Senior Planning Manager - Data Centre Infrastructure

STACK Infrastructure EMEA; Genf; On-site; CHF 111,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Competitive compensation

Challenging projects

Job summary

STACK Infrastructure seeks a Senior Planning Manager to lead planning strategy across its data centre developments in Europe, from development through construction and handover. You will own integrated master schedules, challenge assumptions, identify risks and provide trusted advice to project and executive stakeholders.

You will drive governance, coordinate with Development, Design, Delivery and Commercial teams, and manage external consultants to deliver on-time, on-budget outcomes across

Qualifications

• Extensive construction planning experience on complex data centre programmes.
• Advanced Primavera P6 and/or Oracle Primavera Cloud expertise.
• Strong understanding of CPM and Earned Value Management.
• Commercial and contractual awareness, ideally including FIDIC environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to influence senior leaders through data-driven recommendations.
• Engineering/Construction degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, own and maintain a portfolio of Integrated Master Schedules across complex data centre programmes.
• Lead schedule workshops with internal teams, consultants and contractors.
• Provide strategic programme analysis, identifying schedule risks, opportunities and recovery plans.
• Manage external planning consultants and ensure high-quality schedule outputs.
• Review contractor programmes for compliance, logic, critical path and contractual requirements.
• Support commercial discussions relating to extensions of time, variations and schedule impacts.
• Monitor portfolio milestones and provide clear reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement of planning processes, standards and governance.
• Collaborate across Development, Design, Delivery and Commercial teams to achieve programme objectives.

Skills

Primavera P6

CPM scheduling

Earned Value Management

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Engineering/Construction knowledge

Education

Engineering/Construction Management degree

Tools

Primavera P6/Primavera Cloud

Job description

Senior Planning Manager – Data Centre Infrastructure

Locations – Frankfurt | Geneva | Zurich

Role Summary

As Senior Planning Manager within our Planning & Scheduling department, you will lead planning strategy across STACK Infrastructure’s mission‑critical data centre developments, providing programme leadership from early development through construction and handover. You will own a portfolio of integrated master schedules, challenge program assumptions, identify risks and opportunity, and provide trusted advice to project and executive stakeholders. This is an opportunity to influence delivery across a growing European portfolio while driving planning excellence and governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, own and maintain a portfolio of Integrated Master Schedules across complex data centre programmes.

• Lead schedule workshops with internal teams, consultants and contractors.

• Provide strategic programme analysis, identifying schedule risks, opportunities and recovery plans.

• Manage external planning consultants and ensure high-quality schedule outputs.

• Review contractor programmes for compliance, logic, critical path and contractual requirements.

• Support commercial discussions relating to extensions of time, variations and schedule impacts.

• Monitor portfolio milestones and provide clear reporting to senior stakeholders.

• Drive continuous improvement of planning processes, standards and governance.

• Collaborate across Development, Design, Delivery and Commercial teams to achieve programme objectives.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive construction planning experience on complex infrastructure or mission‑critical projects.

• Advanced Primavera P6 and/or Oracle Primavera Cloud expertise.

• Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM), Earned Value Management and integrated scheduling.

• Commercial and contractual awareness, ideally including FIDIC environments.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Ability to influence senior leaders through clear programme insight and data‑driven recommendations.

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent experience.

What We Offer

• Work on critical digital infrastructure supporting some of the world’s most advanced data centre environments.

• Build your career within a fast-growing European platform with opportunities for development and progression.

• Competitive compensation and benefits designed to support you professionally and personally.

About STACK Infrastructure

STACK is a proven, trusted partner for the world’s most innovative companies, designing, developing and operating sustainable global digital infrastructure. Backed by reliable delivery and development expertise, STACK brings speed, scale, certainty and responsibility to a rapidly evolving digital infrastructure landscape.