AddressAbout Us
APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $22 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation's gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia, Tasmania with Victoria and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country.
We employ more than 2,200 people across Australia and know that they are the key to our success. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, where all our people feel safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.
The Opportunity
We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Project Scheduler to join our Infrastructure Projects team in Perth, WA on a full-time ongoing basis.
Reporting to the Team Leader Project Controls, you will play a key role in providing end to end project and business support for all business units within the Infrastructure Delivery Division and ID systems and processes, to ensure ID's clients receive the highest level of delivery and support possible from the Division.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the internal customers with project scheduling and analysis services
- Support Project Manager and Project Accountant with all financial forecasting and cost control activities
- Deliver end to end project schedules in line with adopted APA methodologies
- Ensuring project schedules are kept up to date to allow for accurate reporting
- Responsible for the delivery of project governance reporting
- Assist with the development and deployment of new processes, procedures and systems to support the project controls function in ID
- Manage ID stakeholder relationships to ensure optimal result for the ID business
Your background
- Experience as a Project Scheduler position and/or cost controller position
- Ability to communicate with all levels of management and teams to elicit relevant information for project scheduling
- Ability to contribute to continuous improvement of project controls processes and systems
- Expert in cost-loading / profiling, EVM, EOT analysis and schedule compression techniques
- Energy industry or engineering/construction project experience
- Advanced working knowledge of Primavera P6, Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel
- Advanced understanding/knowledge of project execution processes/work flow, cost control, schedule baseline development and maintenance, progress measurement and project management reporting systems
About the Team
This rare opening offers a unique chance to work alongside a dedicated project team and collaborate with stakeholders across the company in delivering this critical project. With a flexible work arrangement, you'll be based in one of APA's offices in Perth CBD, allowing you to utilise your skills and expertise in a dynamic environment.
Working at APA
APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety and sustainability of our people, community and environment is our focus. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.
APA provides you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, and work-life balance and wellbeing programs. APA also have an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.
Sound like your kind of career? We'd love to hear from you.
Role closes Friday, 22nd March 2024. Role Reference number 5613
