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Master Scheduler

State-wide Opportunity (subject to TAFE NSW campus availability)

Temporary Full Time till 20 September 2026

$128,069 package includes base salary ($112,834- $121,512) per annum plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading 

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a 35 hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

The Master Scheduler is responsible for overseeing all project timelines and resource allocations. Working closely with project managers, this role ensures consistent workflow and effective team workload management to achieve agreed milestones. The position coordinates scheduling activities and provides insights on resource requirements to support organisational objectives.

The role demands advanced technical expertise in MS Project and Project Centre—leveraging baselining, resource levelling, critical path analysis, and advanced reporting to deliver governance-ready insights.

The Master Scheduler also translates schedule analytics into compelling, executive-ready narratives that drive evidence-based decisions, while coaching project managers in schedule ownership to build organisational capability and ensure compliance and alignment with PMO standards.

About You 

We are looking for candidates with advanced technical expertise in MS Project, Project Centre and Project Web App skills – not just building Gantt charts, but driving the system, exploiting baselining, resource levelling, critical path, and advanced reporting.

You will be proficient in maintaining and monitoring master schedules, ensuring accuracy, alignment, and integration across complex delivery portfolios and will also bring strategic integration ability to consolidate project timelines, interdependencies, and portfolio-level roadmaps into a single source of truth for effective governance.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Degree in a relevant discipline, or significant experience relevant to financial management in a large organisation.
• Proven track record in successfully providing master scheduling PMO services for a range of Systems Group and transformation programs.
• Well-developed analytical and reporting skills.
• Sound knowledge of project management disciplines and methodology.

Highly Regarded

• Advanced expertise in MS Project and Project Centre, including mastery of baselining, resource levelling, critical path analysis
• Proficiency in maintaining and monitoring master schedules, ensuring accuracy, alignment, and integration across complex delivery portfolios.
• Coaching and leadership skills to build project managers’ capability in schedule ownership, fostering discipline, compliance, and alignment
• Experience in aligning project schedules with portfolio-level roadmaps (strategic integration).
• Demonstrated skills in using data storytelling to transform schedule analytics into executive-ready insights.

To find out more about the role, click to view the  Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks. If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm AEST Wednesday, 10 September 2025

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume
• Certified copies of your qualifications (if applicable, as a single PDF document).
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question:

Provide an example of how you have used advanced scheduling tools (MS Project / Project Centre / Project Web App) to align project schedules with portfolio roadmaps, manage interdependencies, and deliver executive-ready insights—while also coaching project managers on schedule ownership.

Role-specific enquiries: Michelle Mashal, Portfolio Specialist Planning and Scheduling, via email michelle.mashal@tafensw.edu.au

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: Shweta Yadav, Talent Acquisition Advisor, via email shweta.yadav@tafensw.edu.au

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.  

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment. 

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer. 

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