Project Schedule Manager L3

Overview

The Project Scheduler forms part of a dedicated team maintaining and advancing the Phase 3 Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for the SSN-AUKUS program. Working within the Program Controls Directorate, this role requires advanced scheduling expertise, the ability to manage complex dependencies across national and international stakeholders, and a commitment to schedule integrity and governance uplift across the program.

Key Duties and Deliverables

• Develop and maintain the Phase 3 Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using data from internal stakeholders, Defence industry partners, and trilateral government partners (US and UK)
• Continuously update and refine the IMS in alignment with program requirements, scheduling standards, and governance frameworks, ensuring ongoing schedule integrity and auditability
• Translate complex acquisition pathways, engineering activities, and major program deliverables into a logically linked, resource-constrained, and time-phased schedule
• Conduct critical path, near-critical path, and schedule health analyses to support evidence-based senior leadership decision-making and program governance
• Map, analyse, and manage dependencies and integration points across SSN-AUKUS-related projects and activities; manage schedule baselines including logic, durations, constraints, and assumptions
• Identify trends, schedule slippage, and emerging issues; integrate schedule risks, mitigations, and controls into the IMS to enable effective schedule risk management
• Maintain and manage schedule data within Open Plan Professional, ensuring data integrity across all schedule artefacts
• Support development of standardised scheduling practices including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), scheduling conventions, and schedule management plans
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to ASA APS and ADF personnel to uplift Divisional scheduling capability over the engagement
• Provide stakeholder engagement and liaison with internal and external stakeholders in complex, sensitive, and security-constrained environments

Essential Criteria

• Active NV1 (or above) AGSVA security clearance
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules on complex Defence or major infrastructure programs
• Proficiency in Open Plan Professional or equivalent enterprise scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6, MS Project)
• Demonstrated ability to conduct critical path analysis, schedule risk analysis, and dependency mapping across complex, multi-workstream programs
• Experience working in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment with national and international partners
• Strong analytical and communication skills — ability to synthesise complex schedule data for technical and non-technical audiences

Desirable Criteria

• Experience on major Defence capability acquisition programs, particularly submarine, naval, or aerospace programs
• Familiarity with the One Defence Capability System (ODCS) and ASA or CASG program governance frameworks
• Relevant tertiary qualification in project management, engineering, or a related discipline
• AIPM membership or project management certification (PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, or equivalent)