Planner/risk Manager

**DATA4'S MISSION**:
DATA4 builds smart, scalable digital facilities that support our customers’ growth in Europe. We design, construct, and operate our own data centers, providing secure and high-performance data hosting solutions.

**DATA4 VALUES**:
Our core values guide our work:
**Entrepreneurship**: We are proactive teams that make things happen with responsibility.

**Responsibility**: We are accountable for our impact on people, society, and the environment.

**Adaptability**: We respond to current challenges while anticipating future needs.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
The Construction Scheduler Manager will plan and develop schedules for large-scale data center projects across Europe. This role involves working independently or in teams, managing local senior Schedulers/Planners, and defining scheduling processes for the Group. He/she will report to the Corporate Construction Planning Manager.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Technical duties**:

- Schedule projects using Primavera P6, developing timelines for infrastructure projects over €100 million.
- Analyze project documents to identify impacts and opportunities for improvement.
- Establish and maintain plans, networks, and resources for new and ongoing projects, enhancing efficiency.
- Develop and uphold the baseline schedule with S-curves and reporting formats for clarity.
- Create project-specific procedures, including the Work Breakdown Structure and progress measurement methods.
- Prepare insightful reports on progress, critical paths, deviations, and forecasts.
- Seamlessly integrate contract scope changes into relevant plans.
- Foster strong communication and follow up on project activities to resolve issues quickly.
- Provide timely reports on changes to planned progress.
- Work with other Project Services disciplines to ensure quality deliverables.
- Collect and analyze historical data for improved planning and forecasting.
- Understand and Use Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and Quantitative Schedule Risk Management.
- Prepare and present Time-Impact Analyses (TIAs).
- Review schedule narratives from stakeholders and provide constructive feedback.
- Build relationships with clients through regular meetings and informative reports.

Other important responsibilities:

- Improve schedule management processes at the Group level.
- Coordinate with local planners and ensure schedule consistency.
- Serve as the main contact for external customers regarding scheduling.

IMS CERTIFICATION RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Comply with policies on health and safety, environmental standards, information security, and energy consumption.

**REQUIREMENTS**:
General & technical skills:

- Education equal to a bachelor’s or master’s degree in planning engineering discipline. Long and relevant work experience may compensate for lack of formal education.
- 8 - 12 years relevant planning experience. Advanced knowledge in key areas of plannings techniques and analysis and a good understanding of current good engineering practice.
- Ability to lead and function within a planning team and across multiple projects.
- Ability to prioritize own workload.
- Manage time, accordingly, manage changes within own remit on a project.
- Inform team members where constraints will affect a project in terms of program or budget.
- Demonstrable ability to work within time/budget constraints
- Knowledge of Primavera P6 (mandatory).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in English (engineering, construction.)
- Solid analytical skills to collect and interpret data.

IT skills:

- Proficient in P6 and all related modules.
- Proficient in PRA or any other QSRA modelling software.
- Skilled in Power BI & Ms Office.