Roles & Responsibilities

As Regional Planning Manager, you will have primary responsibility for all Planning, Scheduling and related Project Controls matters for our Data-Centre Construction Projects across our regional business to ensure projects are delivered in a safe, efficient, timely and responsible manner to a world-class standard. The successful candidate shall be expected to assist both internal and external stakeholders in any way possible to ensure projects are completed to the required timescales, within their stated budgets and are being properly reported. The successful candidate will be expected to identify and address Programme challenges and opportunities by working collaboratively with multiple cross-border teams. The successful candidate will be responsible for project planning large data-centre developments.

• Lead the preparation and management of regional overview and strategic programme project planning and reporting.
• Develop project engineering, construction and procurement schedules together with associated information required schedules.
• Assist in the preparation and implementation of standardised schedule-related project reporting procedures and deliverables, including dashboards.
• Prepare and present periodic schedule and project controls related reports for management / executive approval.
• Peer-review and provide subject-matter expertise on vendor provided projects schedules and related documents to ensure compliance with project objectives.
• Review schedule trends to identify problem areas and recommend corrective action to management. Monitor actual progress against planned progress.
• Provide proactive subject-matter expert expertise to STT GDC vendors re project scheduling, manning and material flow and suggest possible courses of corrective action.
• Working closely with the Project Teams to ensure that Master and Contract programmes are feasible, comply with contractual documents, deliverables and deadlines.
• Interface with all members of the TPOE to achieve project deliverables. Interface with the main contractor, sub-contractors, vendors and internal management on planning and scheduling related activities.
• Attend off-site meetings on as-required / ad-hoc basis in support of planning and scheduling matters.
• Review schedules for slippage of key dates, deliverables and deadline, and champion mitigation scheduling as required.
• Assist in the defence / approval of any claim for time extension or major change to the project schedule.
• Assist in Project Risk and Opportunities Management, including schedule risk identification and mitigation.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area of study
• Relevant professional body accreditations.
• Recognised project planning expert with a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Planner or relevant Project Controls Field.
• Significant project planning experience showing clear career progression through working client side and/or contractor/consultancy.
• Experience of working on high value, hi-tech, greenfield construction projects.
• Significant knowledge and experience with Engineering and Construction, preferably from a data-centre projects background.
• Expert skills in the use of Primavera (P6) and MS Project are essential.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills is essential.
• Adept in communicating with both internal and external stakeholders - colleagues, consultants, contractors, clients, authorities, etc on process and timelines.
• Ability to communicate our strategy and outcomes effectively to senior leadership including Senior Management and key customer representatives.
• Able to travel overseas up to 25% of the time.

Tell employers what skills you have

Project Risk
Defence
Mac
Budgets
Regional Planning
MS Project
Trend Analysis
Planner
Primavera P6
Adaptability
Demand Planning
Supply Chain Management
Project Engineering
Product Launch