- 12 month duration

- Perth based role

- Monday to Friday roster

About the client:

A leading global mining and materials company with operations across more than 30 countries, it produces essential commodities including iron ore, copper, aluminium and lithium that support infrastructure, manufacturing and the energy transition. The organisation is focused on operational excellence, safety, sustainability and technology-driven innovation, while investing in future-facing minerals to meet growing global demand and create long-term value

About the Position:

This role will report to the Specialist Project Controls and provide planning support selected delivery teams across multiple projects, of all sorts of nature. The Planner will be expected to effectively interact with internal and external clients at a project level and form relationships with those they support.

The Planner will be responsible for tracking the teams master schedule that includes project delivery schedule as well as supporting commercial and cost control.

Key responsibilities:

- Responsible for the occupational health and safety of themselves and other team members, ensuring that systems and processes are undertaken to demonstrate the care of themselves and others.

- Carry out the functional duties necessary for the daily implementation of project scheduling functions across regional programs of projects. This will include schedule management, schedule change management, schedule contingency management, schedule risk management, forecast schedule estimates, schedule progress status’ and reporting.

- Assisting the Specialist Project Controls and Project Lead/Manager in managing the approval, prioritising, and executing of work timeframes, technically and contractually.

- Be proactive and bold to raise areas of concern to the Specialist Project Controls and Project Lead/Manager to avoid surprises.





- Develop and maintain a master schedule of all projects in the assigned portfolio.

- Report on assigned portfolio and individual study/project progress.

- Ensure compliance to the planning and scheduling guideline by the project owners.

- Assists with the creation, maintenance and reporting on the project/s plan and schedule.

- Analyse each study phase, identify and evaluate schedule risks that can derail study/project delivery and provide solutions for prevention

- Participates in project schedule review meetings and update schedules.

- Assists in maintaining the integrity of integrated project schedules.

- Supports development of regular schedule reports, including proper professional analysis and deviations to original study/project plan

- Assists in the development and update of progress and commodity curves.

- Supports compliance with standardised processes, systems and tools.

- Maintains the relationship with contracting and other project planning stakeholders.

- Collaborates with the cost control, contracts and estimating groups to ensure that implications of changes are well articulated and understood.

- Provides technical support to project stakeholders.

Skills and experience:

- Relevant site construction experience, certification, diploma or degree acceptable to a recognised and relevant professional body.

- Professional certification or planned pathway to professional certification with a relevant professional body.

- Proficient in Primavera P6 project management and scheduling software.

- 5+ years of experience in project controls delivery.

- 5+ years of overall qualified experience, preferably in mining or large scale studies within a matrix organisation.

Apply Now:

Click on the Apply button to submit your application or for more information please contact:

WorkPac Principal Consultant: Sara Mason on 08 •••• •243 or ••••@workpac.com quoting job reference number 7469J20268151

📌 Project Planner (Perth)
🏢 WorkPac – Technical Professional
📍 Perth