Introduction:
Join Liberty Industrial: Setting the Standard in Demolition and Remediation
At Liberty Industrial, we lead the charge in innovation, excellence, and strategic growth within our industry. With a rich history of success, we've emerged as a top-tier organisation, driven by our dedicated team of professionals. We champion diversity, collaboration, and continuous professional development, inviting you to join us in shaping the future.
The Opportunity: Planner Scheduler
We are seeking an experienced Planner Scheduler to join our team in Brisbane, supporting a portfolio of major demolition, decommissioning and remediation projects across Liberty Industrial's East Coast division.
This is an office-based role with occasional travel to project sites to support project teams, validate progress, and ensure alignment between planning and execution. Current and upcoming projects include the ExxonMobil Altona Refinery Demolition in Victoria and the BlueScope Steelworks project in Port Kembla, NSW, along with other significant industrial and infrastructure projects.
In this role you will play a critical role in developing, maintaining and analysing project schedules, providing insights that support successful project delivery. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with Project Managers, Engineers and Site Leadership teams across multiple projects while enjoying the stability of a Brisbane-based position.
Description:
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain and monitor project schedules using P6.
- Prepare and update baseline schedules, contract programs, internal target programs and lookahead schedules.
- Monitor project progress and analyse performance against planned milestones.
- Support project teams with forecasting, critical path analysis and schedule recovery planning.
- Produce weekly and monthly reporting, including progress updates, schedule narratives, S-curve analysis and KPI reporting.
- Identify schedule risks and opportunities and provide recommendations to project teams.
- Collaborate closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Supervisors and Commercial teams to ensure accurate planning information.
- Participate in periodic site visits to verify progress, gather project data and strengthen relationships with site teams.
- Assist with tender planning, methodology development and schedule preparation for future opportunities.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within Liberty Industrial's project controls function.
Skills and Experiences:
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a Planning or Scheduling role, preferably within the construction, industrial services, infrastructure, major projects or related industries.
- Advanced Primavera P6 experience is essential.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience supporting EOT assessments and providing schedule-based contract insights
- Experience preparing and analysing project schedules, progress reporting and forecasting.
- Ability to interpret project documentation, work scopes and construction methodologies.
- Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability and willingness to travel to project sites as required.
- Experience with Power BI or other reporting tools will be highly regarded.
- Exposure to demolition, decommissioning, shutdowns, remediation, mining or heavy industrial projects is advantageous.
Why Choose Liberty Industrial?
- Permanent, full-time Brisbane-based position.
- Opportunity to support some of Australia's most complex and high-profile demolition and decommissioning projects.
- Exposure to a diverse portfolio of projects across multiple industries.
- Collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Professional development and career growth opportunities within a growing organisation.
- Opportunity to influence project outcomes and contribute to the continued success of Liberty Industrial.
- Be part of an industry-leading organisation committed to safety, innovation and sustainability.
Application Requirements
Successful candidates will be required to complete:
- Pre-employment medical and drug & alcohol screening.
- Federal Police Check.
- Verification of qualifications and work rights.
About Liberty Industrial
Liberty Industrial is a leading provider of demolition, decommissioning and remediation services across the mining, oil and gas, power generation, government, heavy industrial and commercial sectors. Recognised for our technical expertise and commitment to safety, we deliver integrated solutions for complex projects including demolition contracting, dismantling, decommissioning, hazardous materials removal, remediation and site rehabilitation.
Join Our Team
Liberty Industrial is committed to diversity and strongly encourages applications from women and Indigenous Australians.
If you believe your skills and experience align with this opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we'd still like to hear from you if you feel you can make a valuable contribution to our team.
This opportunity is available to Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents, or Open Work Visa holders with at least 12 months' validity.
