Data Centre Project Planner — Kurri Kurri, NSW

CPB Contractors; Armidale; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Career progression opportunities

Data Centre project experience

Job summary

CPB Contractors is seeking an experienced Planner to join our Data Centre project in Kurri Kurri, NSW. You will develop and maintain detailed project programmes, monitor progress against milestones, and provide planning insights to support on-time delivery of a complex, high-profile infrastructure project.

Key responsibilities include critical path analysis, forecasting, and collaborating with engineering, commercial, procurement and construction teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related discipline.
• Experience planning on building, industrial, infrastructure or data centre projects.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and understanding of planning principles.
• Ability to develop, analyse and manage detailed project schedules.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary project team.
• Proactive and solutions-focused approach to project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project programmes and construction schedules.
• Monitor progress against milestones and contractual requirements.
• Produce short-term and long-term planning reports, look-ahead schedules, and progress updates.
• Conduct critical path analysis and identify schedule risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies.
• Support forecasting, resource planning, and productivity assessments.
• Liaise with engineering, commercial, procurement, and construction teams to ensure alignment of project activities.
• Assist in the preparation of project controls reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Support change management processes and assess the schedule impacts of project variations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across planning and project controls functions.

Skills

Schedule development

Critical path analysis

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Solutions-focused

Education

Engineering / Construction Management / Project Management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

CPB Contractors is seeking an experienced Planner to join our Data Centre project in Kurri Kurri, NSW. You will develop and maintain detailed project programmes, monitor progress against milestones, and provide planning insights to support on-time delivery of a complex, high-profile infrastructure project.

Key responsibilities include critical path analysis, forecasting, and collaborating with engineering, commercial, procurement and construction teams.