Assistant Project Planning Manager

Peoplefy; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Peoplefy Infosolutions is seeking an experienced Senior Scheduling Specialist for Data Center projects in Pune/Navi Mumbai. The role requires expertise in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, coordinating Civil, MEP and ICT activities, and delivering detailed schedules and lookahead plans.

The ideal candidate has over 9 years of scheduling experience and will manage risk, procurement timelines, and interface with internal teams to ensure timely project delivery.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of scheduling and planning experience.
• Expertise in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Experience coordinating Civil, MEP, and electrical works on Data Center projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and baseline integrated master schedules for Data Center projects.
• Monitor progress against baselines and identify delays and recovery options.
• Develop micro schedules, recovery plans, and 2–3 week lookahead plans.

Skills

Scheduling coordination

Critical path analysis

Vendor coordination

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Greetings from Peoplefy Infosolutions !!!

We are hiring for one of our reputed client based in Pune/ Navi Mumbai.

We are looking for candidates with 9+ years of experience.

Job Description:

• Prepare and baseline integrated master schedules for Data Center projects using Primavera P6 / Microsoft Project covering Civil, Architectural, MEP, ELV, ICT, and Commissioning activities.
• Monitor project progress against baseline schedules and identify critical delays, constraints, and recovery opportunities.
• Develop detailed micro schedules, recovery schedules, shutdown plans, and weekly 2-week/3-week lookahead plans.
• Plan and monitor procurement schedules for long-lead mission critical equipment such as UPS, DG, Chillers, Transformers, Switchgear, CRAH/CRAC, and BMS systems.
• Coordinate daily with vendors and subcontractors to review Plan vs Actual progress, manpower deployment, material status, manufacturing progress, and delivery timelines.
• Coordinate with internal teams including Civil, MEP, Procurement, Design, QA/QC, Contracts, and Execution teams for timely resolution of project issues.
• Manage construction sequencing and interface coordination among Civil, MEP, OEM vendors and Commissioning teams
• Review contractor resource deployment, manpower histograms, productivity reports, and milestone achievements to ensure alignment with project targets.
• Maintain Risk Registers, identify project risks, and monitor mitigation and closure actions.
• Conduct delay analysis, schedule impact assessments, extension-of-time evaluations, and maintain delay logs
• Track and monitor testing & commissioning activities including Level 1 to Level 5 commissioning and phased handover requirements.
• Ensure contractual milestones and project deliverables are aligned with approved schedules and execution plans.
• Support Value Engineering and time/cost optimization initiatives to improve project delivery efficiency. Coordinate with costing/budgeting teams for the same.
• Review contractor schedules, resource deployment plans, productivity reports, and milestone achievements to ensure compliance with project objectives.
• Optimize site logistics, material flow, and construction coordination to minimize execution bottlenecks and last-mile inefficiencies.
• Establish project KPIs, planning procedures, reporting systems, and governance standards aligned with Data Center project requirements.
• Present weekly and monthly project execution reviews highlighting critical path status, risks, mitigation plans, commissioning readiness, and overall project performance.
• Optimize site logistics, material flow, and construction coordination to minimize execution bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Establish project KPIs, planning procedures, reporting systems, and governance standards aligned with Data Center project requirements.