We’re changing the way Australia generates its energy, are you ready for a change? 

The Project 

UGL and CPB Contractors have been awarded the early works contract to support Powerlink’s delivery of CopperString 2032. This $5 billion iconic project will initially be approximately 840 kilometres of new transmission line running from just south of Townsville to Mount Isa that will connect Queensland’s North West Minerals Province to the national electricity grid. The project scope includes:

• 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line from just south of Townsville to Hughenden
• 330kV transmission line from Hughenden to Cloncurry
• 220kV transmission line from Cloncurry to Mount Isa
• up to six new substation sites.

This exciting project will commence construction in 2024 and we are currently looking for an experienced Senior Planner to join the team.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Establish communication with site team to receive weekly status of works and physical progress data.
• Perform weekly updates of project schedule, communicate changes in critical path, milestone dates and highlight delays and potential schedule slippages to the project manager.
• Prepare look ahead schedules to support site construction operations.
• Participate in discussions for application of standard Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) with Project Manager, Contract Administrator (CA) and other team members and consistent use and/or mapping across the project for various systems used on the project such as P6, SAP, FPM, Earn Value Reporting etc.
• Develop resource loaded baseline schedules for assigned projects in primavera P6 system. 

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

What are we looking for you to bring to the team:

• A relevant four-year engineering degree.
• At least 8 years’ experience (preferably on-site construction related to planning, scheduling, progress measurement, earn value analyses and reporting). Experience working on Transmission Line Projects will be highly regarded.
• Sound understanding of project control processes particularly critical path method, principles of Earn Value system based on tangible quantities, unit rates and ‘Rules of Credits’.
• Proficient in use of scheduling software systems particularly Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. 

About us

The UGL and CPB Contractors JV for the CopperString 2032 Project brings together the expertise and large project experience of both companies.  Both UGL and CPB Contractors are leading and respected organisations across engineering, construction, and maintenance services. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies.  We value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate an applicant’s suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.