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Enjoy the flexibility of working hours to suit your needs.\n\nWho we are:\nSydney 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.\nAbout This Role:\nAs 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.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\nLead the development, maintenance and analysis of high-quality client-side schedules, ensuring robust logic, baseline integrity and reliable forecasting across complex projects and programs.\nManage the end-to-end monthly schedule update cycle and contractor interfaces, ensuring timely, validated updates, controlled change incorporation and governance compliance.\nProvide insightful schedule analysis, including critical path, float, interfaces and milestone variance, delivering early warning of risk and practical recovery options with delivery teams.\nLead and coach a team of schedulers, coordinating workload, assuring quality, embedding best-practice scheduling standards and building capability through hands-on leadership.\nSupport 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.\n\nTo be successful in this role, you will bring:\nA tertiary qualification in Engineering or a related discipline, supported by a recognised Project Management certification.\nStrong leadership experience in scheduling, with a proven ability to lead, mentor and uplift scheduler teams while driving consistent standards and high-quality outputs.\nDeep expertise in Primavera P6 and industry-best scheduling principles, with the ability to manage multiple complex schedules and maintain robust governance and controls.\nHighly developed communication, stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills, with confidence presenting insights, risks and recommendations to senior project and program leaders.\nAdvanced 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).\nYou must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role. \n\nPlease see the Job Profile for the role’s full accountabilities. \nReady to take the next step in your career? We’d love to hear from you! \nApply now. Closing Date: Tuesday 17th November at 11:59 PM AEST\nWe support you through the application process and can modify as needed, let us know what you need. For more information, you can contact TA Partner \n\nWhy join us\n• Work on landmark infrastructure projects that will shape Sydney's future.• Collaborate with industry-leading professionals across government, utilities and construction.• Be part of a supportive and high-performing team.• Grow your career while gaining exposure to complex infrastructure interfaces and major project delivery.• Make a real impact by supporting projects that benefit communities for generations to come.\nDive into Our Great Benefits:\nCompetitive Remuneration: We’ll ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately.Hybrid Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work model that balances remote work and office collaboration, supporting our team's productivity and well-being.Continuous Professional Growth: We will invest in your career with leadership and development programs to propel your success.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 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.\n\nAs part of the application process, Sydney Water will be collecting your personal information to assess your suitability for the role. 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