Principal Project Planner

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We're bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

At Worley, we are committed to delivering sustainable change by supporting our customers across the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors. The Principal Project Planner plays a key leadership role in ensuring that project scheduling and planning functions are aligned with strategic delivery objectives, sustainability goals, and client expectations.

This role is responsible for the development, accuracy, and integrity of engineering and construction schedules across complex and multi-disciplinary projects. As a technical expert and mentor within the planning function, the Principal Project Planner supports the execution of project lifecycles while enhancing planning capabilities that enable Worley's transition toward a more sustainable and resilient future.

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  Lead the coordination and performance of planning and scheduling personnel across assigned projects to ensure consistency, accuracy, and timely delivery of schedules.

  
  
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  Develop and maintain integrated project schedules that support project controls, risk analysis, progress measurement, and cost forecasting efforts.

  
  
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  Support early project phases by guiding the creation of realistic baseline schedules that align with overall project execution strategies and sustainability objectives.

  
  
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  Ensure planning practices and tools are fully aligned with Worley's project delivery frameworks and compliant with client, internal, and regulatory requirements.

  
  
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  Provide advanced technical guidance and mentorship to schedulers, supporting professional growth and promoting continuous improvement across the function.

  
  
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  Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, procurement, construction, and commercial to ensure planning inputs and outputs are effectively coordinated.

  
  
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  Identify planning-related risks and issues, proposing mitigation strategies that support decision-making and schedule reliability.

  
  
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  Interface with clients to present scheduling methodologies, updates, forecasts, and recovery plans, acting as a trusted advisor for planning performance.

  
  
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  Contribute to the development, testing, and implementation of scheduling tools, processes, and systems, including the adoption of digital planning technologies.

  
  
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  Provide input into resource planning and allocation decisions, ensuring scheduling capacity meets project and business needs.

  
  
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  Support corporate planning excellence initiatives, including lessons learned and best practice sharing across projects and regions.

  
  

Physical Requirements

* Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling, Reaching, Standing, Walking, Pushing, Pulling, Lifting, Grasping, Feeling, Repetitive Motions

Moving forward together

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.