Master Scheduler

Company Description

Let’s create a more sociable future together

At Endeavour, we’re totally into what we do. With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, we love to bring people together. Together we share our passion for our products and industry; it’s what inspires us to dream big, and continue to create new experiences for our customers and teams across Australia. If you thrive on positive energy, we want to meet you!

Job Description

• Be uniquely you
• Hybrid working
• Fixed-term contract 

The Master Scheduler will play a vital role in creating the core scheduling function within the Program. Working closely with project and program managers, stakeholders, team members and other schedulers, the Master Scheduler will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and analysing project and program schedules, identifying critical path activities, and implementing schedule optimisation strategies to mitigate risks and maximise resource utilisation. The successful candidate will possess excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Sound good? Read on.

Here is a taste of what you can expect in this role:

• ​Document the schedule management guidelines, templates and standards to be used by the Project and Program Managers on the Program

• Assist Project and Program Managers in the development of the work breakdown structure and in identifying internal and external dependencies

• Assist Project and Program Managers in the establishment and maintenance of their project/program schedules

• Collate weekly updates of status from program workstreams of progress

• Create and maintain an integrated program master schedule detailing the scope, progress against baselines, etc

• Manage the program's critical path and identify the issues impacting timely delivery

• Ensure consistency of the level of planning being maintained across program streams

• Support the Program Director and Program Manager through the weekly governance cycles

• Provide Schedule management guidance and support to the workstreams

• Support in the activities that drive out key portfolio scheduling tasks such as timely funding submissions, contingency management, prioritisation activities and tasks that lead to successful portfolio management and governance within the target KPIs

• Program Management Plan - Develop and maintain schedule management plans that provide the framework for schedule development, work breakdown structure development, program protocols, phase-specific plans and monitoring and review of agreed and assigned work packages

• Based on information from programs, align all funding releases, milestones and deliverables

• Determine the impact of approved Change Requests

• Risks, Dependencies and Milestone Tracking

• Proactive identification of schedule interdependencies between and within workstreams

• Work closely with Risk roles to ensure risks and issues are appropriately tracked and impacts on the program schedule are clear and escalated appropriately

• Management and identification of dependencies between major programs

• Proactively work with Program Directors and Program Managers to resolve schedule conflicts

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• Regular reporting on the progress against milestones

• High-level reporting and translation of program data into the program status report

• Provide support and input for Steering Committee Reports, Project Health Checks, Stage gate approval submissions, etc

• Management of program reporting requirements to the Program Management Office (PMO)

• Ensure high-level milestones are updated in systems

• Ensure financial forecasts are supported by the schedule and reflect realistic burn rates

• Ensure resource forecasts are aligned with program work activity and resource on-boarding and release are proactively forecasted

• Provide program-level comparative analysis reporting

Qualifications

Now let’s talk about you

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Proven experience (5 years+) as a Master Scheduler or Project Scheduler.

• High proficiency in scheduling software such as Planview, Jira, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or similar tools.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse complex project data and identify trends, patterns, and insights.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality.

The benefits are good too! 

• We offer flexible working in every sense
• An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs
• Monthly meeting-free days 
• Your health and wellbeing is your most important asset, and as one of our valued team members, it’s our first priority. You will have a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big.

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

Additional Information

We are together creators

With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, Endeavour Group is big on sociability. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We’re serious about creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to where equal opportunity is key, and flexibility is part of how we roll.

We’re all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and each other. If this job excites you - and you’re close-enough on the requirements, reach out, we’d love to hear from you.

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or at endeavourgroupcareers.com.au.

Our Talent Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Endeavour Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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