Job Description

About Us

IAG Defence & National Security (DNS) is part of IAG, a specialist advisory firm supporting complex infrastructure, Defence and national security programs across Australia.

Our DNS team works closely with Commonwealth agencies and industry partners to deliver specialist expertise into nationally significant programs. Our success depends on our ability to identify, engage and mobilise highly specialised talent quickly and effectively. IAG is recognised as Veteran Friendly Employer under the Veteran Employment Program.

The Role

We are seeking suitably qualified and experienced professionals to support the delivery of complex Defence capability outcomes across a range of program, project, engineering and logistics functions.

Working within integrated teams, successful candidates will contribute specialist expertise, collaborate with key stakeholders and support the achievement of critical capability objectives in a fast-paced Defence environment.

Project Schedule Management - (L3 Advanced Practitioner):

We are seeking an experienced Program Scheduler to support the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of integrated schedules within a complex Defence capability environment.

Working as part of a dedicated program controls team, you will develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), integrating inputs from multiple stakeholders to provide a comprehensive view of program activities, milestones, dependencies and delivery timelines. You will undertake schedule analysis, monitor progress against approved baselines, identify risks and emerging issues, and provide scheduling insights to support program governance and informed decision-making.

The role will also contribute to the development of scheduling standards, schedule management practices and capability uplift activities, while supporting stakeholder engagement across multidisciplinary teams operating in a complex and highly regulated environment.

The role location is Canberra - ACT and an NV1 clearance is required for this role.

About You

You are an experienced Scheduler or Program Controls professional with demonstrated experience developing and managing complex project or program schedules within Defence, government or large-scale delivery environments.

You will demonstrate experience in:

• Developing, maintaining and analysing Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
• Coordinating and integrating schedule inputs from multiple stakeholders and delivery streams
• Establishing and maintaining schedule baselines, dependencies, assumptions and constraints
• Conducting critical path, schedule health and schedule performance analysis
• Identifying schedule risks, issues, trends and opportunities to support proactive program delivery
• Supporting program governance, reporting and decision-making activities through accurate schedule analysis
• Applying scheduling methodologies, standards and best practices to ensure schedule integrity and auditability
• Using enterprise scheduling tools to manage and maintain schedule data
• Engaging with stakeholders across technical, project and program delivery functions
• Supporting knowledge transfer, mentoring and continuous improvement initiatives

You possess strong analytical, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to interpret complex information, provide evidence-based advice and contribute to the successful delivery of large and complex programs.

What we offer

With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra, we’re a tight-knit team, working across some of Australia’s most critical infrastructure and Defence projects. We come from diverse backgrounds and pride ourselves on our flexible, supportive and collaborative team culture. We can offer great work, great people, great culture, great conditions, and an all-round great time, whilst you go about developing a great career in this space.

As part of IAG, you’ll be joining a team of more than 250 professionals’ working across a range of integrated workstreams in a friendly and approachable environment.