Senior Planner

ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society. Our workforce consists of more than 65,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet. Are you a passionate individual who wants to make a difference, promote sustainable development, and find solutions to the biggest global challenges including climate change, overpopulation, and water scarcity? Come and join us in building the infrastructure our planet needs to achieve a sustainable future.

Benefits

• Join a global business with a major focus on sustainability and delivering meaningful infrastructure
• Opportunity to play a key role in delivering a major Defence program of work across multi-disciplinary projects (civils, structures, utilities, buildings)
• Gain excellent exposure working closely with Project Directors, and senior leadership teams
• Excellent salary offered + Bonus Incentive Scheme + Relocation package to Adelaide on offer
• Long-term development opportunities across a strong project pipeline
• Potential future involvement in water infrastructure, roads and civil infrastructure, and additional Defence projects

About the Project
ACCIONA is delivering a major Defence program comprising complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure works.

About the Opportunity
ACCIONA Construction Australia is undergoing significant growth and is seeking a Senior Planner to join our team based in our Adelaide head office. In this key role, you will be responsible for developing, managing and monitoring project programs across tender, delivery and completion phases, ensuring successful planning outcomes across complex infrastructure projects.

Key accountabilities

• Management and production of programs developed from first principles using project scope, design documentation and delivery strategies
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholder inputs to develop accurate and achievable project programs
• Assign plant, labour and material resources, producing histograms and S-curves to support project controls
• Convert tender/bid programs into contract master programs
• Develop program management plans and supporting documentation
• Manage time-related risks and opportunities, including qualitative and quantitative schedule risk analysis
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor and record project progress
• Provide progress updates and reporting in consultation with key stakeholders
• Assist in identifying and assessing program changes and analysing cause and effect impacts

• Demonstrated planning experience within a construction or engineering environment
• Advanced expertise in Primavera P6, project scheduling and program logic networking
• Strong understanding of design engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning methodologies
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and exercise sound judgement
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability

Additional requirement
Due to the Defence contracts we currently work on, Australian Citizenship is required for this role in order to obtain Baseline Clearance.

At ACCIONA, you will contribute to meaningful infrastructure that positively impacts communities, while benefiting from a strong focus on sustainability and innovation, alongside long-term career growth opportunities.