Managing Security Installation Complex Data Centre environments

About Us

ACG Integration is a leading provider of Automated Control Systems, Integrated Security, Access Control, IP CCTV, Building Automation, Intercoms, RFID, Network Infrastructure, and Safety Solutions. With over 20 years of experience, we set new standards in Auditing, Design, Installation, Service, and Maintenance.

Our national presence ensures that we can effectively meet the needs of our clients with our in-house team. We take full responsibility for the entire process to deliver well-designed and implemented systems, resulting in lower ongoing costs and exceptional control and visibility.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and specialize in an industry that only hires the elite.

About the Position

The Project Planner / Scheduler is responsible for building, managing, and controlling project programmes across large scale electronic security installations within data centre and complex construction environments.

This role owns programme integrity, labour forecasting, and schedule driven cost visibility across multiple projects.

The Planner works closely with Project Managers and Operations to ensure labour demand, sequencing, and delivery risk are identified early and managed proactively

Programme Development and Control

- Build detailed, logic linked project programmes in Microsoft Project
- Develop programmes from first principles based on drawings, scope, builders schedule and site constraints
- Define task sequencing, durations, and dependencies aligned to builder milestones Establish and maintain critical path visibility across all active projects





Multi Project Coordination

- Manage multiple project schedules concurrently
- Consolidate individual project programmes into a master programme
- Provide a portfolio level view of labour demand, sequencing, and delivery risk
- Align project schedules with builder programmes and external trades

Labour Forecasting and Cost Integration

- Resource load all programmes with labour requirements by activity
- Produce weekly labour forecasts across all projects
- Model workforce demand, including peaks, constraints, and recovery plans
- Apply overtime and loading rates to forecast labour cost impacts
- Support Cost to Complete forecasting through schedule driven labour modelling

Programme Updates and Change Management

- Maintain live programmes with weekly updates from Project Managers and site teams
- Assess impact of delays, variations, and scope changes on programme and cost
- Re‑sequence works and develop recovery plans where required
- Identify risks to delivery early and provide mitigation strategies

Stakeholder Coordination

- Work closely with Project Managers to align programme with delivery strategy
- Support Operations with forward labour planning and resource allocation




- Participate in internal project reviews and builder coordination where required
- Provide explicit, structured reporting on programme status and risks
- Fully resource loaded Microsoft Project programmes
- Consolidated master programme across all major projects
- Weekly labour forecasts and workforce demand curves
- Critical path and delay impact reporting
- Programme driven input into Cost to Complete and margin tracking

About You

- Proven experience in construction planning and scheduling within Australia
- Strong Microsoft Project capability, including resource loading and multi project consolidation
- Experience working on large scale construction or infrastructure projects, data centre experience preferred
- Strong understanding of trade sequencing, site constraints, and construction methodologies
- Ability to build programmes from first principles, not just maintain existing schedules
- Experience forecasting labour and integrating programme outputs into cost tracking
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Australian Citizen
- NV1 clearance or ability to hold

Key Skills:

- Advanced Microsoft Project
- Programme logic and dependency management
- Labour forecasting and resource planning
- Critical path analysis
- Construction methodology understanding
- Stakeholder coordination across PM, operations, and site teams

Career Development and Growth Opportunities

This role is positioned as a key function within the business as project scale and complexity continue to grow.

Opportunities include:

- Progression into Senior Planner / Project Controls Lead

📌 Project Planner (Melbourne)
🏢 ACG
📍 Melbourne