About BMD

BMD is Australia’s leading integrated engineering, construction, and urban development business. As the largest privately owned civil contractor in Australia, BMD is at the forefront of excellence, with a growing international footprint extending to the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Driven by a purpose of powering futures and creating enduring legacies, we deliver complex infrastructure solutions that connect and transform communities. 

About the Role

As a Senior Planner/Scheduler with BMD Constructions, you will play a pivotal role in supporting operational delivery across major civil infrastructure projects. Working directly with the Project Director and with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Regional Planning Manager, you will contribute to strategic project planning, shape construction methodologies, and provide critical insights that support successful tender outcomes and project execution.

This role is ideal for an experienced planner who thrives on collaboration, innovation, and delivering high‑quality program solutions. Experience in water and wastewater treatment projects will be highly regarded.

What You’ll Do

• Provide strategic and practical programming advice to tender, project, and leadership teams.
• Review tender documentation, identifying scope, contract requirements, and program impacts.
• Develop robust, optimised construction programs for tenders and live projects using multiple software platforms.
• Prepare fully resourced and costed baseline programs that support project budgeting and forecasting.
• Contribute to post‑tender negotiations, client presentations, and project start‑up processes.
• Monitor and update project progress, reporting against milestones, KPIs, and earned value metrics.
• Proactively identify risks, opportunities, and critical path movements, advising on mitigation strategies.
• Support the preparation of contractual claims, extensions of time, and program-based submissions.
• Mentor and guide junior planners, contributing to capability development within the team.
• Keep up to date with emerging planning tools, software, and industry best practice.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in planning/scheduling within civil construction environments.
• Strong on-site experience with comprehensive construction methodology knowledge.
• Proven capability to develop, analyse, and maintain complex construction programs.
• Advanced skills using a range of planning software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Solid understanding of contract management, delay analysis, and program-based claims.
• Ability to effectively manage planning responsibilities across multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and presentation skills.
• Experience in water/wastewater treatment projects (advantageous).
• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering or related discipline preferred, though not essential.

Diversity and inclusion

We recognise that we are strengthened by diversity, and we embrace differences as an equal opportunity employer providing a flexible and inclusive workplace.

So, join our team, be yourself and help us power futures and create legacies.

We’re a purpose and values-led business guided by our values of family, empowered, collaborative and driven. For further details on what makes BMD unique, head to https://www.bmdgroup.global/careers