Lead - Planner

**Description & Requirements**:
**Lead - Planner**

If you’re looking for a career with a company that has a ‘Can Do’ attitude, then look no further than Primero. We’re a team of skilled and determined problem solvers, who back our projects, and each other. We’re energised by our culture, anchored by our values, and driven to deliver for our clients. Join us if you take pride in having a ‘Can Do’ attitude.

**About Us**

Primero, a subsidiary of NRW Holdings, is a multi-national engineering, procurement, and construction business. Since we were founded in 2011, we’ve grown and diversified, delivering projects in over ten different countries, spanning five continents, from locations in Australia and North America. Our rapid growth is testament to our ability to deliver quality project outcomes, safely and on time.

Working with us you’ll learn from some of the brightest and smartest minds in the business, while delivering important projects throughout Australia and overseas, giving you the opportunity to gain access to unique experiences across a huge range of sectors, from gold to lithium and new energy.

Find out what a career at Primero can do for you.

**Your Opportunity**

Join a landmark billion-dollar gold project as Lead Planner, where you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring schedules are accurate, efficient, and aligned with both client and project requirements. This site-based role, on a 2:1 roster, will see you leading a high-performing planning team, delivering timely and precise reports, and maintaining the highest standards of service to internal and external stakeholders.

You’ll be responsible for ensuring the quality and consistency of all planning outputs, developing and maintaining project-specific planning procedures, and optimising resources to achieve project milestones. This is your chance to combine technical expertise with leadership to drive results on one of Australia’s most significant gold projects.

**Your Key Responsibilities**
- Deliver schedules and plans to a consistently high standard, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and in line with contractual requirements.
- Respond promptly to changes to maintain project delivery commitments.
- Establish and maintain reasonable implementation approaches and controls.
- Oversee all site project planning functions, whether performed personally or delegated.
- Communicate promptly with clients and management on issues impacting project goals.
- Lead and manage the site planning team in compliance with project requirements, work codes, and industry standards.
- Chair weekly area meetings.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and regular communication to site and Perth-based senior personnel.
- Advise the Project Manager and Project Controls Manager of any issues affecting project outcomes.

**What You ‘Can Do’**
- Preferably an engineering qualification or equal.
- 10 - 15 years’ experience in planning essential, with +5 years in a senior or Lead role.
- Ability to forecast and assess trends for accurate schedule maintenance and to provide information that assists with project management goals.
- Ability to prepare detailed shutdown and tie-in planning.
- Ability to meet schedule update and reporting targets
- Excellent communication skills; written, electronic and verbal.
- High degree of professional ethics.
- A commitment to striving for excellence.
- Supervisory practices and techniques.
- Staff development and management.
- Strong proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and PowerBI.

**What we ‘Can Do’ for you**:

- Competitive Compensation
- Career Opportunities
- Paid Parental Leave
- Health and Wellbeing Support
- Benefits & Discounts
- Employee Referral Rewards

If you're looking for a career where you experience more 'Can Do', then we're the team for you.

Find out what a Primero career Can Do for you.

If you believe you have what it takes and want to work for a company who put its people first, please.
- Primero is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages female and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants._

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**General information**:

- Name
- 23517 - Lead - Planner
- Ref #
- 1271309
- Date
- Wednesday, August 13, 2025
- Department
- Project Controls
- Business unit
- Project Services