Senior Planner and Controller, Thebarton

Senior Planner and Controller

Location: Keswick, SA, AU, 5035 Abbotsford, VIC, AU, 3067. Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid. Competitive rewards and benefits Flexible working options About the role

As a Senior Planner&Controller within the JP9101 Program at Babcock, you will play a pivotal role in leading planning and controls activities across complex projects and programs. Operating as a recognised subject matter expert in project planning and scheduling, you’ll provide strategic guidance to project teams and senior stakeholders while driving the development and governance of integrated project control frameworks, schedules, and reporting processes.Working across a dynamic and highly collaborative environment, you will oversee integrated master schedules, resource and cost-loaded planning, schedule risk analysis, Earned Value Management (EVM), and advanced scenario modelling to support informed decision-making. You’ll lead interactive planning workshops, coordinate closely with engineering, procurement, warehousing, and production teams, and ensure alignment between project schedules, budgets, risks, and change processes.This role offers the opportunity to influence project outcomes at both program and portfolio level while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the broader scheduling community. About you

You are an experienced planning and controls professional with extensive expertise delivering complex scheduling and project controls outcomes within large-scale programs or defence, engineering, infrastructure, or technical environments. Comfortable navigating ambiguity and competing priorities, you bring strong analytical capability, advanced planning systems knowledge, and the ability to translate complex project data into meaningful insights for stakeholders at all levels.Your experience includes integrated scheduling, critical path analysis, cost and resource loading, forecasting, schedule risk analysis, and performance reporting within highly regulated or technically demanding environments. A commitment to continuous improvement, governance, safety, and quality underpins the way you work, along with a strong alignment to organisational values and the ability to mentor and support more junior team members where required.What you will bring

Previous experience in a similar role. Experience tracking large-scale and complex project progress, identifying schedule variances, and preparing regular status reports for internal and external stakeholders. Experience maintaining high-level project documentation, including schedules, risk registers, change logs, and progress reports.Experience using PC toolsets and integrating them effectively across various systems and workflows. Your future at Babcock– what we offer you

We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility. Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more.We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave. You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan.Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave. You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own&Deliver. Legal and Eligibility Statements

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience; however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines. Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks. These checks may include but not limited to reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work.Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer– we commit to respond to every applicant.

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