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Location
Sydney
Salary
$180,000 plus super
Job Type
Contract
Ref
BH-185178
Contact
Carrie Fitzpatrick
Contact email
Email Carrie
Posted
3 days ago
Initial 12 month fixed term - up to $180k base plus super and potnetial bonus
Sydney CBD
Hybrid flexilbe work model
Large exciting program of work
 
Master Scheduler opportuntiy
Work alongside Program Managers, Project Managers and Delivery Teams to build and manage program schedule, providing expertise and advice on planning, scheduling, and dependency management to ensure the successful delivery.
 
Key accountabilities & responsibilities:
 
Create and maintain the schedules for a large multi-year program.
Establish and maintain an operating rhythm to enable progress in line with the critical path and to report on variances.
Identify major milestones, artefacts/deliverables, decision points, and other key events.
Identify the critical path for initiatives and understand the connection to other work within the portfolio overall critical path.
Facilitate planning and dependency workshops to ensure programs are well sequenced, dependencies elicited, and management plans in place.
Provide expertise and advice on planning and scheduling to ensure the optimum delivery of programs/projects.
Provide recommendations for alternative options, or raise concerns based on assessments of schedules and sequence. 
Track, monitor, and report on the status of the project schedule, recommending appropriate governance and remediation.
Identify Risk and Issues based on schedule performance and upcoming activities.
Communicate effectively and build strong relationships with all key stakeholders both internal and external.

Prior knowledge, skills and competence:
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Project.
Previous experience on large, multi-stream transition and large-scale transformation programs is an advantage.
Previous experience within financial services is required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, confidence in liaising with people at all levels.
Strong Excel, PowerPoint, Word and JIRA skills.
Effective communication and collaboration fostering positive engagement.
Able to identify and prioritise stakeholders' needs and expectations and incorporate them into plans.