Project Scheduler/Planner (PMO)

Project Scheduler / Planner – ICT Program

Help connect complex project plans and turn delivery data into clear decisions.

We are seeking an experienced Project Scheduler / Planner to support a major technology program spanning business readiness and technical delivery.

You will be responsible for maintaining the schedule and associated records. Program and project managers will provide and validate tasks, durations, dependencies and assignments, while retaining accountability for delivery dates and baselines.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule, bringing together project plans, supporting activities and vendor commitments.
• Structure schedules using clear work breakdown structures, task sequencing, dependencies and milestones.
• Maintain resource allocations, approved baselines and delivery forecasts.
• Identify critical paths, float, scheduling constraints and dependencies between projects.
• Facilitate planning workshops and schedule reviews to validate delivery inputs.
• Conduct schedule quality checks and highlight gaps, conflicts and potential delays.
• Prepare look-ahead reports, variance analysis and recovery scenarios to support decisions.
• Maintain supporting documentation and traceability of schedule changes.

Skills and experience required

• Demonstrated experience scheduling complex ICT programs or multiple interdependent projects within a PMO.
• Strong practical skills in developing and managing Integrated Master Schedules.
• Proficiency with project scheduling software and the ability to consolidate schedules from multiple sources.
• Sound knowledge of work breakdown structures, scheduling logic, critical path analysis and float.
• Experience managing schedule baselines, resource planning, forecasts and change control.
• Strong analytical skills to assess delivery impacts, explain variances and model alternative scenarios.
• Experience incorporating supplier schedules and tracking external delivery commitments.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the confidence to clarify assumptions and challenge inconsistent planning inputs.
• High attention to detail and a disciplined approach to schedule accuracy and documentation.

If you match the selection criteria and are interested in finding out more about the position, please click the “APPLY NOW” button below and attach your CV or contact jane.saxby@talentinternational.com or call Jane on 0423 165 998.