Senior Planner - Data Centre

Job Description

The selected candidate will operate in a collaborative supporting team environment, ensuring that client objectives are met. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self‑motivated individual who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and who wants to make a difference to the Project Management division.

To support Project Management commissions in developing plans and programmes to deliver our services and projects and monitor and report against these in accordance with defined scopes of duties and T&T systems.

Mission and Values:
To support Project Management commissions to achieve safe and efficient outcomes that meet agreed profit and client satisfaction objectives;
To develop and maintain relationships with clients, peers and others who are influential in providing future business.

• Provide support to the project team for all planning functions, ensuring that issues within the programme are highlighted and understood.
• Give appropriate planning advice and direction to project team members and all relevant stakeholders and produce programme assurance reports on our client commissions.
• Produce progress reports showing variance against the baselines.
• Deliver periodic programme updates and input to project reports.
• Coordinate between clients and their partners, consultants and contractors; programme of works and compliance with the Project Programme; reporting areas of non‑compliance for resolution.
• As appropriate and required, provide planning support to the bidding team to submit all activity necessary to submit bidding documentation on time.

• Data Centre experience is essential for this role.
• BSc Degree in the relevant field is preferred; minimum 5‑10 years post‑graduate experience required.
• Regional experience with professional consultancy is necessary.
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency with multiple discipline‑specific software applications such as Primavera (P6) and/or other planning and resourcing software.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Professional working knowledge of project management and planning software and tools.
• Project experience within power and energy is preferred.