Planning Scheduling Manager Data Centre

Turner & Townsend is currently recruiting for a Planning/Scheduling Manager to join our data centre team in the Middle East.

With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on strategic commissions and high-profile projects this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with Turner & Townsend.

Responsibilities:

• Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy plans and procedures reflecting both Company and contractor roles responsibilities and expectations
• Assess review and monitor detailed Primavera P6 schedules including WBS activities relationships constraints and resource loading according to Client Specifications.
• Conduct schedule analysis forecasts and performance tracking (e.g. SPI CPI Earned Value)
• Integrate various contract packages into master plan schedule
• Review contractors submitted schedule and make recommendations to client
• Prepare regular internal/external weekly and monthly progress report for management and client
• Develop a project control procedure to monitor the progress of project. 
• Interact with contractor and verify the project data to update project schedule
• Support project management in key decision-making with reliable scheduling insights
• Develop mitigation plans
• Assess any contractors extension of time claim and prepare defense claim report
• Put forward recommendation report for any contractors EOT claim
• Analyze critical path and constraints to determine the effect of changes to project schedule. Ensure that the Financial Periods are set and followed by the Contractor in the Schedule
• Analyze and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order. 
• Prepare resourcing plans for the overall and individual project phases identifying any excessive peak numbers and making recommendations for peak leveling. 
• Ensure that schedule related from vendors suppliers engineering and construction contractors of projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems. 
• Working closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules produced. 
• Provide onsite progress measurement and verification of billing.  

Qualifications :

• 10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling with a focus on complex construction projects.
• Track record of working on the construction of hyperscale Data Centre projects from inception to completion
• Expert experience level using project scheduling tools (MS Project Primavera P3 P5 P6) Excel PowerPoint and Power BI. 
• Proven experience with resource loading cost/schedule integration and baseline management
• Experience in coordinating multiple sources of schedule performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project status reports required for large scale projects
• Strong technical understanding of construction methodologies and contract terms
• Familiarity with international project management standards (PMI)
• Ability to lead coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required. 
• The tenacity and drive to inject value and create solutions. 
• Develops good working relationships with project team. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time