Role overview
About this role
<p>Boeing Defence Australia is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Planning and Scheduling Specialist to be located in Brisbane. This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Integrated Planning and Scheduling team who support a range of complex campaigns, projects and programs based across our national business. </p><p><strong>About us</strong></p><p>Boeing Defence Australia is shaping the future of aerospace and delivering some of the nation's most important programs for the Australian Defence Force. As a BDA employee, you will join other innovative, ethical people who have the critical skills required to develop and deliver world class capabilities and systems to protect Australia and its national interests. Joining us is a chance to make your mark, working with a diverse team that is united in pushing the boundaries of imagination and excellence. BDA is dedicated to providing a diverse and flexible work environment so that we can recruit and retain the best talent.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities will include:</strong></p><ul><li>Create, develop and maintain complex integrated project plans and detailed schedules to meet program and/or project requirements.</li><li>Gain schedule status updates from CAMs, create reporting metrics and actively manage baseline change activities across the lifecycle of a program.</li><li>Analyse and report on project performance variances and incorporate recovery plans.</li></ul><p><strong>To be successful you will have:</strong></p><ul><li>Strong negotiation, communication and organizational skills,</li><li>Extensive experience in Project Scheduling/Earned Value/Performance Management Systems in a commercial environment,</li><li>Thorough understanding of critical path analysis</li><li>Ability to tailor information and data for presentation to various stakeholders and levels of management</li><li>Prior experience with Open Plan Professional (OPP), Cobra and the Defence Industry will be advantageous but not critical, and</li><li>Must be an Australian citizen to be able to gain defence security clearance.</li></ul><p></p><p>We are also committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Female applicants, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and ex-defence personnel are encouraged to apply.</p><p></p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>Flexible working options</li><li>Study assistance</li><li>Salary packaging</li><li>Employee Incentive Program</li><li>Global opportunities</li></ul>