Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people's lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

Job Summary: Assist with the co-ordination of the planning function, which aims to provide a consultancy service to program/project managers and the management team in the preparation, monitoring and updating of project schedules and plans for their projects, using the Primavera software package. This role ensures plans are realistic and accurate. This position typically works under general supervision and direction.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Work closely with Program/Project Managers and Engineers in the construction of resourced project plans using Primavera in accordance with company standards and the project structure
Build credible relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, colleagues and project team members
Maintain project schedules using Primavera software as per company standards
Adherence to company established processes related to planning and SAP
Ensures project status information is received, processed and reported in a timely manner to a regular schedule. (That may be weekly, fortnightly or monthly depending on the project)
Ensure plans are realistic and consistent with estimates of costs to complete
Convert MS Project schedules into Primavera as required
Liaise with resource managers and WBS (Work Breakdown structures) owners to ensure timely allocation and utilisation of staff resources
Co-ordinate the production of detailed budgets consistent with resourced project plans
Assist/advise in reporting of progress to customers, senior management and project team members
Analyse progress, identifying key risks, issues and opportunities, and establish current position and forecasting trends. Report significant schedule slippages and the status of project progress to wider team
Produce earned value and critical path reporting and understand the contributors to it
Provide expertise in prioritisation of plans, schedules and evaluate accuracy of the job plan
Assist in the analysis of costing reports received by Program/Project Managers from the accounts team
Facilitate planning workshops as required

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Comply with Cubic's Quality Management System
Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures
Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of the organisations
Comply with Cubic Human Resources Procedures
Other duties as requested

Minimum Job Requirements:

Qualifications

Essential:

Degree or equivalent in project management or business-related discipline, or equivalent experience
Listed hours of work are 2 pm - 11 pm IST

Desirable

Certification in Project Planning and/or Scheduling
Practitioner in relevant APM / OGC topic (PRINCE2 P3O)

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Worker Type:

Employee

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We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

Senior Program Planner