Associate Divisional Planning Manager

Mercury GmbH; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury is seeking an Associate Divisional Planning Manager in Helsinki, Finland. The role leads and coordinates all planning activities across a portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment with standards and providing strategic guidance to senior management.

Applicants should bring 10+ years of planning experience, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and a proven ability to mentor planners while driving continuous improvement in planning practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years planning and project controls in large-scale construction or data centre environments.
• Ability to lead planning across multiple projects with quality deliverables.
• Expertise in Primavera P6, baselining, CPM analysis, EVM and recovery planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and be accountable for all planning activities within the portfolio.
• Advise Divisional and site management on planning strategy and recovery actions.
• Implement and enforce planning SOPs and minimum requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and support to planning teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning across the division.

Skills

10+ years planning experience

lead planning functions

advanced Primavera P6

schedule baselining & EVM

stakeholder management

commercial awareness

mentoring planners

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Associate Divisional Planning Manager, Helsinki, Finland

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection.

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Primary reporting line to the Divisional Planning Manager


• Functional reporting line to the Divisional Operations Team (as required for portfolio delivery)


• Member of the Planning Department Management Team


• Lead and be accountable for all planning activities within the assigned portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment with Group and Divisional standards


• Advise and support Divisional and SBU Management Teams (including MDs, OMs, PMs, CMs and site teams) on planning strategy, performance and recovery actions


• Assess, maintain and communicate schedule risk for the portfolio (including risk levels, drivers and mitigations), escalating material risks to the Divisional Planning Manager and Operations as appropriate


• Implement Planning SOPs, processes, templates and minimum requirements across the assigned projects and ensure consistent application


• Ensure appropriate planning and progress systems are established on each project, including schedule set-up, baselining, progress measurement and reporting


• Provide technical leadership and support to project planning teams, including troubleshooting complex planning issues and driving timely resolution


• Support recruitment and onboarding of Planning staff for the portfolio; manage, coach, train and develop planners as delegated by the Divisional Planning Manager


• Promote schedule literacy across the Division and project teams


• Deliver and/or coordinate planning training for Divisional leadership and project teams (including MDs, OMs, PMs, CMs and construction teams) to ensure consistent understanding of planning principles and expectations


• Engage with Clients as required to support the business, including programme reviews, progress reporting and schedule-related communications


• Support and advise on bids and tenders (including project selection) by developing/reviewing programmes, assumptions, resourcing and risk allowances


• Assist in the preparation of claims and provide planning data/analysis to support contractual correspondence and dispute resolution


• Drive best practice and continuous improvement in planning within the portfolio, contributing to Planning Department innovation initiatives


• Provide cover for Divisional Planning Manager responsibilities when required


• Provide cover for Senior Planner responsibilities when required


• Travel to projects and offices as required to carry out the above duties


• Maintain objectivity, integrity and factual reporting in all planning outputs and communications


• Undertake additional responsibilities as part of the Planning Department Management Team subsidiary functions, as required


• Carry out all other duties associated with the role

Essential Criteria for the Role:

• 10+ years’ planning and project controls experience within large-scale construction, engineering, or mission-critical environments, preferably within the Data Centre sector, with proven experience supporting senior planning leadership across multiple projects.


• Proven capability to lead planning functions on complex projects or programmes, ensuring consistent planning behaviours, schedule quality, reporting discipline, and alignment with divisional expectations


• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6, integrated master scheduling, baseline management, critical path analysis, EVM, DCMA principles, schedule quality assurance, and recovery planning


• Strong understanding of Data Centre delivery from design development and procurement through CSA, MEP, commissioning, energisation, integrated systems testing, handover and close-out


• Commercial and contractual awareness


• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills


• Experience leading, mentoring and supporting planners, developing team capability, reviewing planning outputs, and promoting consistent planning standards across project teams

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.