Senior Planner - Data Centre

About the role

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Senior Planner for its data centre team in Qatar. The role takes the lead on strategic commissions and high-profile projects within a business unit that works with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

Key responsibilities

• Implement project planning and scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, covering both company and contractor roles and expectations
• Review and monitor detailed Primavera P6 schedules (WBS, activities, relationships, constraints, resource loading) per client specifications
• Conduct schedule analysis, forecasts and performance tracking (SPI, CPI, Earned Value)
• Integrate contract packages into the master plan schedule and review contractor schedules, recommending improvements to the client
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports for management and the client, and develop a project control procedure
• Verify project data with the contractor, support management decisions with scheduling insights, and develop mitigation plans
• Assess contractor extension of time claims, prepare defence reports and recommend responses
• Analyse critical path and constraints, check financial periods in the schedule, and assess the impact of variances and change orders
• Prepare resourcing plans, identify peak loads and recommend peak leveling
• Feed vendor, supplier, engineering and construction schedule data back into planning systems, and provide onsite progress measurement and billing verification

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling
• Track record on hyperscale data centre construction projects from inception to completion
• Proven experience with resource loading, cost/schedule integration and baseline management
• Experience coordinating schedule performance data into a master schedule platform and delivering status reports for large-scale projects
• Strong technical understanding of construction methods and contract terms, familiarity with PMI standards
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Required skills

• Project scheduling tools: MS Project, Primavera P3/P5/P6
• Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI