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We are seeking an experienced Planning Lead with a strong background in project planning and schedule management to support the successful delivery of complex infrastructure and capital programmes. This role is critical to establishing and maintaining robust integrated project schedules monitoring progress against agreed baselines and providing clear insightful reporting that enables effective decision-making throughout the project lifecycle. The Planning Lead brings structure transparency and accountability to programme timelines ensuring projects remain aligned realistic and delivery-focused.Working closely with project managers contractors and client stakeholders the Planning Lead will lead schedule development and control at project level drive planning governance and support performance analysis and recovery planning. The role offers the opportunity to influence outcomes across major projects while building capability within delivery teams with strong potential to progress into senior programme or portfolio-level planning leadership positions.
Whowerelooking for
Do you have a strong background in project planning and schedule management with the ability to create structure drive accountability and supporttimelydelivery across complex infrastructureprogrammesWerelooking for a PlanningLeadto oversee project planning and scheduling activities across major capital projects. Themain focusof the role is toestablishand maintain robust project schedulesmonitorprogress against baselines and provide clear reporting and analysis that supports effective decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
About the Planning Lead role
Werelooking for a professional who can lead schedule management at project level and provide the structure needed to manage timelines in a disciplined and transparent this role you will develop andmaintainintegrated schedules assess progress and deviations and support project teams with schedule analysis reporting and planning governance.
You will work closely with contractors project managers and client stakeholders to ensure schedules are realistic aligned and consistentlymaintained. You will also support planning governance through reviews steering meetings and the application of planning standards and tools. This role offersstrong growthpotential into seniorprogrammeplanning or portfolio-level leadership roles.
Your responsibilities
Those in the Planning Lead roleare responsible for:
Leading the development maintenance and control of project schedules ensuring approved baselines areestablishedand monitored across all delivery stages.
Creating andmaintainingLevel 1 to Level 4 schedules integrating contractor inputs resources milestones and relevant cost interfaces.
Monitoring schedule performanceidentifyingdeviations and producing clear progress reports and recovery insights for project leadership and clients.
Validating schedules and supporting schedule risk assessments to improve planning reliability and delivery confidence.
Facilitating planning reviews and steering meetings to support consistent decision-making and accountability across stakeholders.
Providing guidance and training to project participants to ensure consistent application of scheduling tools standards and reporting practices.
Supporting the overall delivery strategy by safeguarding timelines and strengthening coordination across the project lifecycle.
Skills and experience
You will hold a degree in engineering construction project management ora relateddiscipline.
You will bring at least seven years of experience in planning and scheduling for capital construction or infrastructure projects.
You will havestrongknowledge of baseline development progress measurement delay analysis and schedule risk assessment methods.
You will be proficient in Primavera P6 MS Project and related project controls or scheduling software.
You willpossessstrong leadership facilitation and stakeholder management skills with the confidence to work across complex project environments.
You will be highlyorganised analytical and proactive with the ability to translate schedule data into meaningful project insight.
About the team
This role forms part of a broaderprojectcontrols and delivery function supporting complex infrastructure and capitalprogrammes. The team helps clients improve project performance through disciplined planning reliable controls and transparent reporting. You will work with project management contractors and client teams to create better visibility stronger governance and more predictable delivery outcomes.
Education (if blank degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:Certifications (if blank certifications not specified)
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Accepting Feedback Accepting Feedback Active Listening Analytical Thinking Business Process Outsourcing Claims Performance Management Coaching and Feedback Communication Complaint Management Compliance Auditing Compliance Review Contract Review Corrective Actions Creativity Customer Data Management (CDM) Customer Due Diligence Customer Handling Data Entry Data Quality Data Quality Assessment Delivery Excellence Embracing Change Emotional Regulation Empathy Inclusion 25 moreDesired Languages (If blank desired languages not specified)
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Government Clearance Required
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