Senior Planner - Data Centre Projects (Zurich)

Mercury; Zürich; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury is seeking a Senior Planner for Zurich, Switzerland, to oversee planning on large-scale projects, coordinating pre-construction through commissioning, and reporting progress. The role requires strong leadership, advanced Excel skills, and experience managing planners on complex data centre projects.

Einzelne Aufgaben umfassen die Erstellung und Pflege von Zeitplänen, Berichterstattung, Meetings mit Kunden und Subunternehmern sowie die Vertretung des Planning Managers, wenn nötig.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in Engineering subject and/ or Planning/ Project Planning.
• 7 years’ experience as a Project Planner/ Senior Planner on large scale projects
• Experience with Data Centres would be an advantage
• Experience leading a team of planners with excellent communication and organisation skills
• Proficiency in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining schedules for pre-construction / construction / commissioning
• Developing and maintaining progress databases
• Progress reporting
• Milestone projections, delay / float path analysis
• Attending schedule meetings and liaising with client and subcontractors
• Leading planning meetings and supporting weekly workforce planning systems
• Resource / cash loading of schedules
• Providing data for payment applications
• Covering Planning Manager responsibilities when required

Skills

Planning

Leadership

Communication

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Mercury is seeking a Senior Planner for Zurich, Switzerland, to oversee planning on large-scale projects, coordinating pre-construction through commissioning, and reporting progress. The role requires strong leadership, advanced Excel skills, and experience managing planners on complex data centre projects.

Einzelne Aufgaben umfassen die Erstellung und Pflege von Zeitplänen, Berichterstattung, Meetings mit Kunden und Subunternehmern sowie die Vertretung des Planning Managers, wenn nötig.