Accenture is seeking an experienced P6 Scheduler to join our Sydney consulting team, supporting major projects across resources, mining, energy and infrastructure. This role plays a critical part in establishing strong planning and scheduling controls to support the successful delivery of complex, large‑scale programs.

About the role

You will be responsible for developing and managing project schedules across the full lifecycle, working closely with project leadership, cost engineers, contractors and client stakeholders. Operating in a consulting environment, you’ll provide schedule insight, risk analysis and reporting that supports informed decision‑making and delivery confidence.

What you’ll do

• Develop and implement the project planning and scheduling controls strategy, including alignment across client and contractor teams

• Ensure adherence to financial, business and project processes across all project stages

• Prepare schedules to support estimating, benchmarking and interface planning

• Coordinate internal and external schedule benchmarks and ensure readiness for future project phases

• Develop and manage the WBS and CBS in collaboration with Cost Engineering

• Implement and maintain detailed and summary schedules across the project lifecycle

• Integrate schedule risk analysis and mitigation plans into risk, change and governance processes

• Establish project‑wide progress measurement and reporting frameworks, including clear roll‑ups

• Produce and present schedule reports, insights and updates to project and client stakeholders

• Support project close‑out planning and related activities as required

What you bring

• Strong capability in project controls and schedule management

• Hands‑on experience using Primavera P6

• Ability to coordinate and organise multiple sources of schedule inputs into a master schedule

• Experience producing clear project and program‑level schedule and status reporting

• Highly organised, detail‑oriented approach

• Confidence working with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders in complex delivery environments

Bonus points if you have

• Experience with MS Project and/or Acumen Suite

• Background working on large, asset‑intensive projects (mining, energy, transport or infrastructure)

• Consulting or advisory delivery experience

Working at Accenture

This is a hybrid role. We are flexible to your needs and our client service commitments. Our people enjoy a balance of working from home and working alongside their team and clients, with a minimum of three days per week in the office to support collaboration, learning and relationship‑building.

You’ll work on high‑impact programs with leading organisations, backed by a strong Accenture presence, global capability and ongoing learning and development opportunities.

Please note this role is based in Sydney and applicants must have current Australian work rights to be considered

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About Accenture

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