Start Up Review Planner

Role responsibilities: 

• Apply and support the consistent use of planning processes and procedures during the phase between project award and commencement of on‑site activities.

• Support the accurate establishment of project planning and control systems by:

  • Developing and maintaining detailed, logic‑linked P6 schedules aligned to approved work breakdown structures

  • Ensuring schedules are appropriately resourced and reflect contractual milestones and delivery strategy

  • Working with commercial and project controls teams to ensure alignment between schedules and ERP systems (SAP and JD Edwards)

• Contribute to the development and application of a standard suite of planning and project controls tools to improve schedule forecasting, progress measurement, and tracking of time against the approved baseline.

• Support clear planning communication channels and reporting structures to enable timely and accurate programme reporting.

• Assist / attend OpCo major project reviews, providing schedule analysis and insights to identify emerging programme risks, performance variances, and misalignment between planned and actual progress.

• Monitor schedule performance on major projects and contribute to continuous improvement in programme forecasting accuracy and planning maturity across the portfolio.

Your Experience: 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, quantity surveying or a related field

• Postgraduate qualification in business or engineering, with at least 10 years' experience, including 5 years at senior management level

• Good Working knowledge of relevant ISO Standard

Experience

• Experience planning and supporting the delivery of major, complex infrastructure projects within the CIMIC portfolio or comparable Tier‑1 construction and engineering environments

• Demonstrated knowledge in Primavera P6 Software: Deep knowledge of P6 tools for creating Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), adding activities, assigning resources, and conducting resource leveling.

• Direct planning and scheduling experience across sectors aligned to CIMIC’s core businesses, including construction, engineering, infrastructure, mining, and telecommunications.

• Demonstrated capability to drive continuous improvement in planning practices, uplift planning capability within project teams, support knowledge transfer, and contribute to the development of future planning talent.

Capabilities

• High-level relationship management and communication skills across a broad range of stakeholders

• Sharp analytical and problem-solving ability, turning complex project data into clear insight and decisive action

• Ensure compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements and all relevant Group policies and processes

• Maintain a strong focus on planned programme performance versus actual progress across assigned projects, supporting root‑cause analysis of variances and contributing to corrective action development.

• Confidence in providing timely, credible input to senior stakeholders on matters that may materially affect project performance or delivery confidence. 

• Equally effective working independently and as part of a team, leading across Operating Companies and Business Units without relying on direct authority

About CIMIC

CIMIC is the central enabling function for the CIMIC Group. Finance, People and Culture, Legal, HSEQ, IT, Strategy, Commercial and Risk, Corporate Affairs and Communications, and Audit professionals, working together so that the Group's operating companies can deliver some of the most significant projects and operations across Australia and the Asia Pacific.

We sit within one of the world's leading construction and infrastructure groups. ACS and HOCHTIEF. A network that spans major markets globally and is growing in the sectors that will define the next decade: AI and Digital Infrastructure, Defence and Security, Energy and Nuclear, and Critical Minerals.

One Group, One Team is how we work. Not duplicated functions, but shared capability and expertise applied consistently across the Group. Built on expertise. Delivered at scale. 

What we offer

• Career mobility across operating companies, sectors and functions, with pathways to CPB Contractors, UGL, Leighton Asia, Sedgman, Pacific Partnerships and EIC Activities.

• Access to ACS University, providing leadership development, executive education and learning opportunities across the ACS global network.

• A culture built on the Group Principles: Integrity, Accountability, Innovation and Delivery, with Safety underpinning everything.

• The Accountable Leadership program, a Group-wide framework that creates shared language and shared standards for how we lead and perform.

• The opportunity to work with specialists at the top of their fields, on projects and operations that reach communities and industries across Australia and beyond.

How to apply

Be Part of Something Bigger.

If you want your work to reach further than a single project, team or business, and you are excited by the opportunity to influence outcomes across the Group, we would love to hear from you.