Title:  Senior Planner

About John Holland:

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do. We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way. Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

The Project:

Sydney Metro West is a transformational 24 km underground railway connecting Sydney CBD to Parramatta, with stations at Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays, Pyrmont and Hunter Street.

The Linewide package connects the entire system, delivering the critical rail infrastructure and technology that bring the metro network to life.

Project offices are located across several Sydney locations including the CBD, Clyde, Rosehill, The Bays and Burwood North

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to joing our Planning Team on the Sydney Metro West Linewide Project. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and management of detailed project schedules aligned with delivery objectives
• Implement best-practice planning and project controls frameworks across time, cost, and resource management
• Drive planning excellence, ensuring strong alignment with safety, quality, and environmental standards
• Partner with project teams, JV partners, clients, and subcontractors to ensure effective program coordination
• Identify risks and opportunities early, providing strategic recommendations to optimise project performance
• Conduct advanced schedule risk analysis, forensic reviews, and time-based analysis to inform decision-making
• Deliver insightful reporting and performance forecasting to senior leadership
• Support Project Managers in interpreting program data and developing forward strategies
• Leverage tools such as Primavera P6, BIM, and 4D modelling to enhance planning capability
• Mentor and guide planning and project controls team members, building capability across the project

About You:

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or similar
• Demonstrated experience (5–10+ years) in planning/project controls within large-scale infrastructure or construction projects
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and strong capability in planning systems and analytics
• Experience with Schedule Risk Analysis, earned value management, and performance reporting
• Proven ability to manage complex programs and influence senior stakeholders
• Experience working in collaborative project environments (e.g. joint ventures)
• Strong leadership capability with experience mentoring or guiding planning teams
• Exposure to digital engineering tools such as BIM or 4D modelling is highly regarded

As Part Of The Team, You Can Help Transform Lives.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice.

We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

We Offer:

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.