Job Description
Title:
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At KBR, we're a people-first organisation where collaboration and innovation drive success. If you're looking for a role that values your expertise and offers flexibility, career development, and a supportive culture, this is your chance.
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Key Responsibilities
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Lead the development, maintenance, and assurance of integrated project and program schedules.
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Provide expert analysis of schedule performance, including critical path, float consumption, productivity trends, and forecasting outcomes.
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Conduct schedule health checks, compliance reviews, and assurance assessments across projects and programs.
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Lead schedule risk workshops and support quantitative schedule risk analysis and contingency assessments.
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Support project teams with scenario planning, recovery planning, and what-if analysis.
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Develop and manage resource-loaded schedules, resource forecasting, and capacity planning activities.
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Provide strategic planning support during bids, tenders, project mobilisation, and major project reviews.
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Present schedule insights, recommendations, and recovery strategies to senior management, clients, and project stakeholders.
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Mentor and develop schedulers and project controls professionals across the business.
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Drive continuous improvement initiatives relating to scheduling processes, reporting, automation, and digital project controls solutions.
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Skills & Experience
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Degree-qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
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15+ years' experience in project planning and scheduling across complex, multidisciplinary projects.
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Advanced Primavera P6 expertise, including resource loading, baselining, earned value integration, schedule assurance, and forensic schedule analysis.
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Extensive experience developing, managing, and assuring complex project schedules, integrated master schedules, and program schedules.
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Strong understanding of project controls principles, forecasting, progress measurement, earned value management, and schedule performance analysis.
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Demonstrated ability to solve complex project challenges through sound judgement, analytical thinking, and technical expertise.
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Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and coordinate across engineering, procurement, construction, client, and project management teams.
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Proven leadership capability with experience mentoring, coaching, and providing technical direction to project teams and junior
planners/schedulers.
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High-level analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
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Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
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Ability to work independently under broad direction while managing competing priorities in a dynamic project environment.
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Advanced proficiency with project scheduling, project controls,



and reporting systems and tools.
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Experience across major infrastructure, defence, resources, energy, water, or transport projects is highly regarded.
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Why Join KBR?
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At KBR, our people are the heart of our success. We create an environment where you can flourish, feel valued, and focus on doing what you do best.
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Our Purpose:
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Together, we deliver infrastructure for a better tomorrow. Our reputation for excellence is built on our people and our culture of caring, collaboration, learning, and trust.
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Our Values:
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We Value Our People -
We respect, trust, and empower our people to reach their full potential.
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We Deliver -
We are committed to excellence and accountability in everything we do.
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We Are People of Integrity -
We act ethically and responsibly, always.
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We Empower -
We encourage innovation and give our people the autonomy to succeed.
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We Work Together -
Collaboration is at the heart of our success as OneKBR.
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Benefits:
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Just some of our benefits include the following:
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Flexible work arrangements and genuine work-life balance
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Career development programs and ongoing support
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Employee wellbeing initiatives that support your overall health and happiness
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A collaborative, cutting-edge culture where your ideas and contributions truly matter
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The above is just some of the perks on offer at KBR.
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Shape tomorrow by applying today!
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📌 Lead Scheduler (Adelaide)
🏢 Kbr
📍 Adelaide