Downer
Leading provider of integrated services across Australia and New Zealand, delivering infrastructure solutions.
Project Support Officer - Scheduler and Governance
Support scheduling, governance, risk and reporting for a defence submarine project.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Key responsibilities include providing strategic schedule reporting and analysis for the Technical Division, coordinating and maintaining schedule documentation, and supporting governance reporting through weekly status updates, financial tracking, and milestone progress. You will also maintain and monitor project registers (risks, issues, actions), contribute to risk mitigation planning and resolution, and conduct regular schedule health checks and impact analysis on the Technical Capability schedule. • Provide strategic schedule reporting and analysis for the Technical Division. • Coordinate and maintain schedule documentation. • Support governance reporting with weekly status updates, financial tracking and milestone progress. • Maintain and monitor project registers (risks, issues, actions) and aid risk mitigation planning. • Conduct regular schedule health checks and impact analysis on the Technical Capability schedule. • Engage and communicate effectively with internal teams and external partners. • Manage detailed project schedules, resource plans and reporting tools to meet milestones. • Coordinate workforce planning, task tracking and issue resolution in dynamic environments. • Maintain project registers and support risk mitigation strategies. • Contribute to critical Defence projects that protect and shape Australia’s future.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸schedule reporting
- ▸governance reporting
- ▸risk register
- ▸schedule documentation
- ▸resource planning
- ▸task tracking
What You Bring
The ideal candidate has proven ability to manage detailed project schedules, resource plans, and reporting tools to support milestone delivery, strong coordination skills across workforce planning, task tracking, and issue resolution in dynamic environments, and experience maintaining project registers and supporting risk mitigation strategies to ensure delivery continuity. Effective stakeholder engagement and communication across internal teams and external partners, familiarity with Defence or infrastructure programs, and proficiency in MS Project, Excel, and governance reporting are also required. Applicants must hold and maintain at least a Negative Vetting 1 security clearance, with possible ITAR compliance requirements. • Demonstrate proficiency in MS Project, Excel and governance reporting; familiarity with Defence or infrastructure programs. • Hold and maintain at least a Negative Vetting 1 security clearance (ITAR compliance may be required).
Requirements
- ▸ms project
- ▸excel
- ▸governance reporting
- ▸nv1 clearance
- ▸itar
- ▸defence
Benefits
Downer Professional Services is more than a workplace; we are dedicated to shaping the future of defence in Australia as the country’s only sovereign prime, contributing to protecting Australia’s interests. Meaningful work includes delivering critical Defence projects that protect Australia and shape its future, while professional development is supported through career mapping, accelerated learning programs, and Communities of Practice. Employees enjoy great perks such as discounts on healthcare, retail, vehicles, and more via Perks@Downer, and veterans receive up to 20 days of Reservist Leave. • Access professional development via career mapping, accelerated learning programs and Communities of Practice. • Receive discounts on healthcare, retail, vehicles and more through Perks@Downer. • Eligible for up to 20 days of Reservist Leave for veterans.
Work Environment
Onsite