Senior Planner - Data Center Projects

About the role

A leading international engineering and construction business, which delivers mission-critical infrastructure such as data centers for major technology and hyperscale organisations, is looking to strengthen its planning function with an experienced Senior Planner based in Paris. The role takes ownership of planning across a major data center project or portfolio, covering the full planning lifecycle, programme strategy and schedule governance.

Key responsibilities

• Own the planning function for an assigned project or portfolio and act as the senior planning authority for schedule matters
• Develop and maintain detailed programmes for pre-construction, construction and commissioning using Primavera P6 or equivalent
• Manage programme architecture: WBS structures, activity coding, calendars, logic networks and constraints
• Lead critical path, near-critical path, float and milestone analysis, and delay, disruption and scenario analysis with mitigation strategies
• Lead Earned Value Management (CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, TCPI) where required, and monitor schedule performance and productivity
• Run regular site progress audits and prepare tender programmes for estimating and bids
• Support weekly workface planning and 1, 3 and 6-week lookaheads, resource and cash-load programmes, and review subcontractor programmes
• Produce programme reports, dashboards, lookaheads, progress narratives and risk summaries, and improve planning processes

Required profile

• Ideally 5+ years in planning/project controls in large-scale construction, engineering or mission-critical environments
• Previous data center experience highly desirable; full project lifecycle experience from design and procurement to commissioning and handover
• Strong understanding of programme logic, critical path analysis, baseline control and float management
• Good knowledge of Earned Value Management, schedule variance, productivity analysis and recovery planning
• Experience producing detailed programme reports, dashboards and risk reporting
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment

Required skills

• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills

What we offer

• Salary up to EUR 95k plus rotation package
• Major hyperscale data center projects with an established international business and growing European portfolio
• Strong long-term career progression