Campus Planning Lead - Hyperscale Data Centers

Job Type:  Full-time

Salary:  Competitive + Benefits + Relocation Support

Overview
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading international developer for a Campus Planning Lead to take ownership of programme planning across a major hyperscale data centre campus in Groningen.

This is a senior, high-impact position responsible for the end-to-end planning and coordination of multiple large-scale data centre projects within a single campus environment. The successful candidate will act as the central planning authority, ensuring alignment across all projects and driving delivery against a fully integrated master programme.

This role requires deep expertise in construction planning, strong leadership capability, and the ability to manage complex stakeholder environments across multiple concurrent work streams.

Key Responsibilities

Own and manage the integrated master programme schedule across multiple hyperscale data centre projects

Identify and manage cross-project dependencies, shared infrastructure milestones, and critical path activities

Establish and maintain planning standards, governance frameworks, and reporting structures

Lead programme-level planning forums, schedule reviews, and risk workshops with senior stakeholders

Project Schedule Management

Work closely with project planners and construction leads to develop detailed Level 3/4 schedules

Monitor programme performance, analyse variances, and implement corrective actions

Produce regular schedule reporting, earned value analysis, and forecasting updates

Ensure alignment between individual project schedules and the overall campus delivery plan

Stakeholder & Interface Management

Act as the primary planning interface between programme teams, client representatives, and contractors

Coordinate planning across civil, structural, MEP, and fit-out work streams

Present programme status, risks, and mitigation strategies to senior and executive-level stakeholders

Lead schedule risk assessments and maintain the programme risk register

Assess and manage the impact of change events on programme timelines

Proactively identify risks and opportunities, driving mitigation and optimisation strategies

Requirements

Minimum  10 years’ experience  in project planning or programme controls within major construction or infrastructure projects

Proven track record delivering  complex, multi-project programmes  in a lead planning capacity

Advanced proficiency in  Primavera P6  (essential)

Strong understanding of planning methodologies including:

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage at both technical and senior stakeholder level

Must hold a  valid EU passport

Willingness to be based  on-site in Groningen full-time

Preferred

Experience in  hyperscale or large-scale data centre projects

Background in  mission-critical, industrial, or campus-scale infrastructure programmes

Experience working within  multi-contractor, complex delivery environments

Professional accreditation (e.g.  APM, PMI-SP, or equivalent )

What’s on Offer

A senior leadership role on one of Europe’s most significant  data centre campus developments

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package

Opportunity to work on  cutting-edge hyperscale infrastructure projects

Long-term programme stability with a strong multi-year pipeline

Relocation support  available for candidates moving to Groningen

Additional Information
Candidates must hold a valid EU passport. Unfortunately, applicants without EU work authorisation cannot be considered.

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