About us

At Altrad, your growth fuels our success.

We are a trusted provider of specialist construction, maintenance, and integrated industrial solutions across Australia, partnering with major clients in energy, resources, utilities, and defence.

We go beyond building and maintaining assets, we create Impact that Matters. Every day, our people contribute to safer workplaces, stronger communities, and a more sustainable future.

As part of the global Altrad Group, with over 65,000 people across 50+ countries, you’ll join a network that’s connected by purpose, driven by innovation, and united by our shared values of Solidarity, Respect, Humility, Conviviality, and Courage.

About the opportunity

We're seeking an experienced Project Controls Lead Planner to lead and elevate planning capability across Altrad Australia, supporting major construction, maintenance, shutdown, and industrial projects across multiple sectors and regions.

Reporting to the Head of Project Controls, this functional leadership role will be responsible for establishing planning standards, strengthening governance, improving reporting capability, and building planning maturity across the business.

This opportunity will appeal to experienced Planning Managers, Lead Planners, Principal Planners, and senior Project Controls professionals who are looking to step beyond individual project delivery and influence planning performance, consistency, and capability across a broader organisation.

This is not a traditional project planning role. Acting as Altrad Australia’s planning authority, you’ll provide strategic leadership, technical guidance, and assurance across tenders and projects while supporting executive decision-making through forecasting, schedule analysis, risk management, and portfolio-level insights.

You’ll work closely with operational leaders, project teams, commercial stakeholders, estimators, and clients to ensure planning is integrated with estimating, cost control, risk management, and project delivery.

Key responsibilities:

- Lead the planning function and drive continuous improvement in planning performance.

- Provide technical leadership, coaching, and support to planners across the business.

- Develop and maintain consistent planning frameworks, processes, and methodologies.

- Establish schedule assurance practices to improve quality, accuracy, and reliability.

- Review and provide guidance on tender and project schedules.

- Support project mobilisation, baseline development,



forecasting, and reporting.

- Identify schedule risks and lead recovery strategies for projects requiring intervention.

- Improve integration between planning, estimating, cost control, commercial, and project delivery teams.

- Facilitate schedule risk reviews, scenario analysis, and forecasting activities.

- Provide planning support for delay analysis, EOT assessments, and claims.

- Govern Primavera P6 standards, reporting systems, and schedule data integrity.

- Deliver portfolio-level insights and reporting to support executive decision-making.

- Drive innovation and digital improvements across project controls practices.

About you

You are a senior planning professional with a strong track record of delivering complex projects and improving planning outcomes across construction, maintenance, shutdown, mining, energy, infrastructure, or industrial environments.

You combine advanced scheduling expertise with commercial awareness, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to influence teams at all levels of an organisation.

You will have:

- 12–15+ years’ experience in planning and project controls across construction, maintenance, shutdown, mining, energy, infrastructure, or industrial environments.

- Advanced Primavera P6 capability with demonstrated expertise in schedule development, analysis, and optimisation.

- Experience leading planning improvements, governance initiatives, or planning transformation programs.

- Proven ability to support multiple projects, programs, or portfolios.

- Strong understanding of project controls integration, including estimating, cost control, forecasting, and reporting.

- Experience managing schedule recovery, critical path analysis, and project performance improvement.

- Exposure to delay analysis, disruption assessments, claims, and Extension of Time submissions.

- Strong leadership capability with experience mentoring and developing planning professionals.

- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence operational, commercial, client, and executive audiences.

- Experience with Power BI,



reporting automation, schedule analytics, or digital project controls solutions will be highly regarded.

This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on how planning is delivered across Altrad Australia, influencing project performance and building a stronger project controls capability nationally.

Why join Altrad?

At Altrad, Your Growth, Your Contribution, Our Commitment is more than a promise, it’s the way we work.

We’re proud to invest in your career, wellbeing, and future through meaningful benefits that support every stage of life:

- Grow@Altrad: Structured career and leadership pathways designed to help you learn, lead, and succeed.

- Exclusive Benefits App: Access discounts on gyms, travel, wellbeing, and lifestyle partners to make life outside of work more rewarding.

- Financial Flexibility: Enjoy novated leasing options and corporate health insurance discounts that give you more choice and control.

- Balance That Works: Inclusive and flexible work arrangements that recognise the importance of family, community, and life beyond work.

- Real Support When It Matters: Paid Domestic and Family Violence Leave, ensuring our people have the time, safety, and care they need during life’s most difficult moments.

- Recognition That Inspires: Reward and recognition programs celebrating the people who make a difference every day.

- Wellbeing Gateway App: 24/7 access to meditation tools, self-guided learning, mental health and financial coaching, and confidential support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

At Altrad, we don’t just offer benefits, we create an environment where you can thrive, feel supported, and make an impact that truly matters.

Make your impact

This is an chance to shape the future of planning at Altrad.

You'll influence how major projects are planned and delivered, develop the next generation of planners, and play a key role in driving operational performance, project certainty, and business growth across Australia.

Every role at Altrad contributes to something bigger. Join us to make a difference by supporting safer workplaces, advancing innovation, and delivering lasting value for our clients and communities.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and encourage diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity throughout our organisation.

Please note: Only applicants with full work rights in Australia will be considered.

📌 Project Controls Lead Planner (Perth)
🏢 Altrad
📍 Perth