diff --git a/payu/cli.py b/payu/cli.py
index c2997219..b035c9d5 100644
--- a/payu/cli.py
+++ b/payu/cli.py
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ def submit_job(script, config, vars=None):
     sched_name = config.get('scheduler', DEFAULT_SCHEDULER_CONFIG)
     sched_type = scheduler_index[sched_name]
     sched = sched_type()
-    cmd = sched.submit(script, config, vars)
-    print(cmd)
-
-    subprocess.check_call(shlex.split(cmd))
+    job = sched.submit(script, config, vars)
+    print(job.id)
+    return job
diff --git a/payu/schedulers/payu-submit.sh b/payu/schedulers/payu-submit.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7adae55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/payu/schedulers/payu-submit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to run payu command on a scheduled job, e.g. path/to/python path/to/payu-run
+{{python_exe}} {{payu_exe}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/payu/schedulers/pbs.py b/payu/schedulers/pbs.py
index adcee9b5..d0133b2e 100644
--- a/payu/schedulers/pbs.py
+++ b/payu/schedulers/pbs.py
@@ -13,36 +13,33 @@
 import subprocess
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
+from tenacity import retry, stop_after_delay
+from hpcpy import PBSClient
+
 import payu.envmod as envmod
 from payu.fsops import check_exe_path
 from payu.manifest import Manifest
-from payu.schedulers.scheduler import Scheduler
-
-from tenacity import retry, stop_after_delay
-
+from payu.schedulers.scheduler import Scheduler, JOB_SCRIPT_TEMPLATE
 
 # TODO: This is a stub acting as a minimal port to a Scheduler class.
 class PBS(Scheduler):
     # TODO: __init__
 
-    def submit(self, pbs_script, pbs_config, pbs_vars=None, python_exe=None):
-        """Prepare a correct PBS command string"""
+    def submit(self, pbs_script, pbs_config, pbs_vars=None, python_exe=None,
+               dry_run=False):
+        """Submit a job using HPCpy PBS client"""
 
-        pbs_env_init()
+        # TODO: Is pbs_env_init() still required?
+        # pbs_env_init()
 
         # Initialisation
         if pbs_vars is None:
             pbs_vars = {}
 
-        # Necessary for testing
         if python_exe is None:
             python_exe = sys.executable
 
         pbs_flags = []
-
-        pbs_queue = pbs_config.get('queue', 'normal')
-        pbs_flags.append('-q {queue}'.format(queue=pbs_queue))
-
         pbs_project = pbs_config.get('project', os.environ['PROJECT'])
         pbs_flags.append('-P {project}'.format(project=pbs_project))
 
@@ -77,12 +74,6 @@ def submit(self, pbs_script, pbs_config, pbs_vars=None, python_exe=None):
         else:
             pbs_flags.append('-j {join}'.format(join=pbs_join))
 
-        # Append environment variables to qsub command
-        # TODO: Support full export of environment variables: `qsub -V`
-        pbs_vstring = ','.join('{0}={1}'.format(k, v)
-                               for k, v in pbs_vars.items())
-        pbs_flags.append('-v ' + pbs_vstring)
-
         storages = set()
         storage_config = pbs_config.get('storage', {})
         mounts = set(['/scratch', '/g/data'])
@@ -120,15 +111,13 @@ def submit(self, pbs_script, pbs_config, pbs_vars=None, python_exe=None):
         storages.update(find_mounts(extra_search_paths, mounts))
         storages.update(find_mounts(get_manifest_paths(), mounts))
 
-        # Add storage flags. Note that these are sorted to get predictable
-        # behaviour for testing
-        pbs_flags_extend = '+'.join(sorted(storages))
-        if pbs_flags_extend:
-            pbs_flags.append("-l storage={}".format(pbs_flags_extend))
+        # Sort the storages for testing
+        storages = sorted(list(storages))
 
+        # TODO: Is this still needed?
         # Set up environment modules here for PBS.
-        envmod.setup()
-        envmod.module('load', 'pbs')
+        # envmod.setup()
+        # envmod.module('load', 'pbs')
 
         # Check for custom container launcher script environment variable
         launcher_script = os.environ.get('ENV_LAUNCHER_SCRIPT_PATH')
@@ -141,14 +130,20 @@ def submit(self, pbs_script, pbs_config, pbs_vars=None, python_exe=None):
             # so the python executable is accessible in the container
             python_exe = f'{launcher_script} {python_exe}'
 
-        # Construct job submission command
-        cmd = 'qsub {flags} -- {python} {script}'.format(
-            flags=' '.join(pbs_flags),
-            python=python_exe,
-            script=pbs_script
+        client = PBSClient()
+        job = client.submit(
+            dry_run=dry_run,
+            directives=pbs_flags,
+            queue=pbs_config.get("queue", "normal"),
+            variables=pbs_vars,
+            storage=storages,
+            job_script=JOB_SCRIPT_TEMPLATE,
+            render=True,
+            python_exe=python_exe,
+            payu_exe=pbs_script,
         )
+        return job
 
-        return cmd
 
     def get_job_id(self, short: bool = True) -> Optional[str]:
         """Get PBS job ID
diff --git a/payu/schedulers/scheduler.py b/payu/schedulers/scheduler.py
index 83f0b205..82d86e24 100644
--- a/payu/schedulers/scheduler.py
+++ b/payu/schedulers/scheduler.py
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 # TODO: This class is currently just a stub.  I would hope that it will be
 # expanded to provide greater functionality in the future.
 
