Senior Planner | Major Projects

Company Description Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, defence, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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Job Description We are seeking an experienced Senior Scheduler / Planner to support major infrastructure programs. You will play a key role in schedule development, analysis, and reporting across all project phases.

Schedule Coordination:
Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to gather and align schedule inputs across planning, pre-construction, construction, and commissioning.

Project Integration:
Work closely with technical advisors, client experts, contractors, and subcontractors to ensure seamless schedule integration.

Progress Monitoring:
Track, analyse, and report on schedule performance, achievements, and forecasts.

Schedule Analysis:
Conduct quality checks, critical path analysis, DCMA assessments, and schedule comparisons.

Risk & Performance Analysis:
Perform schedule risk assessments, Earned Value Management (EVM), and Schedule Performance Index (SPI) monitoring.

Forensic & Delay Analysis:
Lead forensic reviews and delay analysis to support claims and project reviews.

Dashboard Reporting:
Present complex schedule data in clear, visual formats using dashboards and summary reports.

Qualifications We’re looking for a driven and collaborative professional with a strong technical foundation and excellent communication skills.

Industry

Experience:

Proven background as a Senior Scheduler, Planner, or Schedule Manager in infrastructure (rail, utilities, aviation, civil, ports, transport or defence).Software Proficiency:
Advanced Primavera P6 skills essential; experience with Safran, Acumen Fuse, or Primavera Risk is highly desirable.

Data Visualisation:
Power BI experience is an advantage for reporting and dashboard creation.

Client-Side

Experience:

Exposure to both consultancy and contractor environments is beneficial.

Security Clearance:
Eligibility to apply for Baseline Defence Clearance is advantageous.

Culture: A team player who aligns with our values, communicates effectively, and thrives in client-embedded roles.

Additional Information Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred…