Professionals Program for Planners and Schedulers

The Professionals Program for Planners and Schedulers is a full-time 24-month program where you will be embedded within Rail Projects Victoria's project delivery teams.

You will work closely with a team of senior Planners to assist with the development, management and reporting of programs and strategic plans.

Professional development

You will be involved in a structured learning and development program involving exposure to planning software and internal training modules to fast-track your planning and scheduling career.

The learning series has been carefully designed to ensure participants are introduced and exposed to best practice planning and scheduling methods and techniques, complementing participants’ previous work experience whilst honing in on new skills and capabilities. Modules you will undertake:

Introduction to Planning and Scheduling
Primavera P6 Training
Top Down and Bottom Up Planning
Program Reviews
Effective Communication
Risk and Contingency
Delay Analysis and Forensic Planning

Participants will be able to apply existing and developing skills and techniques into practice as they assist with the development, management and reporting of programs and strategic plans for RPV’s portfolio of major infrastructure projects.

Download our program brochure for more details (PDF, 3.5 MB).

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Professionals Program, candidates must have completed a tertiary qualification in Engineering, Science, Construction or a related discipline.

Candidates applying must also have valid full-time working rights in Australia for the duration of the program.

How to apply

Applications are now closed. Keep an eye out for an advertisement on our website, VicCareers, Seek and LinkedIn for future opportunities.

Testimonials

Below are some testimonials from the cohort which highlight their experiences and benefits of the Program. Download the brochure above to read more.

“In the 2-year program I developed real ‘on the job’ project planning skills on real world projects of a truly global scale.”

“I am grateful to be working on an important infrastructure project with a brilliant team. I have the freedom to make my own judgements and at the same time I have the support and guidance from experienced planners.”

“The major benefit of this program is the high quality of education that we receive, not only in the module sessions, but during the various team workshops & meetings. The planning team at RPV is greatly experienced and demonstrate a strong desire to research & implement best practises from around the globe. This gives me confidence that the knowledge and practises taught here will put me in the best position to grow my planning skills to a high standard.”

“The Professionals Program gave me an opportunity to step sideways from Project Managing to Project Planning into a career that is more aligned with my interests.”

Further information

This program is run by Rail Projects Victoria – a project office of Major Transport Infrastructure Authority delivering Victoria's Big Build.