- Competitive salary and overall package.
- Structured rotation for project-based personnel.
- Company-provided or supported accommodation.
- Transport support associated with the project.
- Per diems / subsistence allowances where applicable.
- Exposure to complex M&E installation and commissioning programmes.
- Strong involvement across Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning.
- Career progression into Senior Planner, Planning Manager or Project Controls Manager roles.
Project Planner - M&E Hyperscale Data Centre - Berlin
- Competitive salary and overall package.
- Structured rotation for project-based personnel.
- Company-provided or supported accommodation.
- Transport support associated with the project.
- Per diems / subsistence allowances where applicable.
- Exposure to complex M&E installation and commissioning programmes.
- Strong involvement across Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning.
- Long-term European Data Centre project pipeline.
- Career progression into Senior Planner, Planning Manager or Project Controls Manager roles.
About the Opportunity
A leading Tier 1 Contractor is seeking an experienced M&E Project Planner to join its project team in Berlin, delivering a large-scale Hyperscale Data Centre.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining detailed M&E programmes covering the full lifecycle of Mechanical and Electrical services, from design and procurement through installation, testing, commissioning and handover.
This role is ideally suited to a Planner with strong experience coordinating complex M&E packages within Data Centre, Pharmaceutical, Semiconductor or other mission-critical environments.
Key Responsibilities of the Project Planner:
- Develop and maintain detailed M&E project programmes using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
- Integrate Mechanical and Electrical activities into the overall master programme.
- Plan key M&E workstreams including design, BIM coordination, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning.
- Programme major Mechanical packages including HVAC, chilled water, pipework, ventilation and associated plant.
- Programme major Electrical packages including LV/MV systems, transformers, switchgear, UPS, generators, busbar and containment.
- Coordinate planning inputs from Engineering, BIM, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC and Commissioning teams.
- Monitor long-lead equipment and ensure procurement dates align with installation requirements.
- Track critical M&E interfaces with CSA works and identify access, readiness and sequencing constraints.
- Develop look-ahead programmes for Mechanical and Electrical installation teams.
- Monitor actual progress against baseline schedules and identify potential delays.
- Prepare recovery programmes and mitigation strategies where required.
- Support labour and resource forecasting across M&E packages.
- Monitor testing, commissioning and energisation milestones through to IST and final handover.
- Provide programme updates, progress reports and critical-path analysis to senior project management and the client.
Necessary Requirements of the Project Planner:
- Proven experience as an M&E Planner, Project Planner or Planning Engineer.
- Strong experience within Data Centres, Pharmaceutical, Semiconductor, Industrial or other technically complex M&E projects.
- Excellent understanding of Mechanical and Electrical construction sequencing.
- Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
- Experience integrating design, procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
- Good understanding of M&E systems including HVAC, chilled water, LV/MV distribution, UPS, generators and switchgear.
- Experience planning long-lead equipment, commissioning activities and system handover.
- Strong understanding of critical path, programme risk and schedule recovery.
- Excellent communication, reporting and stakeholder-management skills.
- Previous Hyperscale Data Centre experience is highly desirable.
- Full working rights to operate in Germany / Europe are preferred.
Why Apply?
This role offers the opportunity to join a leading Tier 1 Contractor on a major Hyperscale Data Centre project in Berlin, with direct responsibility for planning some of the most complex Mechanical and Electrical packages on the project.