Planner/Scheduler - Data Centre Construction Projects

About the role

Turner & Townsend is hiring a Planner/Scheduler for data centre construction projects in Barcelona. The role covers advanced planning, scheduling, progress measurement, change management implementation and analysis, which may involve a single major project or several smaller ones. It requires a thorough understanding of planning and scheduling techniques, risk analysis and risk management, and support of project objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Implement the project planning and scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both company and contractor roles and expectations.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) with the Project Lead, Project Cost Engineer and contractor project controls leads, and with Project Execution Plans.
• Prepare staffing, engineering and construction progress reports, and customised reports.
• Perform probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules and contractor schedules.
• Carry out schedule analysis, critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole.
• Analyse deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule, highlight bottlenecks and delays, and propose corrective actions.
• Contribute to the monthly project report and prepare specific reports and presentations, including the schedule impact of variances and change orders.
• Prepare resourcing plans for each phase, identify excessive peaks and recommend peak leveling.

Required profile

• Expertise in project controls and time/schedule management, preferably in data centres, life sciences/pharma or related sectors.
• Fluent English and Spanish.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build good working relationships with the project team.
• Tenacity and drive to inject value and create solutions.

Required skills

• Project scheduling tools, with Primavera P6 preferred.
• Ability to coordinate multiple schedule inputs and performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports.