Lead Scheduler - Data Centres Construction

Turner & Townsend; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Lead Scheduler for its Data Centre team to oversee complex scheduling across projects in the North of Finland. The role requires on-site involvement, coordination with internal teams and contractors, and a track record of delivering major construction schedules.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with data centre projects or similar complex assets, including Primavera P6, EVM, and strong stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling on complex construction projects, preferably Data Center.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and EVM.
• Experience coordinating multiple schedule data sources into a master schedule and delivering status reports for large projects.
• Strong managerial and stakeholder management experience.
• Excellent English; Finnish language preferred.
• Availability for on-site work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the on-site scheduling team to review internal and contractor schedules, identify risks and changes.
• Maintain and monitor the master schedule and ensure milestones are met.
• Prepare and monitor tasks to meet project requirements and schedule.
• Develop tender and contractual scheduling requirements, KPIs, and submission timelines.
• Develop and manage the integrated work breakdown structure and integrate packages into the master plan.
• Review contractor schedules and provide recommendations to the client.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports for management and client.
• Monitor progress against Baseline Programme and verify project data.
• Assess extension of time claims and propose defense/recommendations.

Skills

Primavera P6

EV M (Earned Value Management)

Scheduling leadership

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Master scheduling tools

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centresectorglobally. Due tothe continued success and expansion of our Data Centre business in the Nordics area we are currently recruiting for aLead Scheduler to join our Data Centre team for projects in the North of Finland.

The ideal candidate will have a track record of working on complex large scale construction projects as well aswithin one or more of the following: Data Centre, Pharmaceutical, BioTech, Oil & Gas, Industrial, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicalor similarly complex asset type.

With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on strategic commissions and high-profile projects, this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with Turner & Townsend.

The role requires regular travel throughout the country to support projects and client engagements.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the on site scheduling teamto review internal schedules, review contractor's schedules, analyse, review, validate and report on any time impacts, scope change impacts or delay enabling early identification of risks
• Maintain and monitor master plan schedule
• Prepare and monitor tasks ensuring satisfactory realization of project requirements against the project schedule
• Lead the development of the tender requirements and contractual requirements, including contractual KPl's in relation to schedule accuracy, achievement of key milestones and timely submission of programmes for the Core Contracts
• Develop and manage the integrated work breakdown structure for the project
• Integrate various contract packages into master plan schedule
• Review contractor’s submitted schedule and make recommendations to client
• Prepare regular internal/external weekly and monthly progress report for management and client
• Monitor progress on key delivery milestones and report on compliance in line with the agreed Baseline Programme
• Interact with contractor and verify the project data to update project schedule
• Assess any contractor’s extension of time claim and prepare defense claim report
• Put forward recommendation report for any contractor’s EOT claim
• Analyze critical path and constraints to determine the effect of changes to project schedule
• Work out site logistic planning for project
• Prepare and propose ‘micro-management’ schedules for critical elements of work

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling, with a focus on complex construction projects, and preferably previous Data Center experience.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and EVM
• Experience in coordinating multiple sources of schedule performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project status reports required for large scale projects
• Strong managerial and stakeholder management experience
• Excellent English skills; Finnish language proficiency preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Develops good working relationships with project team
• The tenacity and drive to inject value and create solutions
• Availability for on-site work

Additional Information

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.