Planning Engineer

Elecnor has been contracted to build EnergyConnect, a new 700km transmission line extending from Wagga Wagga NSW to the South Australian border.This backbone infrastructure will connect customers with more renewable energy enabling a further 4950MW of generation capacity, save NSW customers $180 million a year and create 1,500 new construction jobs in regional NSW.Construction of EnergyConnect is underway in various locations across the project area.The RoleElecnor Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Planning Engineer to join the team. As a Planning Engineer , you will work with a diverse multidisciplinary team, cohesively delivering Project EnergyConnect.In this role, you will be providing aspects of technical expertise regarding planning and analysis of project schedule information and assists in the development, updating and reporting against the project schedules. The role will require clear and concise communication of schedule deviations and impacts to the project management team to ensure early impacts to schedule are highlighted. Primary Accountabilities:Support the integrated project controls model, ensuring seamless data flow and coding between Primavera P6, Synchro, and Prism.Assist in developing Tender, Project Execution, and Baseline schedules, including defining WBS/OBS, aligning budgets, and setting up progress tracking metrics.Analyse and report project performance, including man-hours, progress, variances, and forecast updates.Develop a strong understanding of project scope, estimates, and commercial frameworks across assigned work packages.Create clear, visual representations of complex schedules for reports and presentations.Assist in preparing the Basis of Schedule (BoS), detailing assumptions, sequencing, resources, and critical paths.Contribute to regular project reporting (daily, weekly, monthly), including progress, productivity, KPIs, dashboards, and schedule risks.Perform progress updates using time-, quantity-, milestone-, or assessment-based methods as per project requirements.Participate in planning and review meetings, verifying schedule integrity and identifying key risks and opportunities.Ensure alignment with Elecnor Australia’s project controls, contractual, and reporting standards at all times.Skills & Experience:5 years’ multi discipline project execution planning experience Experience in Oil & Gas, Mining, Infrastructure, Marine preferred but not essential. Experienced User of Primavera P6 and in the MS office suite of applications and data management Understands the principals of physical progress and earned value measurement A degree or qualification in engineering preferred but not essential Excellent written and verbal communication skillsWhite Card (General Construction Induction Card)Driver’s LicenseWe’re building a diverse workforce.Elecnor Australia is committed to being an employer of choice. We know that our people are our best assets and believe diversity and inclusion helps us foster the creativity we look for to drive sustainable outcomes. We strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.This is an opportunity to make a significant contribution to one of the nation’s largest energy infrastructure projects in an exciting and challenging role. Apply today!Please note: Elecnor Australia reserves the right to commence the shortlisting process for this role immediately and the right to remove the advertisement before the closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and agency submissions will not be considered for this position.