Planner Scheduler

Planner Scheduler – Toowoomba (with Site Travel)

Ventia is seeking a Planner Scheduler to support planning and scheduling activities across our operations. This role will initially focus on supporting works at Millmerran Power Station, with the opportunity to expand across a broader portfolio of projects as you grow in the role.

This is a full-time position (5 days per week) offering stability, variety, and clear career progression within a Tier 1 organisation. The role involves planned site travel alongside working from the Toowoomba office, supporting a balanced routine and the ability to return home each night.
 
About the Role
As a Planner Scheduler at Ventia, you’ll play a key role in bringing structure, discipline, and visibility to project delivery. You’ll develop practical, well-sequenced schedules that support safe, efficient, and predictable outcomes.
Working closely with site and project teams, you’ll apply strong planning fundamentals to convert scope into executable plans, while maintaining clear visibility of progress, risks, and constraints.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project and maintenance schedules (initially for Millmerran Power Station)


• Build structured planning frameworks from first principles using either Microsoft Project and Primavera P6


• Collaborate with delivery teams to define scope, sequencing, and durations


• Track progress, update schedules, and support lookaheads and reporting


• Identify risks and constraints, supporting mitigation and forward planning

About You

• Experience in a Planner, Scheduler, or Planning Support role


• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project (essential)


• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 (essential)


• Background in construction, power, utilities, or heavy industry (advantageous)


• Proven ability to build schedules and planning systems from the ground up


• Strong communication skills and a practical, team-focused approach


• Willingness to travel to site as required


• White Card (or willingness to obtain)

Location & Travel

• Initial focus on Millmerran Power Station, with planned site travel


• Longer-term base in the Toowoomba office


• Designed to support work-life balance travel without extended time away from home

Why Join Ventia?

• Join a Tier 1 organisation delivering essential infrastructure services


• Be part of a strong culture focused on safe, structured, and disciplined delivery


• Gain exposure to power generation, construction, and infrastructure projects


• Clear and supported career progression in planning & scheduling


• Long-term role within a collaborative and supportive team environment

About Ventia
As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.
   
Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.   

How to apply    
Click the Apply Now button to start the journey to find your further with Ventia.  

Position Reference Number: 167532