Planner / Scheduler (11002494)

About Us

Zinfra is a leading infrastructure services provider committed to delivering exceptional solutions in the energy, utilities, and infrastructure sectors. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach, technical expertise, and dedication to safety, quality, and sustainability. Our over 2000 team members across the East Coast, consistently strive to exceed our client’s expectations and make a difference in the communities we serve.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and driven Planner / Scheduler to manage the end-to-end program of works within our Gas Services business, which includes forecasting, reporting, capacity control and some financial management. This full-time role is based at our Hume depot 3 days per week with the option to WFH the other 2 days per week.

Key Responsibilities include

• Providing two (2) year rolling labour forecasts by activity type, geography and skill capability, including annual phasing of labour supply plans for activities, providing clear visibility of potential risk scenarios and management strategies
• Provide scenario analysis as required to inform business decisions regarding resourcing levels and insourcing or outsourcing of works
• Developing short term and long term forecasts of the delivery of the CAPEX and OPEX programs for the network
• Plan, monitor and review short term, medium and long term work activities, including analysing maintenance trends, identifying cross regional interdependencies, initiating system and operational improvements/reallocations to optimising synergies and effective resource utilisation across the business
• Provide weekly, fortnightly and monthly schedules in line with KPI’s
• Package and assign works for field resource in alignment of the works program
• Coordinate for 3rd party contractors, traffic control or other parties required to ensure effective schedule delivery
• Ensure work is dispatched to field in timely manner and closed out in line with scheduled plan for delivery

About You

To be successful in this position you will be customer focused, strategic and be able to make timely decisions. You will also possess the following attributes:

• Customer focussed and the ability to make timely decisions while juggling conflicting priorities
• Highly developed verbal, interpersonal, communication, facilitation and negotiation skills, as well as a can-do attitude and a willingness to learn
• Previous experience in utilities industry an advantage
• Resource planning skills (e.g. resource management operating systems, capacity planning, direct and indirect demand, utilisation and productivity, labour standards and reasonable expectations etc)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

We are a champion of equal opportunity employment and have committed to targets for gender equity and first nations representation in our workforce. We want you to come as you are by promoting an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.

Our people are our energy source and we offer meaningful benefits and rewards that work for you. We offer the opportunity for potential long term career growth as part of our talent development and succession planning process.

Join our team and make a meaningful impact toward Australia’s “Net Zero” targets through the delivery of critical infrastructure projects and be a part of our journey to shape the future of the energy and utilities industry.

Recruitment Process

During our recruitment process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including pre-employment medical, reference checks and a national police check

Notice to Third Parties: Jemena does not accept unsolicited resumes (or liability associated with fees or costs) from recruitment agencies, search firms or third parties. Interested candidates are welcome to submit their application independently.