Senior Planner

Senior Planner

About Inland Rail

Inland Rail Pty Ltd is delivering a 1,600km freight line that is transforming how goods are moved around Australia. When fully operational, Inland Rail will connect Melbourne to Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. As one of the largest infrastructure projects in Australia, Inland Rail is helping to address the nation’s future freight needs and meet the demands of our growing population.

Delivering Inland Rail will help shift more goods onto rail which means safer, less congested roads and fewer emissions and a more resilient and sustainable national freight network.

More information relating to the project can be found here: Inland Rail

About the opportunity

Join our Iconic Project and be part of our planning team in producing and maintaining Inland Rail Project Schedules, incorporating development, procurement and construction activities including commissioning, handover and operation. The position will also support the coordination and administration of the schedule to ensure timely completion within the required specifications, schedule and budgets facilitating the integration of the individual project’s schedule with the Program schedule.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide planning and scheduling services to the Program Office to determine the likely staging of the projects including development, procurement and construction activities from Concept Assessment to Project Close-out.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of planning and scheduling policies and processes.
• Review and critique external schedules to ensure conformance with Program Requirements, and integrate these into the overall project schedule, and support the assessment of time-related claims.
• Identify resourcing required for the work and provision of impact assessments based on varying schedule options and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to communicate the needs for rescheduling of their resources to achieve optimal resource loading of their schedules.
• Produce and evaluate work group requirements in a multi-disciplinary rail environment, considering stakeholder requirements, mass-haul, access, resource and asset constraints, and provide sound advice on methodologies for all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate and support options assessment and schedule refinement with detailed analysis of work packaging strategy, alternative procurement options, cash flows and project budgets, various completion timelines, contractor schedule performance and possession scenarios.
• Identify timescale opportunities/threats to the project and liaise with the appropriate members of the project team to achieve ‘best for project’ outcome.
• Development and maintenance of a realistic and robust schedule of work, Basis of Schedule and cashflows for all project phases, in accordance with industry best-practice and Inland Rail Program policies.

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent relevant experience.
  

• Extensive project planning experience in planning roles on heavy construction projects and proven experience in planning roles on major linear infrastructure projects.
• Strong client-side experience, commercial acumen and ability to manage contractor schedules.
• Advanced knowledge and experience using Primavera P6 planning tools, cost and resource loaded schedules, Earned Value Management systems and forensic analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project to support schedule distribution or review.

What you’ll be joining

• You will join one of the largest infrastructure programs in Australia.
• This project will generate thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in local investment, boosting regional economies and communities right along the alignment.
• Inland Rail is proud to have over 40% female representation, and we would like to see these numbers grow.
• Inland Rail is an Agile working environment in our State-of-the Art office embracing flexible working conditions.

Our Organisation and Culture

The values that drive us and the work we deliver in the program incorporate Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.  We welcome like-minded individuals who value our culture.

At Inland Rail, we celebrate, support, and thrive on attracting people from all horizons and walks of life for the benefit of our employees, our program, and our community. Inland Rail is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to submit their details to us.

All employment is decided based on suitability to the role, cultural fit, merit, and business needs.

Apply Now

If this opportunity sounds like the challenge you have been looking for please apply online today.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment criminal history, reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing. Inland Rail is a drug and alcohol-free working environment.

Please note that applications are reviewed from point of advertising so don’t delay your application.