Senior Planner- Data Center

Turner & Townsend is currently recruiting for a Senior Planner to join our data centre team in Qatar. 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 contractor s 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 contractor s extension of time claim and prepare defense claim report • Put forward recommendation report for any contractor s 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. • • 10+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling. • 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