Portfolio and Scheduling Lead

Portfolio Performance and Scheduling Lead

Location: Werribee
Contract Type: Full-Time, 3-Month Contract (with potential extension)
Classification: Band 8

About the Role
Lead the development, integration, and optimisation of complex capital project schedules across a large infrastructure portfolio. Drive strategic planning across 1-, 4-, and 10-year horizons and uplift organisational scheduling capability to enable better decision-making and performance outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an integrated master portfolio schedule for all capital projects.
• Establish consistent scheduling frameworks, tools, and practices across capital works programs.
• Coordinate planning of project and proposal pipelines aligned to strategic priorities.
• Prepare forward-looking capital works pipeline reporting, including funding requirements.
• Build and lead organisational scheduling capability through coaching and development.
• Identify schedule risks, resource conflicts, and delivery slippages to support proactive management.
• Deliver integrated dashboards and reports (e.g. Power BI) connecting schedule, performance, and pipeline data.
• Conduct schedule-based risk analysis, including Monte Carlo simulations to inform P50–P90 estimates.
• Guide contingency planning and cost forecasting using schedule analysis and cost phasing.
• Represent the PMO in cross-functional forums and provide expert scheduling insights.

Skills and Experience

• Degree/diploma in engineering, construction, project management, or related field.
• Significant experience in project and portfolio scheduling within public sector or capital works environments.
• Advanced expertise in Microsoft Project and Excel (mandatory).
• Strong knowledge of CPM, dependency management, Earned Value Management, and Monte Carlo analysis.
• Experience integrating multiple schedules into a master program view.
• Proven experience delivering schedule-driven reporting and dashboards (Power BI, etc.).
• Ability to coach and uplift organisational scheduling and project controls capability.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP or MSP highly regarded.

Why Join Us?

• Influence capital investment scheduling at a portfolio level
• Work with an organisation investing heavily in its community infrastructure
• Lead schedule governance and bring enterprise-level visibility to decision-makers

How to Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria.

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.