Lead Project Planner

You will be in a position of influence on significant rail or water projects
- Enjoy ortive workplace environment with a focus on your professional grow
- Flexible Workplace - making work and life balance

Talent Edge has several opportunities for experienced
**Planners and Lead Planners** to
**deliver on the state's major projects, **across both
**rail and water sectors**. If you are seeking full or part-time opportunities in a
**client-side advisory capacity, **this could be
**the fulfilling career opportunity you have been waiting for. You will be in a position of influence on significant rail or water projects **across the state. Drawing on both your technical understanding and management prowess as you become a key member of the project team. Capitalise on the experience gained through your career thus far, and enjoy a supportive workplace environment with a focus on your professional growth.

**ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE**
Award-winning consultancy is looking for an experienced and driven Project Planner to bring expertise and knowledge.

You'll take on a key position, as you:

- Work in a multidisciplinary environment within key rail and/or water projects, optimising the project to scope, budget, and time requirements
- Develop resourced, costed and baselined schedules alongside project milestones and progress tracking systems
- Ensure that the established planning and scheduling methodology is followed in developing project schedule
- Update, detail and maintain the Master Schedule, Baseline and Scenarios whilst remaining cognizant of the contract requirements and overall project strategy
- Manage contractors' compliance with the established methodology, schedules and milestones
- Analyse schedule data critical path, constraints and alignment between work packages - to identify trends and areas for improvement, contributing to progress measurement and forecasting of scheduled work
- Regularly complete reports, updates, and analysis, and prepare schedule data for migration into cost reporting tool
- Analyse resource requirement and availability impacts on the schedule and recommend recovery options.
- Participate in risk management
- Lead and contribute to interface with clients, contractors, and other stakeholders.

**ABOUT YOU**
We're looking for a proactive and motivated professional who is able to blend an eye for detail with a holistic, forward-thinking understanding of projects.
- A recognised Degree in a relevant field - Engineering, Project Management, Construction, or similar
- Relevant industry experience (approx. 7-10 years), ideally in rail or water in a client-side consultancy environment
- Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining project planning and schedules within a complex engineering delivery environment
- Experience in planning & scheduling of capital projects across brownfield and greenfield environments
- Strong Primavera P6 skills for scheduling, forecasting and reporting to provide insights into project metrics and performance, and competency in Microsoft Project
- Strong analytical skills required to review all project planning information and ensure accuracy
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- A problem-solving mindset and strong time management skills,

**YOUR BENEFITS**
This consultancy is a strong presence in client-side infrastructure and working here will see you influencing major projects with lasting impact on our communities. You'll thrive in a team where your input is highly valued and rewarded, with consistent opportunity to develop and excel.
- Hold a key position in a highly reputable team
- Shape the future of our communities, working on a landmark project with a top-tier client and driving infrastructure solutions throughout its stages
- Enjoy the benefits of a culture-focused organisation - an Employer of Choice and certified Great Place to Work - with flexible working arrangements, professional memberships, development support and more.