Stowe Australia is seeking interest from a highly motivated, experienced Project Scheduler to be part of our Melbourne Construction Team.

• Tier 1 Construction Company
• Enjoyable workplace with a collaborative and supportive team
• Strong stability and opportunities for growth 

About us….

Stowe Australia recognises that our main asset is our people and therefore invests heavily in the development and retention of employees.

Stowe Australia is considered by the industry as an employer of choice. This is evident from Stowe’s continued ability to attract and retain quality people in the business. The company has in excess of 100 employees with more than 15 years of continued service with the company.

We do this by providing in-house and external training and development programs so that our employees are continually up skilled in their respective fields of expertise.

The development of employees has allowed us to provide career planning, opportunities, and promotion from within the organisation resulting in a skilled, high performing, cohesive and loyal team culture and stable workforce industrial relations.

This culture is encouraged through our day-to-day activities and leadership style and underpins this by rewarding our employees with a profit share arrangement that returns 30% of company profits to its employees at all levels of the organisation.

About the Role…

The Project Scheduler is responsible for creating, updating, and coordinating project schedules using mostly Microsoft Project (Online).

Creates resource usage model and predictions. Works closely with project team leaders to build, evaluate and optimise project schedules. The Project Scheduler will participate in a cross functional team environment in development and oversight of development- and construction related project schedules.

As a highly motivated individual with very good organisation, technical, and communication skills, you will work with a team of professionals to deliver superior service. The “ideal” candidate will come from an Electrical background and bring with them project management and technical expertise that can be built upon within Potential, although other backgrounds are welcomed.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to the Project Management Office, primary responsibilities for this position include the following (but not limited to):

• Work closely with the project team to develop, maintain, and manage the project schedule; to include development, engineering, construction, supply chain, regulatory and finance-related activities.
• Participate in regular project team meetings across multiple projects.
• Ensure that all projects are being scheduled and forecast using a consistent methodology.
• Prepare spend curves and cash-flow forecasts during the life cycle of the project, responsible for reporting schedule deliverables to the project lead and the project team.
• Assist or lead in the creation of comprehensive schedule submissions using the Project Success Method, resource, and cost loading as necessary; and
• Regularly review critical path, cost loading, schedule content, use of relationships and lag, constraints, and milestones.
• Provide schedule analysis and metrics to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Update PWA (Project Web Application) Centres using Project and Resources Data.

The Project Scheduler will work with the project leadership team to perform scenario analysis, and provide data to enable decisions such as:

• Defining an appropriate WBS in line with the adopted project development and project delivery strategy
• How to monitor and control the project through the various phases of the project life-cycle
• How to manage the interface between the various contracts
• Completion dates of any project’s portions
• Maximising efficiency of the project strategy with respect to cost, time, and contingency
• Risk and opportunity management.
• Participate in the development of standards to support the functional groups in successful delivery of projects.

During the execution stage, the Project Scheduler will work with the people responsible for executing the work to monitor and control the project, including:

• Updating the schedule and comparing the actual work performed against the baseline program.
• Review vendor, sub-contractor and consultant schedule submittals and incorporate appropriate information into the schedule(s)
• Identifying and reporting variances, and regularly updating the schedule and reporting on any changes
• Identifying activities impacting the schedule’s critical path and facilitating the identification of opportunities to accelerate completion of the work, or measures to avoid potential delays.
• Assist in the review of the schedule and status of the plans during all phases of the projects.
• Reporting on project statuses, trends, forecasts and cash-flow
• Reporting on project contingency, and schedule risks and opportunities.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

The ideal candidate must be able to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth work environment and operate entrepreneurial and collaboratively to accomplish deliverables. Potential employees relish a challenge and look forward to exercising creative freedom to accomplish new tasks. Outstanding time management and prioritising skill is required to be a successful candidate.

The ideal candidate will possess the following combination of experience, knowledge, and skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience in project scheduling is ideal.
• Experience in project planning/scheduling within the Electrical industry (D&C Projects).
• Proficiency with scheduling software, with a strong preference placed on MS Project, and/or Primavera P6.
• Experience with Microsoft Project Online, PWA (Project Web Application) and Power BI is an advantage.
• Requires strong computer skills to include Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, and database applications.
• An understanding of critical path methodology to ensure, and communicate, timely delivery of milestone tasks.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Certification received through Oracle, PMI or other similar organisations focused on recognition of expertise in Project Management is helpful.
• Ability to work under pressure (timelines and deadlines) when required.

Employer questions

Your application will include the following questions:

• How many years' experience do you have with project planning and scheduling?
• Do you hold a Construction Induction Safety certificate (White Card)?
• Do you hold a current electrical licence?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• How many years' experience do you have in the construction industry?