Join our Downer Professional Services team and play a key role in delivering complex defence and national security projects that safeguard Australia’s future.
Downer Professional Services comprises of three business units our Technical, Advisory, and Capability consulting practice, and Team Downer, which partners with CASG and NSSG as a major service provider to Defence. Together, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory and delivery partner of choice for clients across Defence and National Security.
Downer Professional Services is seeking an experienced Scheduler to support the delivery of complex maritime capability programs across acquisition, sustainment and upgrade activities.
Working within an integrated project environment, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and analysing project schedules that support critical Navy and Defence outcomes. Partnering with Project Managers, engineers, logisticians, Commonwealth stakeholders and industry partners, you will provide schedule governance, forecasting and performance reporting to ensure key milestones and capability objectives are achieved.
This is an opportunity to play a key role in the successful delivery of strategically important maritime programs that contribute to Australia's national security and Defence capability.
As a Scheduler, you will provide planning and scheduling expertise across the project lifecycle, ensuring accurate forecasting, effective schedule management and informed decision-making.
Key responsibilities include:
You will work closely with project teams to ensure schedules remain accurate, aligned and reflective of program priorities, while proactively identifying issues that may impact delivery.
You are a highly organised planning professional with experience supporting complex Defence, maritime, engineering or infrastructure projects. You enjoy working with large datasets, analysing project performance and collaborating with stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
To be successful, you will bring:
You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.
We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.
As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.
If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.
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