Project Scheduler

About us:

At CitiPower and Powercor, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 1.3 million Victorian customers every day through our network of poles and wires. But more than that, we’re here to power communities, support local businesses and keep critical services running smoothly, we’re essential to them all – and none of this happens without our people.

We believe in an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. From offering great benefits to creating real opportunities for growth, we’re committed to supporting you, your career and wellbeing. It’s why our people stick around, whether you live in the city or across regional and rural Victoria, we’re doing the work where it matters most - right in your own community. As Victorians electrify everything from homes to transport, we’re focused on ensuring our networks are ready to meet that demand.

If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join our new and growing Transmission and Major Projects team as a Project Scheduler in a full-time and permanent capacity based at our Melbourne CBD head office.

In this pivotal project role, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing construction-related project schedules. You’ll also collaborate closely with project leaders and stakeholders to ensure schedules are realistic, optimized, and aligned with project goals.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, problem-solving, and contributing to projects that have a direct impact on the energy sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain detailed project schedules, master plans, and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) across all project phases, ensuring consistency and alignment with project scope and strategy.
• Apply accepted project scheduling techniques to prepare a detailed work program which clearly defines the Critical Path and shows task dependencies.
• Review, comment and highlight gaps in vendor, sub-contractor and consultant schedule submittals and incorporate appropriate information into the work program.
• Track schedule performance, generate reports (e.g. S-curves, earned value), identify risks or delays, and recommend mitigation strategies including schedule compression and contingency planning.
• Identifying activities impacting the schedule’s critical path and facilitating the identification of opportunities to accelerate completion of the work, or measures to avoid potential delays.
• Proactively identify scheduling issues and provide early warning of schedule slippage and provide options to project lead to mitigate any issues.
• Liaise with internal teams, subcontractors, and vendors to align schedules, review submissions, and act as the primary contact for scheduling-related matters.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in one of the following disciplines – Engineering, Construction, Building, Sciences, Architecture or Project Management, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Certification through Oracle, Project Management Institute (PMI), AIPM or other similar organisations which focus on recognition of expertise in Project Management is beneficial.
• Proven experience in project scheduling within construction or infrastructure environments.
• Proficiency in scheduling software including Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Strong understanding of project management principles and critical path analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and proactively in a fast-paced environment.

Your career with us:

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability. We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees.

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women. Click here to check out our benefits.   https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/powercor/benefits

Understand how our benefits can support you. We offer a health and wellbeing subsidy (up to $600 per year), paid parental leave of up to 15 weeks for the primary carer, and more - https://www.powercor.com.au/careers/compensation-and-benefits/

What’s next?

Research shows that whilst men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised candidates tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet all criteria, please still get in touch. We’d love to have a chat and see if you could be a match.

If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily check every box, or would like to discuss a different or flexible way of working, please still get in touch with us.

If you believe you have what it takes but don’t meet every requirement—or if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements—we encourage you to get in touch.

If you possess the required skills and experience and you are looking for a fantastic career opportunity, please submit your application by 7 November 2025

For the full Position Description, reach out to Tom from the Talent Team at Careers@Powercor.com.au

Beon, CitiPower Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to succeed. By making sure our workplace is physically and mentally safe, so that our people can be their authentic selves, share their unique perspectives and can thrive.