Planners - Australia

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Planners - Australia. Terms and conditions vacancy

Due to significant growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, Turner & Townsend requires experienced Planners across our Australian business.

Working within a friendly, professional and highly successful team and reporting to the regional Director, you will work across various projects.

Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specialising in programme management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 104 offices in 44 countries (13 in Australia & NZ), we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximising value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients' assets.

Responsibilities:

• Work in an integrated planning and cost environment within the project to optimise the use of available resources to complete work plan scopes within budget and time constraints.
• Ensure that the established planning and scheduling methodology is followed in developing project schedule.
• Develop Project Milestone and Progress tracking baselines.
• Assess subcontractor compliance with established scheduling methodology.
• Support the development of the Work Breakdown Structure to support project delivery.
• Perform analysis of schedule data; identify trends, issues, and areas requiring attention to the Lead Planner and the Project Team.
• Contribute to schedule reporting, including schedule forecast updates and schedule contingency management.
• Support schedule performance updates, analysis and reports in a timely manner.
• Ensure compatibility of contractors schedules with the integrated schedules/milestones.
• Analyse resource requirement and availability impacts on the schedule and recommend recovery options.

This opportunity requires:

• A recognised Degree Qualification in a relevant field.
• Relevant experience in a project planning role ideally in a consultancy environment.
• Experience in planning & scheduling of capital projects.
• Practical exposure to network planning structures and techniques, experienced user of Primavera Project Planner 6.0 or above, and Microsoft Project.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English with excellent report writing skills.
• Collaborative and ability to work as part of a national team.
• Strong time management skills, quick thinking and resilience to deal with a fast paced environment.

What we offer:

Turner and Townsend is a world leading organisation where you will be given the opportunity to further develop your skills in the delivery of some of the region's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects.

At Turner & Townsend we firmly believe that our people are at the heart of our success and we continually strive to create a great place to work.

We promote integrity in everything that we do and apply our expertise to shape a better environment for future generations and, ultimately, generate value for our communities.