Scheduler & Planner Lead

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MB Century seeks a Scheduler & Planner Lead in Waikato, a full-time onsite role focused on operational excellence. You’ll lead planning, scheduling and resource management, building an integrated schedule that aligns people, plant and delivery with client commitments, and partner with Operations, Engineering and Project Delivery for capacity visibility. You will forecast needs, own planning dashboards and systems. Essential experience includes planning and resource optimisation in industrial or energy environments, strong Excel and ERP or asset management skills, and stakeholder engagement. To apply, tailor your CV with measurable outcomes, highlight cross-functional impact, and show you balance big picture with detail; NZ work eligibility and willingness to relocate to Taupō required; apply online now.

About Us

MB Century is proud to be one of New Zealand's leading providers of specialist services to the geothermal, hydro and industrial sectors. Our teams work on some of the country's most important renewable energy and infrastructure assets, delivering innovative solutions that help keep essential industries operating.

With strong growth ahead and an exciting pipeline of work, we're focused on building capability, developing our people and delivering excellence for our clients.

The Role

This key role will play a significant part in enabling operational excellence across the business by leading our planning, scheduling and resource management function.

As Scheduler & Planner lead, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining an integrated business-wide planning framework that aligns workforce, plant, equipment and project resources with operational priorities and client commitments. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Project Delivery and Clients, you will provide critical visibility of resource capacity, future demand and delivery requirements.

You will influence business performance through effective workforce planning, resource optimisation and data-driven decision making, ensuring MB Century has the right people and equipment in the right place at the right time.

In addition, you'll:

• Lead the development and management of the integrated business-wide master schedule

• Drive workforce planning, resource forecasting and capacity management across workshop, field services and project delivery teams

• Partner with operational leaders to optimise labour, contractor and plant utilisation

• Identify resource constraints, delivery risks and future capability requirements

• Facilitate planning and scheduling meetings to align operational priorities and workloads

• Develop and maintain planning dashboards, utilisation reporting and performance metrics

• Support project mobilisation and resource planning activities across multiple workstreams

• Oversee contractor coordination and resource engagement processes

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning accuracy and operational efficiency

• Act as the business owner for planning and scheduling systems and processes

• Provide analysis and recommendations to support operational and commercial decision making

• Build strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders to support successful project and service delivery

About You

You are an experienced planning and scheduling professional with a strong understanding of workforce optimisation, resource management and operational delivery within industrial, maintenance, engineering or project environments.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy solving complex resource challenges while working collaboratively with operational teams and stakeholders. Commercially aware and highly organised, you're known for your ability to see the bigger picture while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

You'll also bring:

• Proven experience in planning, scheduling, resource management or operational coordination

• Strong capability in workforce forecasting, capacity planning and resource optimisation

• Experience working within industrial, engineering, manufacturing, energy or project delivery environments

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong commercial and operational acumen

• Experience using workforce planning, scheduling and reporting systems

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills

• Strong communication and influencing abilities

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and reporting capability

• Experience with ERP, resource planning or asset management systems (

• A continuous improvement mindset and passion for operational excellence

Why Join MB Century?

• Be part of New Zealand's growing renewable energy sector

• Work across a diverse portfolio of geothermal, hydro and industrial projects and services

• Join a collaborative, high-performing team with ambitious growth plans

• Play a key role in shaping how work is planned, resourced and delivered across the business

• Influence operational performance and business success

• Enjoy the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Taupō

Ready to Help Shape What's Next?

Join MB Century and play a pivotal role in optimising the people, resources and planning capability that supports the successful delivery of our projects and services.

APPLY ONLINE NOW

Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand and either live in Taupō or be willing to relocate.