Job Description

Scheduler – Major Defence Capability Program (Canberra)

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OCRT Consulting is a sovereign and veteran-owned SME delivering expertise and outcomes to Government, Defence, industry and the private sector. We are a cohort of diverse talent aligned by the same goal: to work on impactful projects that build sovereign capability and make a positive difference in the lives of those around us.

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The opportunity

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We're seeking Schedulers to support a division responsible for stewardship and assurance compliance across one of Australia's most significant, highest-profile capability programs. This is scheduling work at the centre of a highly complex, multi-workstream enterprise: you'll build division-wide milestone and certification schedules, integrate them into the group-level Integrated Master Schedule, and give leadership a explicit, defensible view of delivery risk across the program.

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What you'll do

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- Develop, deliver and maintain division-wide milestone and certification schedules aligned to program phases, using Open Plan Professional and other in-system tools
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- Build and maintain a branch enabling-function and ICT schedule
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- Coordinate, monitor and report on scheduled activity progress
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- Identify and advise on schedule delays, changes, risks and mitigations
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- Own and maintain the divisional Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
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- Integrate the divisional delivery schedule into the group-level Integration Master Schedule (IMS)
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- Coordinate divisional schedule reviews and audits, and support group-level reviews
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- Provide ad hoc scheduling mentorship and advice across the group
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- Produce monthly and ad hoc schedule reporting against agreed metrics
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- Participate in governance forums and stakeholder meetings as required
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What we're looking for

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- Demonstrated experience developing and integrating schedules on complex, scalable Defence capability programs
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- Experience with One Defence Capability System (ODCS)
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- Strong analytical skills; able to work through complex program and project data to surface trends, patterns and risk
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- Comfortable working under pressure with competing priorities across multiple workstreams
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- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
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Role details:

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Canberra, ACT | NV1 minimum | 12-month engagement with a further 12-month option

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What OCRT offers

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- Competitive remuneration including annual reviews, salary packaging, performance bonuses and incentives
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- Career development with training support and career progression
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- Flexible working arrangements, paid parental leave, purchase additional annual leave
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- The chance to work at the heart of a program with genuine national significance
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📌 Scheduler (Canberra)
🏢 OCRT Consulting
📍 Canberra