About the role

McConnell Dowell, in Joint Venture with Gamuda Australia, is seeking an experienced Project Planner to join our project team delivering Sydney Water's Willoughby Submain Amplification Project across Sydney's Lower North Shore.

This major wastewater infrastructure project involves the construction of a 2.5km tunnel, incorporating micro tunnelling, shaft construction, sewer utility connections and associated underground infrastructure works.

As Project Planner, you'll play a key role in developing, maintaining and monitoring project schedules to support the successful delivery of this technically challenging infrastructure project.

Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers and construction teams, you'll provide accurate planning, scheduling and progress reporting to ensure project milestones are achieved and potential risks are proactively managed.

Key responsibilities

- Develop, maintain and monitor schedules using Primavera P6.
- Prepare resource and cost-loaded schedules, including procurement and project deliverables.
- Monitor project progress, identify scheduling risks and implement corrective actions.
- Analyse productivity, performance data and programme forecasts to support project delivery.
- Collaborate with project teams to coordinate activities, achieve milestones and ensure compliance with project standards.

About you

- Minimum 5–8 years' experience in project planning or project management within construction or infrastructure.
- Solid knowledge of construction planning, scheduling and programme logic.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Primavera P6.
- Experience developing resource and cost-loaded construction programmes.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and coordinate schedules with 4D/5D BIM information.




- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and manage programme risks.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a collaborative approach to project delivery.

What's on offer?

- Opportunity to contribute to a major Sydney Water infrastructure project.
- Work alongside an experienced Joint Venture team combining the capabilities of Gamuda Australia and McConnell Dowell.
- Be part of a technically challenging underground wastewater infrastructure project.
- Long-term project opportunity, with construction completion targeted for 2030.

Why join us?

The work you'll do will have a tangible positive impact on people's lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that.

Because when you grow, we all grow.

McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but agile enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.

So, join us, be you, and help us create better together. Apply now!

We are an equal prospect employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for Australia and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks.

This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and we are not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.

📌 Planner (Sydney)
🏢 McConnell Dowell Australia
📍 Sydney