About the role
PaCE QS Services is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join the Project Controls team and support the planning, scheduling and delivery of major capital projects.
This role is suited to a hands-on planning professional with approximately 7–12 years' relevant project experience who is confident developing, maintaining and analysing complex project schedules and providing project leadership with clear, reliable and forward-looking schedule information.
The successful candidate will work closely with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, commercial and project controls teams and will be expected to actively challenge programme assumptions, identify emerging schedule risks and support the development of practical mitigation and recovery strategies.
Key responsibilities
Developing and maintaining detailed project schedules using Primavera P6
Developing Level 2, Level 3 and detailed execution schedules (Level 4-6)
Establishing and maintaining project baselines and appropriate WBS structures
Integrating engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities into the overall project programme




Undertaking regular schedule updates and progress measurement
Performing Critical Path Method (CPM) and near-critical path analysis
Monitoring planned versus actual progress and identifying schedule variances
Reviewing schedule logic, constraints, float and activity sequencing
Forecasting key project milestones and completion dates
Developing weekly and monthly look-ahead schedules
About you
Approximately 7–12 years' relevant project experience
Experience within Mining & Minerals Processing (requirement)
Proficiency with Primavera P6
Current work rights in Australia (required)
Experience working within an Owner's Team, EPCM environment, engineering consultancy or major contractor would be particularly relevant
Certificate Project Management (advantage)
Engineering qualification (advantage)
About us
PaCE QS Services is a quantity surveying and project controls company that is always looking to improve, be cutting-edge and to transform the industry in the way we do business.

📌 Senior Planner (Perth)
🏢 PACE QS SERVICES
📍 Perth