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Senior program controller (12 month contract)

Hervey Bay
Unitywater
Posted: 12 June
Offer description

Overview

* Support the delivery of major infrastructure programs across Southeast Qld.
* Hands‐on role working in Primavera P6 daily.
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements available.

About the role

This is a 12‐month contract opportunity for an experienced Program Controller to support the successful delivery of Unitywater's capital program.

Working closely with project managers and delivery teams, you'll play a key role in maintaining program schedules, tracking performance, and ensuring accurate, timely reporting. This is a hands‐on position, focused on providing strong planning and controls support to help keep projects on track.

Working within a collaborative capital delivery environment, you'll support program visibility by maintaining accurate schedules and reporting, helping teams track progress and stay aligned.

Responsibilities

* Maintain and update the Primavera P6 master schedule, ensuring accuracy and alignment across projects.
* Support project teams with scheduling, progress updates, and reporting requirements.
* Consolidate and analyse program data to support monthly reporting cycles.
* Identify variances in cost and schedule, highlighting risks and supporting mitigation tracking.
* Work closely with project managers to ensure consistency in planning and reporting approaches.
* Assist in integrating schedules across multiple projects within the program.

About you

You're a detail‐oriented Program or Project Controller who enjoys working closely with delivery teams and keeping programs running smoothly. You bring a practical, hands‐on approach and are comfortable working across multiple projects, supporting others and stepping in where needed to maintain momentum.

Aligned to Unitywater's One Unitywater behaviours – Create the Future, Care Together, Own It – you will demonstrate:

* A proactive and reliable approach to supporting delivery outcomes.
* Strong collaboration and communication skills.
* Attention to detail and a focus on data accuracy.

Qualifications

* Strong experience using Primavera P6 in a project or program environment, including cost and resource loaded schedules.
* Experience supporting project controls across infrastructure or capital projects.
* Solid skills in Excel (Power BI desirable).
* Understanding of scheduling, forecasting, and reporting processes.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities and work across a portfolio of projects.
* Degree in engineering, project management, or related discipline.

Preferred qualifications

* Experience within utilities, water, or large‐scale infrastructure programs.
* Background working on the Partner side (planner or project controller).
* Experience working in alliance, collaborative, or partnership delivery models.

Benefits

* Flexibility: Hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays.
* Wellbeing: Discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits.
* Learning and Development: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, and access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.
* Diversity: Celebrating, valuing and including people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. Dedicated employee networks for First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage, Disability and Accessibility.

Equal opportunity employer

We strive to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and encourage all suitable applicants to apply for this role.

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