Senior Project Scheduler

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career. Queensland Rail is built on strong connections, both within our teams and with the communities we serve. For over 150 years, we’ve been linking people and places. Now, we invite you to join us in continuing this proud legacy and help us build an even brighter, more sustainable future. Your opportunity. We currently have two full-time, permanent opportunities based in our Brisbane CBD office for an experienced and motivated Senior Project Scheduler with Primavera P6 expertise to join our team. This is an AS6 role with a starting remuneration of $135,000 plus 12.75% superannuation. Benefits that Count. What Queensland Rail has to offer: Flexible working opportunities to help balance between work and personal commitments. Free travel to-and-from work, as well as access to discounted and/or free rail travel for off‑duty travel on the City or long‑distance travel networks. Access to QR's competitive Employee Benefits + 1 Team Values, Diverse and Inclusive working environment. Employee Assistance Program providing employees with holistic and contemporary health and wellbeing programs. Professional and leadership development opportunities and ongoing support to develop your experience and skills. Access to Fitness Passport – a discounted workplace health and fitness program giving you and your family unparalleled access to a wide range of gyms and pools throughout the state. We pride ourselves on our Safety Culture, we ‘work safe’ so that everyone goes ‘home safe’ About the Team. The Regional Planning and Project Controls team supports Queensland Rail’s Regional Project Delivery portfolio by providing expert scheduling, planning, and project controls services. We work closely with project managers and delivery teams to ensure projects are well‑planned, aligned to delivery objectives, and supported by high‑quality, data‑driven reporting. Our team fosters a collaborative and professional environment focused on continuous improvement, consistency, and building planning capability across the region. Purpose that counts. The Senior Project Scheduler will develop, implement, and maintain systems for planning, monitoring, controlling, and reporting the progress and performance of projects, programmes, and portfolios within Regional Queensland. Your success in this role will be determined by your ability to communicate and engage with stakeholders effectively. As a Senior Project Scheduler, you can anticipate some of your daily activities to include: Implement systems to schedule, track, and report on projects, programmes, and portfolios. Work closely with Project Managers and stakeholders to maintain schedules, address risks, and provide strategic guidance. Maintain accurate databases, monitor progress against plans, and highlight issues. Prepare executive summaries, resource profiles, and earned value reports for Senior Management. People who Count. We are looking for a highly organised and motivated individual with outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills. You must enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment and have previous experience in planning and scheduling large multi‑disciplinary infrastructure projects. Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following: Extensive level of experience using Primavera P6 Rail systems knowledge will be advantageous and highly regarded High level of skill in analysing complex project planning issues and inter‑relationships between projects where requirements often change. High level of interpersonal, negotiation, oral and written communication skills Extensive knowledge of project management principles Intermediate Excel Skills (Macros and Pivot Tables) is highly regarded, knowledge of Tableau and Power BI advantageous. Please see position description for a full list of responsibilities and key selection criteria: Senior Project Scheduler Supporting a Diverse Workforce. Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterways our network traverses. Our teams are People who Count. We encourage diversity in our teams, including different genders, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religions, neurodiversity, education levels and many more aspects. No two journeys are the same, and it’s because of our differences that as a collective, we achieve great things. Please advise if you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process. Your journey matters. Make it with us. There’s never been a more exciting time to join Queensland Rail. If you're ready to make a real impact and help shape our future, we encourage you to submit your resume and cover letter by 11:59pm Sunday 11th January 2025. Queensland Rail pays its respect to Elders past and present. Queensland Rail also acknowledges the contributions of First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples within Queensland Rail and the communities we serve. #J-18808-Ljbffr