Lead Planner

Expertise Delivered; Finland; On-site; EUR 148,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

HelsinkiCMC seeks a highly experienced Lead Planner to own the programme schedule for a major AI data-centre project near Helsinki. You will develop and maintain the integrated master schedule, challenge contractor programmes and provide reliable schedule intelligence to the Project Director and leadership.

Responsibilities include leading schedule reviews, establishing milestones, and coordinating long-lead procurement with construction priorities.

Qualifications

• Extensive planning experience on hyperscale data centres or complex mission-critical infrastructure.
• Expert competence in Primavera P6 and integrated master scheduling.
• Proven ability to build and manage programmes from design to handover.
• Experience challenging contractor progress and analysing GC schedules.
• Strong knowledge of critical-path, baseline control, delay analysis and recovery.
• Understanding of data-centre commissioning sequences and turnover.
• English communication skills and ability to work in a client/owner environment.
• EU working rights or capability to deploy compliantly into Finland.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and control the owner-side integrated master schedule in Primavera P6.
• Integrate design, permitting, procurement, construction, utilities, commissioning and handover activities.
• Review and challenge GC, consultant, vendor and subcontractor schedules.
• Establish schedule requirements, coding structures, calendars, milestones and reporting cycles.
• Conduct critical-path, near-critical-path and float analysis.
• Monitor actual progress against the approved baseline and identify emerging delay.
• Lead schedule-review meetings and communicate key constraints and required interventions.
• Develop schedule-risk analysis, look-ahead programmes and recovery scenarios.
• Coordinate long-lead procurement and equipment-delivery schedules with construction priorities.
• Ensure construction sequencing aligns with energisation, commissioning Levels 1-5 and IST.
• Assess time impact from design change, late information and contractor claims.
• Produce weekly and monthly schedule reports, narratives, milestone dashboards and forecasts.
• Work closely with the Project Controls Manager to maintain consistent progress and performance data.

Skills

Primavera P6

Integrated master schedule

Schedule analysis

Power BI

Acumen Fuse

TILOS

English communication

Owner-side planning

Tools

Power BI

Acumen Fuse

Safran Risk

TILOS

Job description

Lead Planner | AI Data Centre | HelsinkiCMC is seeking a highly experienced Lead Planner to take ownership of programme scheduling for a major AI data-centre development near Helsinki. Working within the owner-side PMC team, the Lead Planner will develop and maintain the integrated master schedule, challenge contractor programmes and provide reliable schedule intelligence to the Project Director and wider leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and control the owner-side integrated master schedule in Primavera P6.
• Integrate design, permitting, procurement, construction, utilities, commissioning and handover activities.
• Review and challenge GC, consultant, vendor and subcontractor schedules.
• Establish schedule requirements, coding structures, calendars, milestones and reporting cycles.
• Conduct critical-path, near-critical-path and float analysis.
• Monitor actual progress against the approved baseline and identify emerging delay.
• Lead schedule-review meetings and communicate key constraints and required interventions.
• Develop schedule-risk analysis, look-ahead programmes and recovery scenarios.
• Coordinate long-lead procurement and equipment-delivery schedules with construction priorities.
• Ensure construction sequencing aligns with energisation, commissioning Levels 1-5 and IST.
• Assess time impact from design change, late information and contractor claims.
• Produce weekly and monthly schedule reports, narratives, milestone dashboards and forecasts.
• Work closely with the Project Controls Manager to maintain consistent progress and performance data.

Required experience

• Extensive planning experience on hyperscale data centres or complex mission-critical infrastructure.
• Expert competence in Primavera P6.
• Proven ability to build and manage integrated programmes covering design through handover.
• Experience analysing GC schedules and challenging contractor progress.
• Strong knowledge of critical-path methodology, baseline control, delay analysis and schedule recovery.
• Understanding of data-centre commissioning sequences and system-based turnover.
• Experience with Power BI, Acumen Fuse, Safran Risk, TILOS or similar tools would be beneficial.
• Previous experience within an owner, developer or PMC team.
• Strong communication and reporting skills in English.
• EU working rights or ability to deploy compliantly into Finland.

AssignmentLocation: Helsinki region, Finland

Project: AI data-centre development

Model: Contract consultancy engagement

Rate: Day rate + Expenses

Working arrangement: Helsinki-based with regular site presence

Duration: Long-term programme

CMC is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages and backgrounds and assess candidates solely on merit, skills, and potential. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate in any way.

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