Program Scheduler | Defence About the Opportunity Long-Term Stability: Join a critical programme management office within a major Defence environment on an initial 12-month contract (220 working days) with a highly desirable 12-month extension option. Strategic Impact: Establish a true "single source of truth" for complex, large-scale ICT investments, directly influencing executive decision-making and shaping portfolio-level delivery roadmaps. Role & Responsibilities Integrated Scheduling: Develop, maintain, and govern complex portfolio-level and program schedules, consolidating multi-project inputs into a single, cohesive delivery planning framework. Baseline & Milestone Management: Establish and monitor robust schedule baselines, critical milestones, delivery roadmaps, and complex inter-project dependencies. Critical Path Analysis: Undertake sophisticated schedule health checks, scenario modelling, and variance analysis to identify delivery risks, bottlenecks, and timeline optimisation opportunities. Executive Reporting: Prepare high-quality, tactical, and strategic dashboards, metrics, and insights for senior leadership and governance forums. Capability Building: Support the wider programme by coaching, mentoring, and training project staff to uplift scheduling capability across the branch. Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate planning workshops and review sessions, aligning expectations across internal teams, delivery partners, and external vendors. Skills & Experience To be successful in this position, you will ideally bring: Technical Toolkit: Advanced proficiency in enterprise scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project and ServiceNow, alongside experience using data analytics/extraction tools for efficient status reporting. Methodologies: Strong working knowledge of portfolio management practices and project/program delivery methodologies, specifically SAFe Agile or similar framework environments. Experience: Demonstrated background as a Program, Portfolio, or Senior Project Scheduler within complex ICT environments, specifically managing multiple concurrent large-scale Defence or Federal Government projects. Core Capabilities: Superior analytical, dependency management, and resource planning capabilities, backed by excellent communication skills to present complex technical timelines clearly to executive audiences. Clearance Requirements Security Clearance: Australian Government Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) security clearance. Reference number: BBBH54387 Company: Aurec Date posted: 22nd Jun, 2026
