Location: Sydney NSW
Work Type: Full-Time Casual Contract, 6 Months
Hybrid: 3 days office, 2 days work from home
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Planning Specialist to join a leading organisation within the energy sector working across major capital and construction projects.
This role will play a critical part in supporting project delivery through advanced planning, scheduling, forecasting and performance analysis. You will provide expert guidance across complex construction projects while partnering with project teams and senior stakeholders to improve delivery certainty and schedule outcomes. [PD_Plannin...ne 2026_K2 | Word]
Key Responsibilities
- Lead development and maintenance of integrated project schedules.
- Ensure schedule logic integrity, critical path validity and planning accuracy.
- Conduct schedule performance reviews, forecasting and trend analysis.
- Perform critical path, delay and schedule impact analysis.
- Support recovery planning, reforecasting and rebaselining activities.
- Provide planning insights for governance reviews and executive reporting.
- Collaborate with project controls, risk, commercial and delivery teams.
- Drive continuous improvement in planning standards, tools and methodologies.
- Mentor and support planning capability across project teams. [PD_Plannin...ne 2026_K2 | Word]
- Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or similar.
- Demonstrated experience using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
- Strong expertise in critical path analysis, schedule risk assessment and project controls.
- Experience delivering planning and scheduling outcomes on complex construction, infrastructure, energy or major capital projects.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills. [PD_Plannin...ne 2026_K2 | Word]
- Hybrid working environment.
- High-profile capital projects.
- Opportunity to influence major project outcomes.
- Collaborative and experienced project delivery environment.
At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.
You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
