Senior Planner, North West Program Alliance

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From humble beginnings almost 70 years ago, John Holland has been driving positive change in Australia, and is now one of the nation’s leading infrastructure and property companies. We work in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia offering services from infrastructure and property development, to rail and building. By finding solutions to complex challenges, we transform communities to make them easier to move around, more connected and better to live in.

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Planner to join our team on NWPA. As Senior Planner on Project you will be responsible for establishing and managing the process of planning, creating detail programmes, and monitoring performance to deliver the best quality projects on time and budget in accordance with John Holland procedures over the full project lifecycle.

Responsibilities of the role include;

• Implement planning strategies and audits / reviews for projects.

• Ensure monitoring and reporting of Project Controls processes are successfully set-up and implemented on projects.

• Highlight any issues that may impact the effective, efficient and professional planning resources and support to the project including implementing standard processes and reports.

• Interface with project team, partners, clients, stakeholders, consultants, designers, vendors, subcontractors for management of the planning function in accordance with established procedures

• Proactively lead a planning and controls culture across the project based on best practice and with a focus on risk management, cost control and SQE.

• Early identification and communication of issues and opportunities to the Projects team.

• Identify the need for training and provide guidance to subordinates and colleagues in the use of planning and programming systems, project monitoring & controls and the interpretation of data and information generated

• Supervise staff undertaking planning & controls activities, exercising functional control over all onsite staff with planning / scheduling responsibilities, including performance through subcontractors

• Implement project monitoring systems, particularly focussing on time, cost, resources & quality (project controls & earned value).  Ensure that planning & controls reports generated across project(s) provide maximum cost and time forecasting certainty for project(s). 

• Advise Project Managers in report interpretation, analysis of project performance, forward planning and development of corrective actions to maximise project delivery outcomes

To be considered for this role, it is essential that you demonstrate the following;

• Tertiary degree, preferably in one of the following disciplines - Engineering, Construction, Building, Sciences, Architecture or Project Management, or equivalent experience

·        8 years experience in construction, Engineering, Planning and Project Controls.

·        Demonstrated application of the principles of planning

·        Use of planning software & tools such as Primavera Project Planning, Time Chainage Charts, Program Forensic Analysis, Earned Value and Cash Flow Analysis

John Holland is up for the challenge of transforming lives.  From Parliament House to the Alice to Darwin Rail Link, from the MCG’s Great Southern Stand to Sydney Metro, we’ve had a hand in the Australia we all know today.

We are currently involved in delivering all of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects.

Whatever we face, the heart of what we do is creating people-centred solutions to complex challenges and opportunities. We think deeply about what we do and how it affects communities.

We work hard to attract and retain the best employees, and we provide opportunities for rich career experiences, and a strong framework for on-going career development. We are committed to building, valuing and promoting diversity and inclusiveness across John Holland.