.

• Industry Experience: Proven background as a Senior Scheduler, Planner, or Schedule Manager in infrastructure (rail, utilities, aviation, civil, ports, transport).
• Software Proficiency: Advanced Primavera P6 skills essential; experience with Safran, Acumen Fuse, or Primavera Risk is highly desirable.
• Data Visualisation: Power BI experience is an advantage for reporting and dashboard creation.
• Client-Side Experience: Exposure to both consultancy and contractor environments is beneficial.
• Security Clearance: Eligibility to apply for Baseline Defence Clearance is advantageous.
• Culture: A team player who aligns with our values, communicates effectively, and thrives in client-embedded roles.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.

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