Senior Planning Manager

Rider Levett Bucknall RLB; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Mentoring schemes

Professional training

Competitive salary

Job summary

Rider Levett Bucknall RLB is seeking a Senior Planning Manager with Data Centre consultancy experience to join our Frankfurt team. You will lead project planning across high-profile Data Centre projects, ensuring robust schedules and alignment with client needs.

The role offers hybrid working, a competitive salary, and a strong mentorship culture as part of our employee-owned, collaborative practice.

Qualifications

• Data Centre consultancy experience required.
• Chartered professional qualification.
• Ability to manage a project from inception to post completion with client feedback.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Establish robust schedule reporting procedures.
• Regularly report to clients and internal teams.
• Conduct schedule scenario analysis.
• Manage contract administration and change control.
• Audit commissioning information and IMS schedules.
• Onsite verification and forecast accuracy.
• Support Data Centre project management team.
• Assist in marketing materials and bid responses.
• Develop data centre opportunities pipeline.
• Contribute to fee proposals and RFP responses.

Skills

Data Centre consultancy

Client service excellence

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Chartered (MCIOB MRICS MAPM MIARB)

Job description

Why RLB?

At RLB, we live by four simple ideas:

At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.

We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.

Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.

We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.

You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.

What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.

Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.

Department: Project Management

Location: Frankfurt

Compensation: €65,000 - €90,000 / year

Role Overview

We are currently recruiting a Senior Planning Manager with consultancy Data Centre experience to join a client focused team within the specified office to help develop and drive our Data Centre capability, working on high profile projects throughout the immediate region. This is an exciting opportunity for a high calibre individual to join and strengthen our team. RLB’s Data Centre team works on wide range of projects including new build, fitout, refurbishment and capacity upgrades. This role presents an excellent opportunity for a proactive individual to take responsibility for providing all services relating to project planning on Data Centre project.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish robust schedule reporting procedure to ensure streamlined data capture and analysis.
• Regular reporting to clients and internal client teams.
• Undertaking schedule scenario analysis based on proposed client options.
• Contract Administration (which requires a good understanding of building contracts).
• Implementation and management of a change control process.
• Understanding of testing and commissioning process and ability to audit commissioning process with input from the project team and align commissioning information into IMS integrated master schedules.
• Onsite verification of work, ensure schedule forecasts are accurately reflected.
• To support in the management of the Data Centre Project management team.
• To support and develop our Data Centre team working on new high profile Data Centre projects.
• To support and develop targeted marketing material, bid documents, capability statements and attend networking events relating to Data Centres.
• To support the Project Management Partners in developing a pipeline of Data Centre opportunities.
• To actively participate and support in the development of fee proposals and responses to RFPs.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in a Data Centre consultancy environment and demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

• Qualifications - Degree level.
• Chartership - Professional (chartered) qualification (MCIOB, MRICS, MAPM, MIARB or equivalent).
• Technical - Understands technical aspects of project delivery from inception to post-completion and is able to identify and promote solutions. Can advise on contractual matters and construction sequencing and durations.
• Managerial - Ability to manage a project from inception to post completion with Partner support, obtaining positive written client feedback.
• Behaviours - Recognised as a positive, collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to their peers and seniors. Recognised as a team player within a project environment with a strong willingness to learn.

RLB Employee Benefits

Our culture is built around enabling you to fulfil your potential, so you can look forward to benefits that include:

Hybrid Working - Working patterns to support your work-life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.

Well-Rewarded - A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.

Personal Development - A continuous learning and development programme, including established APC and in-house mentoring schemes.

Additional Benefits - We offer a wide range of benefits including professional membership subscriptions.

Exceptional Exposure- You’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across different sectors and regions.

Social Responsibility - We hold team and social events as well as charity fundraising and volunteering activities.

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Promise

We believe in building a diverse and inclusive environment where each person can be themselves, feel valued for their contribution and be challenged and supported to reach their full potential. We have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work, and that our workforce should reflect these communities and our clients. Our talent strategy should enable us to overcome bias in the construction industry by recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce. Find out more here: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - RLB | Europe

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