About TBH

At TBH, we dream of transforming communities and improving lives, by providing innovative solutions to our clients most complex problems.

We’re one of Australia’s largest privately owned, independent consultancies with an international footprint, and have been specialising in delivering critical infrastructure projects since 1965.

As leaders in our field and trusted advisors, we have provided specialist project management services to the public and private sectors on over 8,000 landmark projects across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

TBH has been growing rapidly in Australia and internationally, but continues to be a connected, collaborative and supportive team.

About the Opportunity

We currently have an opportunity for a Junior Project Planner (Consultant) to join our Canberra team. This role is ideal for candidates with a strong foundation in planning & scheduling, risk management, claims or cost management services, and a desire to build their career by working on diverse and challenging projects. You’ll gain exposure to complex projects, developing strong capability in planning, scheduling and project delivery while working alongside experienced consultants and project managers across a range of engineering and construction environments.

Through supporting high-quality delivery across client projects, you’ll work closely with technical teams, contributing to schedule analysis and broader project controls activities, and engaging with client stakeholders as your capability grows. This role suits someone who enjoys problem-solving, collaboration and continuous learning, and who is looking to develop a long-term career in project planning and scheduling, project controls and consultancy.

As this role will support Australian Government projects, this opportunity is open to Australian citizens only due to security clearance requirements.

You will support TBH’s planning and scheduling services across project, programme and portfolio environments, working closely with senior team members across a wide range of engineering and construction assignments. This includes strategic advisory services to support investment and business case decisions, disputes, claims and variation assessments, cost control, estimating and benchmarking, commercial advisory and contract management, as well as planning and scheduling services and client-facing delivery across sectors including energy, water, infrastructure and international projects.

As our Consultant you’ll be responsible for:

• Supporting the development and maintenance of construction schedules from drawings and project documentation
• Assisting with progress updates and resequencing activities to mitigate schedule slippage
• Validating and reviewing third-party schedules, including critical path, logic and scope checks
• Supporting integrated master schedule development across interdependent programmes
• Assisting with cost-loaded and resource-loaded schedule development and maintenance
• Preparing schedule management documentation, including basis of schedule outputs
• Supporting design programming, baseline readiness reviews and shutdown planning activities
• Contributing to project execution activities as directed by project/service delivery leaders
• Building strong relationships with internal teams and client stakeholders through clear and professional communication
• Reviewing and analysing project data and presenting insights to support decision-making
• Assisting with preparation of client deliverables including analysis, reporting and project outputs
• Reviewing and interpreting construction drawings and project documentation to support planning activities
• Undertaking quantity take-offs and scope assessments where required to support project planning and controls activities

What you’ll bring

As our successful candidate you'll bring;

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying or equivalent
• 1-2 years’ industry experience in site engineering, planning or quantity surveying
• Project planning experience within construction, infrastructure, energy, or telecommunications
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and undertake quantity take-offs
• Understanding of commercial contracting principles and construction methodologies (desirable)
• Security clearance (or willingness to obtain)
• Experience in contract administration (desirable but not essential)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Proficiency in tools such as Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI, and Microsoft Office
• Good communication skills, including report writing
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Previous experience in a consultancy (desirable but not essential)

Why work at TBH

At TBH, we are ACHIEVEMENT and outcome focused, operating with aligned strategic intent and delivering on our promises to ensure optimum results for our clients. Additionally, our ONE TEAM culture drives us to operate with one way of working that fosters care and collaboration.

Through our strong values, TBH is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can feel comfortable to be their full selves at work. We value people from different backgrounds and all walks-of-life as we believe our collective experience inspires blue-sky thinking and creative solutions.

As a proud WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women, we believe in gender equality and equal opportunity. You can view more about our company’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here: https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/tracey-brunstrom-hammond-tbh

What TBH can offer you

Along with a competitive salary plus bonus, and limitless opportunity to progress your career and passions with us, TBH also offers employees:

• Flexible working - we understand employees may need to adjust their working arrangements for personal reasons or to “work from anywhere” for a fixed or indefinite period.
• Inclusive culture - at TBH, we’re committed to fostering an environment where all individuals feel valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.
• Parental leave - we provide 16 weeks of parental leave for primary carers, and 3 weeks of parental leave for secondary carer.
• Career development - employees are supported with their career development through on-the-job training and mentorship, in-house training programs and financial support for approved industry institutions and associations.
• Health & wellbeing - all employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program, Telus Health, an independent, confidential service to help you to improve your health and wellbeing, resolve challenges and reach your goals. Annual flu vaccinations are also offered by TBH.
• Social events - a range of social events and company-sponsored sporting events take place throughout the year to help employees build connections with others across the organisation.
• Reward and recognition - TBH employees are recognised for their contributions through our Award programs, remuneration packages and promotion opportunities.