Project Planner - Data Center

Who is Turner & Townsend?

All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we’ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.

Our purpose:

Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.

The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It’s how we’ve made the difference for more than 75 years.

Our values:

Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don’t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.

Stronger together: We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.

Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice

The Data Center Project Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, tracking, and coordinating data center build, upgrade, migration, and infrastructure projects. The role ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to quality, safety, and operational requirements. 

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or similar.
• Create project work breakdown structures (WBS), milestones, and timelines.
• Monitor project progress and update schedules regularly.
• Identify schedule risks and recommend mitigation plans.
• Coordinate project dependencies across multiple workstreams.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Work closely with project managers, engineers, vendors, contractors, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate project status meetings and planning sessions.
• Communicate project updates, risks, and issues to leadership.

Resource & Capacity Planning

• Track resource allocation and utilization.
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, and facility requirements.
• Support capacity planning for power, cooling, rack space, network, and compute infrastructure.

Risk & Change Management

• Maintain project risk and issue registers.
• Analyze schedule impacts resulting from scope changes.
• Support change management processes and approvals.

Reporting & Governance

• Prepare weekly and monthly project dashboards.
• Generate schedule performance reports and KPI tracking.
• Support project audits, documentation, and compliance activities.

Vendor Management

• Coordinate with suppliers and contractors on delivery schedules.
• Track procurement activities and equipment lead times.
• Monitor vendor performance against project commitments.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 3-8 years of experience in project planning, data center construction, IT infrastructure projects, or PMO functions.
• Experience managing complex project schedules and dependencies.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and lifecycle management
• PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-SP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with data center environments.
• Knowledge of power, cooling, networking, servers, storage, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience using:
  • Microsoft Project
  • Primavera P6
  • Smartsheet
  • Jira
  • Power BI
  • Excel

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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