AI Data Center Planning Lead

Rubix Data Centers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

London office access

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Rubix Data Centers is seeking a Planning Manager to lead integrated scheduling for multi-disciplinary data center projects in the UK. You will manage planning from design through turnover, surface risks early, and partner with delivery teams to ensure on-time performance.

The role requires deep experience with CPM scheduling, Primavera P6, and a hands-on approach to coordinating design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of planning, scheduling, project controls, or construction delivery experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale data center, mission-critical, infrastructure, or complex construction projects.
• Advanced experience with Primavera P6 and strong understanding of critical path method scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Own integrated project schedules across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and turnover.
• Develop and maintain master schedules; surface risks and determine recovery options.
• Use critical path methods to identify blockers and schedule impacts.
• Track progress against baselines and provide updates on milestones and variances.
• Facilitate planning sessions with internal teams, contractors, and delivery partners.
• Align schedules with scope, procurement plans and key decision points.
• Create scheduling standards, templates and planning tools for scale.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Project controls

Construction delivery experience

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Tools

Primavera P6

Critical Path Method

Job description

Rubix Data Centers is seeking a Planning Manager to lead integrated scheduling for multi-disciplinary data center projects in the UK. You will manage planning from design through turnover, surface risks early, and partner with delivery teams to ensure on-time performance.

The role requires deep experience with CPM scheduling, Primavera P6, and a hands-on approach to coordinating design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.