As a Senior Planner, you will support the Protected Vehicles (PRV) teams in Melbourne, working from the World Trade Centre office. Your role involves leading the planning and scheduling of critical bids, projects, and programs against the Performance Measurement Baseline, managing tasks, risks, workloads, and costs, and ensuring projects stay on track and deliver exceptional results.
Responsibilities
* Lead planning and scheduling for complex bids and projects using expert Primavera skills against the Performance Measurement Baseline
* Oversee tasks, deliverables, risks, workload, and costs to ensure precise project execution
* Optimise resource allocation by consolidating workloads across project areas leveraging deep PM knowledge
* Conduct advanced Schedule Risk Analysis to identify and mitigate potential risks
* Manage claims, extensions, and delay analysis to uphold contract and project integrity
* Reconcile estimates with budgets and actuals to ensure financial accuracy
* Drive Earned Value Management tracking and variance analysis, collaborating with Cost/Schedule Analysts for system integrity
* Mentor and support junior employees
Qualifications & Experience
* Proven expertise in project planning, controls, and management across the full project lifecycle
* Mastery of Earned Value Management per AS4817:2006
* Must have advanced skills in Primavera, Microsoft Project, and Open Plan
* Expert in schedule health checks (DCMA 14-point, Acumen Fuse) and acceleration tools (Acumen 360)
* Strong knowledge of PERT, CPM, and Schedule Risk Analysis using Primavera Risk Analyst and Acumen Risk
* Skilled in financial control of budgets, control accounts, and work-packages
* Excellent communicator, driving stakeholder engagement and team motivation for sustained project success
* Degree qualified in a relevant field or equivalent experience
Benefits
* Competitive remuneration + Super + Bonus + Medical Insurance
* Relocation Assistance when applicable
* ThalesFlex – Hybrid work environment
* Support to Defence reservists
* Veterans leave
* Fitness Passport Discount – access to a network of gyms across AUS
* Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (travel, car hire, technical, medical insurance)
* Modernised Paid Parental Leave
* Novated lease options
* Family support through our partnership with Parents at Work
* Personal and professional training opportunities
* Sonder – wellbeing and support partner
* Access to a network of the best people (a Nobel Prize winner on our staff list!)
* And much more!
Additional Information
Good to Know: The U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) are applicable and may affect your suitability for this role.
A Defence security clearance is required for this role; applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance. Prior to being offered employment, you will need to complete pre‐employment police and (role dependent) medical checks.
Our legal commitment: We are endorsed by WORK180 as an Employer for All Women. We continue to foster industry partnerships, employee resource groups, and development opportunities to make Thales a genuinely equitable employer for everyone.
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