Senior Planning Director: Data Centre Projects

KCM Recruitment Ltd.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dublin City centre is seeking a Planning Director to lead the planning function across major international data centre projects. This senior leadership role requires steering the group’s planning strategy, schedules, and delivery performance across multiple sites.

You will chair a planning team, collaborate with project delivery, commercial, engineering, procurement and commissioning teams, and report on milestones, risks, and recovery plans. Dublin City, permanent.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction planning and scheduling.
• Strong experience within data centres, mission critical or other complex construction environments.
• Previous experience managing planning teams.
• A good understanding of construction sequencing, critical path and programme risk.
• Experience working directly with senior clients and project stakeholders.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• The ability to work at both strategic and project level.
• Experience working across multiple projects or locations would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the planning and scheduling team.
• Set and maintain planning standards across projects.
• Review and challenge project programmes, critical paths and progress.
• Provide senior-level reporting on programme performance, risks and key milestones.
• Work closely with project and operational teams to identify programme risks and develop recovery plans where required.
• Support pre-construction, tendering and project mobilisation.
• Work with clients, consultants and other senior stakeholders throughout project delivery.
• Drive consistency across planning processes and reporting.
• Support the continued development of the company's planning and project controls capability.

Skills

Planning

Leadership

Scheduling

Data centres experience

Job description

Dublin City centre is seeking a Planning Director to lead the planning function across major international data centre projects. This senior leadership role requires steering the group’s planning strategy, schedules, and delivery performance across multiple sites.

You will chair a planning team, collaborate with project delivery, commercial, engineering, procurement and commissioning teams, and report on milestones, risks, and recovery plans. Dublin City, permanent.