Senior Planner

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

This role will see you enhance your capabilities and the reputation of WSP’s Mining Sustaining Capital team. You will collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

Our Mining Group

Our global team of over 5,200 dedicated mining professionals are supporting the industry to decarbonise mining operations in the accelerating green transition. Working collaboratively across borders and disciplines, you’ll join a leading team working on interesting and complex projects. We are experts in our field, and we are passionate about mining.

What you’ll do:

Joining us on an initial 12 month contract, you'll play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of mining projects. This role will support project managers in resolving complex engineering and execution planning challenges and play a key role in driving project controls across major programs. Your day to day will look like;

• Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, contractors and stakeholders to gather input and ensure alignment with project timelines.
• Perform critical path analysis and scenario planning.
• Track progress, identify delays, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Prepare reports which support project end users, project management, including milestone and variance tracking, earned value analysis, forecasting and cashflow.
• Facilitate workshops for schedule development / update and recovery.
• Deliver best client outcomes/options which save the client time/cost.

About You

• 7-15 years of experience in scheduling.
• Expertise in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Proven ability to prepare high level technical reports and review medium size project reports.
• Experienced to develop a detailed resource loaded execution schedule.
• Know how to use a resource loaded schedule to develop S-Curves, EV and cash forecast 
• Preferably experience with Power BI and reporting.
• Preferably experience in preparing and running Schedule Risk Assessments.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.