Project Scheduling in Hobart

Project scheduling services for Hobart projects

We develop tender programs with the contract baseline in mind, carrying the bid’s logic and assumptions forward and recording agreed changes after award, then keep the program current through delivery.

• Tender programs: sequence, procurement windows, Indirects and resource demand, prepared for the tender submission with the Basis of Schedule and Methodology.

• Baseline programs: the agreed reference program established in accordance with the contract, with subsequent baseline changes controlled and recorded.

• Program updates: actual progress and remaining-work forecasts recorded in the current program, compared with the baseline, with variance reporting and an archived record of each update.

• Shutdown and turnaround planning: outage programs planned in hours, with the critical path, resourcing and methodology for work on operating plant.

• Schedule recovery: a recovery program built from actual progress, with options tested, costed and agreed with the delivery team.

• Schedule risk analysis: completion dates at chosen confidence levels, with contingency sized from the analysis.

• Forensic delay analysis: extension of time and delay claims built on contemporaneous project records.

Relevant sector experience

Our experience across Australia provides a basis for supporting Tasmanian energy, infrastructure and industrial projects, including:

• Energy and utilities: outage and commissioning work on operating plant

• Transport and civil infrastructure: roads, bridges and rail, staged around live networks

• Mining and industrial processing: plant upgrades and shutdowns on operating facilities

We can support Tasmanian project teams remotely, with site attendance agreed to suit the scope and project requirements.

Tasmanian conditions built into the program

• Bass Strait logistics made explicit. Where plant or materials are sourced from the mainland, we link supplier readiness, freight bookings, sailing schedules and onward delivery to the activities they support. Interstate specialist mobilisation is planned separately, with travel and availability assumptions confirmed by the delivery team.

• Working calendars checked by location and organisation. Tasmania has regional holidays, including Royal Hobart Regatta and Royal Hobart Show in applicable areas, while Recreation Day applies in areas that do not observe the Regatta. Easter Tuesday generally applies only to the Tasmanian Public Service. We check the actual calendars of site teams, suppliers and approval organisations rather than applying one statewide calendar.

• Specialist capacity checked against major energy work. Marinus Link Stage 1 construction is expected to begin in 2026, with commercial operation intended in 2030. Where delivery depends on a limited number of specialist contractors, crews, items of plant or shipping capacity, we identify those dependencies and confirm availability with the delivery team.

Tasmanian project pipeline

The Tasmanian Government’s March 2026 infrastructure pipeline update identifies $39.5 billion across 402 projects underway or planned over ten years, including $10.9 billion in the South and more than $17 billion in private-sector projects. Labour is also short nationally: Infrastructure Australia’s November 2025 report estimated a shortage of 141,000 workers on public infrastructure works in October 2025, forecast to peak above 300,000 in mid-2027.

We distinguish announced, committed and active projects when considering potential competition for suppliers and specialist resources, make procurement and resource assumptions explicit, and identify when availability needs confirming.

Tasmanian approvals in the program

Tasmanian planning applications are assessed through the relevant council, with ordinary decision periods of 28 calendar days for permitted applications and 42 calendar days for discretionary applications. We establish the applicable clock commencement, information requirements and referral pathway with the project’s planning advisers rather than treating lodgement as an automatic start date.

The program distinguishes application preparation and validation, payment, assessment, information-response periods, discretionary exhibition and decision. Where relevant, it also shows heritage, EPA and TasWater interfaces, appeal-related constraints and conditions that must be satisfied before work can commence. Exhibition is modelled within the applicable assessment process, not added again to the published decision period. Our article on scheduling project approvals explains the method.

Frequently asked questions

Do you provide project scheduling for Hobart projects?

Yes. We provide Primavera P6 project scheduling for energy, infrastructure and industrial projects in Hobart and across Tasmania, from tender and baseline programs through progress updates, recovery and delay analysis.

How do you program Bass Strait logistics?

Where plant or materials come from the mainland, we link supplier readiness, freight bookings, sailing schedules and onward delivery to the activities they support, and plan interstate specialist mobilisation separately with the delivery team.

How do you handle Tasmanian planning approvals?

Working with the project’s planning advisers, we establish the applicable council assessment pathway, clock commencement and referral requirements. We distinguish information requests, exhibition, decision and any conditions or appeal-related constraints affecting when work can commence, without double-counting activities included in the assessment period.

Can you work to Hobart hours?

Yes. We work Hobart time for Hobart projects, including progress meetings, tender deadlines and program submissions.