Program Scheduler - Temp Opportunity up to 12 Months

You're passionate about a career delivering solutions that impact millions.

You have the opportunity to gain a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of skills, providing insight and knowledge without losing sight of your work-life balance or wellbeing.

In this role, you'll:

Join the Major Works Division (MWD) of the Engineering and Maintenance Directorate within Sydney Trains, you’ll develop and maintain high-level program and detailed project schedules, resource plans, and reporting structures to support effective tracking and management of the division’s projects.

Using advanced scheduling tools, you’ll collect, validate, and integrate data from stakeholders and project managers to produce accurate and efficient schedules. You’ll design layouts, filters, and reports that facilitate possession planning and resource programming, ensuring stakeholders can make informed, evidence-based decisions.

You’ll support the analysis and management of schedule risks across Major Works programs and ensure timely transfer and consolidation of project information from various programs into the Master Schedule. Additionally, you’ll contribute to coordinating commissioning activities, resource allocation, and milestone identification to enhance project outcomes.

This is a full-time, fixed-term position based at Clyde, with a duration of up to 12 months.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.

About you

You bring demonstrated experience in scheduling within complex infrastructure projects, preferably in rail or related sectors, and have a strong understanding of planning principles, critical path analysis, and risk management. Your background includes managing multi-discipline programs involving civil, structural, signalling, traction, and power works, equipping you to navigate the unique challenges of this environment with resilience and a positive, solution-focused approach.

You’re proficient in modern scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, as well as an advance user of Microsoft Office (Excel / Powerpoint), and apply project and risk management principles expertly to deliver accurate, high-quality schedules. Your strong stakeholder management and communication skills enable you to collaborate effectively across teams and programs.

Holding tertiary qualifications in engineering or a relevant discipline - or equivalent industry experience - you bring a minimum of 10 years’ of project and construction management expertise, ideally within rail delivery. Your trade qualification in engineering further complements your hands-on understanding of project demands.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

At Sydney Trains, our rail services keep Sydney moving by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do. We work with our local communities to deliver safe, timely and efficient rail services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Our trains and network are evolving to meet the needs of our customers now and well into the future. We’re continuing to integrate technological innovations that help us deliver a smarter and more sustainable network.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days. 

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now!

Applications close: 11:59 pm Day Tuesday, 05 August 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact SHARON.CHARLES@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

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