Senior Project Scheduler

_{19th June, 2026}

• Australian Citizens with NV1 Clearance
• Length of Contract: 11 months 
• The role closes on 24/06/2026
• Reference Number: 1117861

• Applying advanced scheduling techniques to maintain schedule integrity, including logic validation, constraints management, dependency mapping and baseline control.
• Providing authoritative planning and scheduling advice to support senior program decision-making.
• Monitoring task coordination, interdependencies, critical path and near-critical path activities.
• Conducting detailed schedule analysis to identify schedule drivers, float erosion, emerging risks and potential impacts on program delivery.
• Performing regular schedule health checks to ensure compliance with agreed scheduling standards, methodologies and governance expectations.
• Undertaking schedule risk analysis where required, including analysis of probabilistic completion dates and confidence levels.
• Integrating schedule outputs with program risk registers to ensure alignment between schedule risk, mitigation activity and program reporting.
• Developing and maintaining risk-informed schedules that support evidence-based decision-making.
• Preparing high-quality schedule reporting products, including dashboards, status reports, executive briefings and milestone reporting.
• Establishing and refining schedule performance metrics, including schedule performance index, float trends and milestone adherence.
• Defining, documenting and maintaining scheduling governance, controls and business processes.
• Translating complex scheduling data into clear, practical and actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Supporting program reviews, planning cycles and governance forums.
• Engaging effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including senior representatives across government and industry.
• Promoting consistent use of best-practice scheduling methodologies, tools and processes.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of scheduling practices, reporting products, tools and methodologies.
• Performing other scheduling and program support tasks as reasonably directed, consistent with the seniority and expertise of the role.

• Significant experience delivering project scheduling services in complex major acquisition programs, preferably within Defence, national security, shipbuilding, infrastructure or similarly complex regulated environments.
• Advanced capability in project schedule development, schedule maintenance, schedule assurance and schedule analysis.
• Demonstrated experience applying scheduling controls, including logic validation, dependency management, baseline control, critical path analysis and schedule health checks.
• Experience developing and interpreting schedule performance metrics, including schedule performance index, float trends, milestone adherence and schedule variance.
• Experience conducting or supporting schedule risk analysis and developing risk-informed schedules.
• Strong understanding of program risk, issue and dependency management, including the ability to align schedule outputs with program risk registers and mitigation activities.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare clear and accurate schedule reporting products, including dashboards, executive briefings, status reports and governance papers.
• Experience reviewing or assuring contractor or stakeholder schedule artefacts, such as Contract Master Schedules, Work Breakdown Structures and Integrated Master Schedules.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work constructively across government, industry, technical teams and senior executive forums.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex scheduling information into clear advice for decision-makers.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor team members, transfer knowledge and build scheduling capability within a program team.
• Experience with Open Plan Professional or similar enterprise scheduling platforms is desirable.
• Ability to interpret and analyse multiple information sources, including quantitative and qualitative program data, to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Experience working within Defence acquisition, shipbuilding, submarine, naval, maritime or complex capability delivery programs.
• Familiarity with Commonwealth program governance, major acquisition reporting and senior executive decision-making environments.
• Experience working with Australian and international industry partners.
• Strong judgement, professional maturity and the ability to operate effectively in a sensitive, high-profile and complex program environment.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to improve scheduling practices, tools, reporting and governance over time.

• DSS -1.4 Project Schedule Management - L3
• SFIA Skill Code - Project management PRMG - L4