Requisition ID: 84553

Job Category: Project Controls

Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 65 years of business and technical expertise in mining , energy , and infrastructure , our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally.

Our Project Delivery Group (PDG), is a dynamic team of professionals passionately committed to world-class project delivery across the globe. With expertise in sustainable studies, asset building and operations, and industry-leading efficiencies, our best-in-class team leverages methodologies, governance and systems that are unparalleled in the engineering space. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

About Us

Looking to take the next step in your career? Hatch is currently seeking an experienced Construction Planner to join our Project Delivery Group (PDG) in Australia. The Construction Planner will form part of the team that will carry out the onsite Planning & Scheduling for a large multidiscipline EPCM project and be a core member of the site team playing a pivotal role in key decision making and leadership.

Hatch's project delivery teams help clients reach their business goals through a range of strong technical capabilities and solution-focused leadership. We ensure world-class project delivery through the skills of our people, methodologies, governance, and systems. Our engineering, project management and construction disciplines drive for safe, efficient, and sustainable delivery of projects across our global metals and mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors.

We support our clients through their entire project lifecycle. From identification of potential business opportunities; through front-end evaluation and definition studies into project execution and commissioning; and increasingly into their ongoing operations by supporting business efficiency improvements and ultimate operations closure.

About the Role

Reporting to the Lead Planner & Area Manager, you will be responsible for the overall delivery of the Planning & Scheduling function for a major / critical plant area including execution planning, schedule maintenance, change management, progress measurement and evaluation, trending and forecasting, and reporting.

Key accountabilities of the Construction Planner include establishing and maintaining the planning baselines used to manage the project, control change, and evaluate performance; performing schedule control by determining critical path analysis, planned value, earned value, schedule variance, schedule performance indices and schedule risk analysis, and recommending corrective actions when required and updating project schedules to reflect progress against project plan and preparing management reports. This role works closely with other project functional groups (including engineering, procurement and construction teams) to monitor progress, identify trends and risks, and evaluate performance, to support project decisions and developing timely and efficient planning input and analysis for other project reporting tools such as Synchro 4D and Power BI reports.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will demonstrate the following:

• Strong "team-player" qualities
• Tertiary qualification in engineering or relevant discipline or equivalent related experience
• 5+ years' similar experience in an execution project environment with detailed knowledge of Execution Planning, schedule quantitative risk analysis, schedule maintenance and change management, progress measurement and evaluation, trending and forecasting, and reporting
• Hands on experience in planning and preparing logic diagrams, critical path networks and bar charts, with particular emphasis on detailed construction schedules
• Experience in high value, multi-discipline EPCM project environments from inception to close-out
• Strong personal computer skills (particularly MS Office suite) and relevant project controls specific software skills i.e Primavera P6
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to convey project technical information to project stakeholders
• Organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, take direction, and provide direction to others to ensure the quality of deliverables

Why join us?

• Work with great people to make a difference
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Top employer

What we offer you?

• Flexible work environment
• Long term career development
• Think globally, work locally

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.

As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, this includes supporting and encouraging a flexible workplace and a comprehensive benefit offering. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request.

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