Lead SchedulerHybrid

• Contribute to delivering multibillion-dollar water infrastructure programs, offering long-term involvement in complex, large-scale projects.
• Join a leading client organisation which is one of Australia’s largest deliverers of major infrastructure projects, shaping transformative water solutions.
• Work on world-class projects right here in Sydney, no airmiles required! Enjoy the flexibility of working hours to suit your needs.

Who we are:

Sydney Water is undertaking a 10-year multibillion dollar Infrastructure program to renew, expand & build infrastructure to support a more sustainable, resilient, and efficient water network for Sydney’s growing population. We provide safe drinking, recycled, wastewater, and stormwater services with a focus on reliability, affordability, and environmental sustainability. As a state-owned corporation, we prioritize customers and communities.

About This Role:

As the Lead Scheduler, you will lead the development and maintenance of high‑quality client‑side schedules across a portfolio of projects, giving clear visibility of progress, risk and delivery confidence. You will lead a small team of schedulers while staying hands‑on, working closely with project and contractor teams, identifying schedule risks early, and applying Primavera P6 and project controls best practice to support predictable and reliable delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development, maintenance and analysis of high‑quality client‑side schedules, ensuring robust logic, baseline integrity and reliable forecasting across complex projects and programs.
• Manage the end‑to‑end monthly schedule update cycle and contractor interfaces, ensuring timely, validated updates, controlled change incorporation and governance compliance.
• Provide insightful schedule analysis, including critical path, float, interfaces and milestone variance, delivering early warning of risk and practical recovery options with delivery teams.
• Lead and coach a team of schedulers, coordinating workload, assuring quality, embedding best‑practice scheduling standards and building capability through hands‑on leadership.
• Support integrated project controls by applying EVM, change control and data quality discipline, collaborating with cost, risk and commercial teams to enable defensible reporting and decision‑making.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Engineering or a related discipline, supported by a recognised Project Management certification.
• Strong leadership experience in scheduling, with a proven ability to lead, mentor and uplift scheduler teams while driving consistent standards and high‑quality outputs.
• Deep expertise in Primavera P6 and industry‑best scheduling principles, with the ability to manage multiple complex schedules and maintain robust governance and controls.
• Highly developed communication, stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills, with confidence presenting insights, risks and recommendations to senior project and program leaders.
• Advanced analytical, problem‑solving and organisational skills, supported by strong Excel capability and a sound understanding of contractual, legislative and governance requirements (Power BI and SAP experience desirable).

Essential Requirements:  

• Please note as part of the application process, you will be asked to undergo background checks which includes a criminal history check and a medical assessment either online or in person.  
• You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role. 

Please see the job profile for the role’s full accountabilities 

Dive into Our Great Benefits! 

• Competitive Remuneration: We’ll ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately. 
• Employee Networks: We proudly offer and support Employee Led networks, such as Women of Water, Pride, First Nations and Disability & Neurodiversity Networks 
• Continuous Professional Growth: We will invest in your career with leadership and development programs to propel your success in the direction you desire. 
• 24/7 Wellbeing Support: Access for you and your family to free and confidential mental health and general health support through our EAP portal. 
• Discounted Private Health Insurance: Unlock affordable access to top-tier health coverage with our discounted insurance plans. 
• Family First: Prioritise your family with up to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a generous childcare allowance. 
• Fitness Passport: Achieve your physical fitness goals using our Fitness Passport, granting you access to a multitude of gyms and pools across NSW. 
• Novated Leasing: Get in the driver's seat of your financial future with our novated lease options. 

Closing Date: Friday 24th April at 11:59 PM AEST

We want to ensure you feel supported and informed throughout every step of our recruitment process. Please advise if you require any adjustments to actively participate in the application and recruitment process. Please contact deirbhile.neary@sydneywater.com.au for any further information.

Working at Sydney Water 

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and veterans.  

As part of the application process, Sydney Water will be collecting your personal information to assess your suitability for the role. We will also use your personal information to establish a LiveHire talent profile in our Talent Community.  

Your personal information will be collected in accordance with LiveHire’s Terms,Privacy Policy and Sydney Water’s Privacy Collection Statement – Job Application. Please note as part of the application process, you will be asked to undergo background checks which includes a criminal history check.