-
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 
+JOB_SCRIPT_TEMPLATE = Path(__file__).parent / "payu-submit.sh"
+
 class Scheduler(object):
     """Abstract scheduler class."""
 
diff --git a/payu/schedulers/slurm.py b/payu/schedulers/slurm.py
index 608744ed..f64777ce 100644
--- a/payu/schedulers/slurm.py
+++ b/payu/schedulers/slurm.py
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 
-from payu.fsops import check_exe_path
-from payu.schedulers.scheduler import Scheduler
+from hpcpy import SlurmClient
 
+from payu.fsops import check_exe_path
+from payu.schedulers.scheduler import Scheduler, JOB_SCRIPT_TEMPLATE
 
 class Slurm(Scheduler):
     # TODO: __init__
 
-    def submit(self, pbs_script, pbs_config, pbs_vars=None, python_exe=None):
+    def submit(self, pbs_script, pbs_config, pbs_vars=None, python_exe=None,
+              storages=None, dry_run=False):
         """Prepare a correct PBS command string"""
 
         if python_exe is None:
@@ -38,11 +40,13 @@ def submit(self, pbs_script, pbs_config, pbs_vars=None, python_exe=None):
         pbs_flags.append('--qos=debug')
         pbs_flags.append('--cluster=c4')
 
-        # Construct job submission command
-        cmd = 'sbatch {flags} --wrap="{python} {script}"'.format(
-            flags=' '.join(pbs_flags),
-            python=python_exe,
-            script=pbs_script
+        client = SlurmClient()
+        job = client.submit(
+            dry_run=dry_run,
+            directives=pbs_flags,
+            job_script=JOB_SCRIPT_TEMPLATE,
+            render=True,
+            python_exe=python_exe,
+            payu_exe=pbs_script,
         )
-
-        return cmd
+        return job
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 346a05c2..e20d97be 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "ruamel.yaml >=0.18.5",
     "packaging",
     "netCDF4",
+    "hpcpy"
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/test/test_pbs.py b/test/test_pbs.py
index 2637b20e..2048f069 100644
--- a/test/test_pbs.py
+++ b/test/test_pbs.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def test_run():
         config['modules'] = {}
         config['modules']['use'] = ['/f/data/mm01', '/f/data/mm02/test/modules']
 
-        cmd = sched.submit(payu_cmd, config, pbs_vars, python_exe)
+        cmd = sched.submit(payu_cmd, config, pbs_vars, python_exe, dry_run=True)
 
         print(cmd)
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def test_run():
         parser.add_argument('-P', type=str, required=True)
         parser.add_argument('-N', type=str, required=True)
         parser.add_argument('-v', metavar='KEY-VALUE',
-                            nargs='+', required=True)
+                            nargs=1, required=True) # Assuming one key-value pair
         parser.add_argument('-j', type=str, required=True)
         parser.add_argument('-l', metavar='KEY=VALUE',
                             nargs='+', action='append', required=True)
@@ -227,14 +227,19 @@ def test_run():
 
         env = {}
         for env_var in args.v:
-            k, v = env_var.split('=')
-            env[k] = v
+            if '=' in env_var:
+                k, v = env_var.split('=')
+                env[k] = v
 
         assert('PAYU_PATH' in env)
         assert(env['PAYU_PATH'] == str(payu_path))
 
-        assert(args.remaining[-2].endswith('python'))
-        assert(args.remaining[-1].endswith(payu_cmd))
+        script_path = args.remaining[-1]
+        with open(script_path, 'r') as f:
+            script_content = f.readlines()
+        assert script_content[0] == '#!/bin/bash\n'
+        assert script_content[-1].split()[-2].endswith('python')
+        assert script_content[-1].split()[-1].endswith(payu_cmd)
 
 
 @patch("payu.schedulers.pbs.pbs_env_init", return_value=True)
@@ -272,10 +277,12 @@ def test_submit_launcher_script_setting(
 
     # Generate the qsub command
     pbs_cmd = pbs.PBS().submit("payu-run", config,
-                               python_exe="/path/to/python")
-
-    _, cmd = pbs_cmd.split("--")
-    assert cmd.strip() == expected_cmd.format(tmp_path=tmp_path)
+                               python_exe="/path/to/python", dry_run=True)
+    script_path = pbs_cmd.split()[-1]
+    with open(script_path, 'r') as f:
+        script_content = f.readlines()
+    assert script_content[0] == '#!/bin/bash\n'
+    assert script_content[-1] == expected_cmd.format(tmp_path=tmp_path)
 
 
 def test_tenacity():