Introduction

On behalf of our Client, a Tier 1 Mining Company, Brunel is presently recruiting a Senior Planner - Services and Controls, reporting to the Manager Planning. This will be 12 month contract located in the Perth CBD.

What are you going to do 

  • Develop Master and detailed Project Schedules to ensure timely delivery of works and meeting of project
  • Cost / resource loading of schedules
  • Perform 'what-if' scenarios as required, critical path and milestone analysis
  • Develop documents to support schedule such as basis of schedules
  • Maintain the integrity of the project schedule ensuring logic is sound
  • Perform 'schedule health check' to meet the highest planning standards
  • Implement earned value management, evaluate CPI & SPI and report on trends
  • Analyse Contractor Project Schedules / progress and integration of contractor schedules into the Master program
  • Early diagnosis / reporting of project trends, evaluation of productivity and benchmarking
  • Accurate and timely issuing of both the weekly and month end reports
  • Active participation in schedule workshops, risk reviews and change management processes
  • Support quarterly Capital Planning process
  • Review and seek information from internal and external stakeholders to ensure all scopes have the relevant information to execute the task to a high standard

Essential skills and knowledge

  • Tertiary qualification in Engineering or internationally accredited Project Controls Certification
  • Extensive experience as a Project Planner is essential
  • Client-side experience to have exposure to full project life cycle from concept through to execution and the associated gate movements
  • Strong communication skills, ability to interface with project and corporate stakeholders
  • Advanced skills Primavera P6, MS Office Suite, Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI
  • Ability to work autonomously with limited supervision and within a team
  • Demonstrate awareness and compliance with safe workplace practices and duty of care

What we offer 

  • Excellent negotiable hourly rate!
  • Salary sacrificing
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Corporate discounts

About Brunel

Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across a variety of technical, professional, trades and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry-leading projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.

Operating in Australasia since 1997, Brunel has major bases of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 50 years of successful operation.

Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.

Do you have questions?

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the details of this role, please contact Mandy Hobbs,E: m.hobbs@brunel.net | Mb: 0413 434 050

Closing: 09 May 2026

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Process of your application

Application process & contact

We will now begin examining your application: We will take a close look at your application documents and ask you for additional information if necessary. If your qualifications match our requirements, we will invite you to meet us for the first time.

Project discussion with our customer

If the introductory meeting goes well for you and us, we will arrange a meeting with the customer who has the perfect project for you. This gives you the opportunity to find out more about the customer and the project.

The decision

If you enjoyed the project discussion and the customer is also convinced of your expertise, we will ask you the final and decisive question: Do you want to get started at Brunel?

Introductory conversation with Brunel

In an introductory meeting, we would like to find out more about your interests, ambitions and professional developments. At the same time, we report on working at Brunel and provide information about all career opportunities and prospects.

Welcome to Brunel

Now great times are beginning! With Brunel you have countless opportunities to help shape technological progress. You decide how your career path goes. We support you in every phase of your career. You always have security behind you: Brunel!