Senior Data Centre Maintenance Planner

Actalent; Lisses; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking two experienced Project Planners to support the operation and maintenance of live data centre facilities in the Paris region. The role centers on coordinating maintenance schedules, vendors, contracts, resources and internal stakeholders to ensure continuous operational coverage.

This is an operations and maintenance planning position, not construction or hands-on engineering. Ideal candidates have extensive planning experience, strong vendor and stakeholder management, and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in maintenance, facilities, operations, project planning, or scheduling.
• Ability to coordinate multiple vendors, contractors, stakeholders, and dependencies.
• Fluent French and professional English.
• Experience with planning systems and familiarity with 24/7 data centre environments.
• PM qualifications (PMP or PRINCE2) would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain integrated maintenance schedules covering quarterly, six-monthly, annual, and recurring activities
• Translate operational requirements into clear tasks, owners, deadlines, and dependencies
• Coordinate maintenance windows with facilities, engineering, and operations teams
• Identify upcoming vendor, resource, access, or service coverage requirements
• Track planned, completed, delayed, and outstanding activities through to closure
• Coordinate OEMs, maintenance contractors, and subcontractors
• Confirm vendor availability, site access, resources, and contractual readiness
• Support contractor onboarding, contract renewals, and procurement activities
• Identify planning gaps, delays, and operational risks before they affect maintenance delivery
• Maintain accurate plans, milestones, responsibilities, and dependencies in planning systems
• Produce regular status reports, risk updates, and KPI reporting
• Participate in operational and escalation meetings and ensure actions are completed

Skills

Maintenance planning

Vendor management

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Bilingual French/English

Tools

Asana

CMMS

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Actalent is seeking two experienced Project Planners to support the operation and maintenance of live data centre facilities in the Paris region. The role centers on coordinating maintenance schedules, vendors, contracts, resources and internal stakeholders to ensure continuous operational coverage.

This is an operations and maintenance planning position, not construction or hands-on engineering. Ideal candidates have extensive planning experience, strong vendor and stakeholder management, and