What's in it for you?

· Join a large-scale transformation program with complex, high-value initiatives.

· Work across multiple concurrent projects with exposure to senior stakeholders.

· Opportunity to influence planning, scheduling and delivery outcomes.

· Hybrid working environment with a Brisbane CBD location.

Role - Master Scheduler | Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Master Scheduler to provide specialist planning and scheduling expertise across a major transformation program. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining integrated schedules, managing dependencies and resources, monitoring progress, and providing clear reporting to support successful program delivery.

Employment Type and duration: Contract

Work model: Hybrid

Location: Brisbane CBD

Key Responsibilities

· Develop, maintain and review integrated program planning and scheduling standards and practices.

· Provide expert planning and scheduling advice to support timely delivery of program initiatives.

· Develop and maintain master schedules covering multiple concurrent implementations and workstreams.

· Facilitate planning workshops to establish realistic timelines, milestones, dependencies and interdependencies.

· Collaborate with project and program stakeholders to capture, validate and baseline schedules.

· Monitor schedule progress and performance, identifying variances, constraints, risks and potential delivery impacts.

· Identify critical path issues and recommend corrective actions to support on-time delivery.

· Map and maintain schedule logic, dependencies and interdependencies across multiple implementations.

· Monitor resource supply and demand and proactively communicate potential impacts to delivery.

· Identify and implement improvements to planning and scheduling processes and practices.

· Ensure schedules are developed and maintained in accordance with scheduling best practices.

· Provide accurate and timely reporting on schedule status, progress, risks, issues and constraints.





· Support knowledge transfer and handover activities to build scheduling capability within the organisation.

Required Skills & Experience

· Extensive experience in master scheduling and program planning across large-scale transformation or complex project environments.

· Strong hands-on experience with MS Project / Microsoft Project Online or similar enterprise scheduling tools.

· Proven experience managing integrated schedules across multiple concurrent projects, workstreams and implementations.

· Strong understanding of resource management, schedule dependencies, critical path, schedule logic, baselining and progress monitoring.

· Demonstrated experience facilitating planning workshops and establishing delivery timelines and interdependencies.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for identifying schedule weaknesses, gaps and risks.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce explicit schedule reporting and provide high-level advice.

· Proven ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and influence teams across complex delivery environments.

· Experience working on large-scale transformation programs within government or private sector environments is highly desirable.

· Strong understanding of scheduling standards, methodologies and industry best practices.

If you have what it takes to thrive in this role and want to know more, please reach out to Isha Khanna at [email protected]

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📌 Master Scheduler (Brisbane)
🏢 Akkodis
📍 Brisbane