Director Planning & Implementation
Posted 11 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Senior Director Planning & Implementation - 50008804 - DA3”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Level
- DA3
- Management level
- People management
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyBusiness Administration, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Infrastructure Management, Planning, Project Management, Quantity Surveying (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
CertificationsProject Management Professional, APM, RICS, AACE, CIOB, PMI-SP, PSP
Field of studyBusiness Administration, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Infrastructure Management, Planning, Project Management, Quantity Surveying (or related)
Study levelMaster's
Core Responsibilities
Integrated Senior Director Planning & Implementation Governance
•Develop integrated planning and project controls frameworks, standards and implementation plans to provide consistent controls across assigned programs and projects.
•Manage the application of planning, cost, change, reporting and document control requirements to align project teams, delivery stakeholders and control disciplines around approved baselines, reporting expectations and governance requirements.
Baseline, Schedule and Dependency Management
•Manage the development, review and maintenance of project baselines, integrated schedules, milestones, dependencies and critical paths to support realistic delivery planning and informed decision-making.
•Review schedule logic, sequencing, float, resource assumptions, interface dependencies and progress updates to identify risks, inconsistencies and potential delays affecting program objectives.
•Evaluate schedule updates, delay impacts and baseline changes against approved planning standards and governance requirements to protect schedule integrity and delivery predictability.
Cost, Change and Performance Control
•Manage cost control, change control and performance tracking activities to maintain visibility of approved budgets, forecast movements, change impacts and delivery trends.
•Review cost, schedule, risk and change information to identify variances, root causes and required interventions that protect budget compliance and program outcomes.
•Consolidate cost planning, scheduling, change control and reporting information to maintain a common control baseline and one version of truth across assigned programs.
Reporting, Dashboards and Project Insights
•Develop project controls reports, dashboards, performance reviews and management insights to provide accurate, timely and evidence-based visibility over delivery performance.
•Monitor reporting outputs, progress data, milestone achievement, variance analyses and forecast information to identify emerging constraints and support timely decision-making.
•Present consolidated project controls insights to leadership and relevant stakeholders to enable proactive intervention, improved accountability and informed governance decisions.
Document Control and Information Assurance
•Manage document control standards, version control, information traceability and records management practices to maintain audit-ready project information across assigned programs.
•Review document control processes, registers, workflows, reporting outputs and information quality gaps to ensure information is accurate, accessible and aligned with governance and assurance requirements.
Risk, Issue and Interface Oversight