Lead Planner: AI Data Centre in Helsinki (P6 Expert)

Coalesce Management Consulting; Finland; On-site; EUR 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

CMC is seeking a highly experienced Lead Planner to own the programme schedule for a major AI data-centre near Helsinki. The role sits in the owner-side PMC team, developing the integrated master schedule and challenging contractor programmes.

Responsibilities include leading schedule reviews, risk analysis, and reporting to the Project Director and leadership team. Helsinki-based contract consultancy with regular site presence.

Qualifications

• Extensive planning experience on hyperscale data centres or complex mission-critical infra.
• Expert competence in Primavera P6 and integrated master scheduling.
• Ability to review and challenge contractor schedules and manage baselines.
• Strong knowledge of critical-path, delay analysis and schedule recovery.
• Experience in owner/developer/PMC environments and project controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and control the owner-side integrated master schedule in Primavera P6.
• Integrate design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover activities.
• Review and challenge GC, consultant, vendor and subcontractor schedules.
• Establish schedule requirements, calendars, milestones and reporting cycles.
• Conduct critical-path, near-critical-path and float analysis.
• Monitor progress against baseline and identify emerging delays.
• Lead schedule-review meetings and communicate constraints and interventions.
• Develop schedule-risk analyses, look-ahead programmes and recovery scenarios.
• Coordinate long-lead procurement with construction priorities.
• Ensure construction sequencing aligns with energisation and turnover levels.
• Assess time impact from design change and contractor claims.
• Produce weekly/monthly schedule reports and dashboards.
• Collaborate with Project Controls Manager for data consistency.

Skills

Planning experience

English communication

Owner/PMC experience

Critical-path methodology

Baseline control

Delay analysis

Schedule recovery

Contract consultancy experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Acumen Fuse

Safran Risk

TILOS

Job description

CMC is seeking a highly experienced Lead Planner to own the programme schedule for a major AI data-centre near Helsinki. The role sits in the owner-side PMC team, developing the integrated master schedule and challenging contractor programmes.

Responsibilities include leading schedule reviews, risk analysis, and reporting to the Project Director and leadership team. Helsinki-based contract consultancy with regular site presence.