Planner / Scheduler - MEP Data Centre (Aus Wide)

About the role

Turner & Townsend is looking for Planners / Schedulers to join its growing Data Centres team, with multiple openings across its Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth offices. You will support the delivery of complex, mission-critical data centre projects across Australia, working with developers, operators, contractors and technology providers on large-scale, high-value Data Centre and MEP developments.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor the master plan schedule, preparing and monitoring tasks so project requirements are met on schedule.
• Integrate various contract packages into the master plan schedule and review contractors' submitted schedules, making recommendations to the client.
• Prepare regular internal and external weekly and monthly progress reports for management and the client.
• Develop a project control procedure to monitor project progress and interact with contractors to verify project data and update the schedule.
• Develop mitigation plans, assess contractor extension of time claims and prepare defence claim reports and recommendation reports.
• Analyse the critical path and constraints to understand the effect of changes to the schedule, and work out site logistics planning.
• Prepare and propose micro-management schedules for critical elements of work.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling, focused on complex construction projects, ideally with data centre experience.
• Experience coordinating multiple sources of schedule performance data into a master schedule platform and delivering project status reports for large-scale projects.
• Excellent English and Italian language skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build good working relationships with the project team.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Earned Value Management (EVM).