Planning Engineer

Kirby Group Engineering; Italia; In loco; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading engineering firm based in Italy is seeking a Planning Engineer for a major data centre project. In this role, you will build construction schedules, manage project tracking, and effectively communicate progress. Ideal candidates will have experience in multi-discipline construction planning, particularly in data centres or industrial projects, and possess strong problem-solving skills. Join a team that values your contributions and ensures planning is integral to project delivery.

Servizi

Influential role in project delivery

Support from senior planners

Exposure to fast-growing engineering sector

Competenze

• Experience planning multi-discipline construction projects.
• Competence in data centre, pharma, industrial, or MEP projects.
• Ability to provide clear verbal and written reporting.

Mansioni

• Build and develop construction schedules from high-level targets.
• Review contract docs for scheduling-related issues.
• Track weekly progress and validate against commercial numbers.
• Raise risks early to prevent future problems.

Conoscenze

Clear communication

Problem-solving

Logic assessment

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

Planning Engineer – Data Centre Project. Because great projects don’t deliver themselves.

We’re looking for a Planning Engineer who genuinely enjoys the craft — someone who gets a quiet satisfaction from turning a mountain of drawings, IFC revisions, contractor inputs and commercial constraints into a schedule that actually makes sense and gets built.

If that sounds like you, keep reading.

Responsibilities

You’ll be the person the Project Manager relies on when they ask, “Are we actually on track?” Not the sanitised version. The real answer. The one backed by logic, metrics, data and progress, not wishful thinking.

• Build and develop construction schedules from the high‑level targets and WBS the PM hands over.
• Review contract documentation and flag anything scheduling‑related that could trip us up later.
• Work with the PM to create a fully integrated construction schedule — not a theoretical one, a buildable one.
• Labour‑load and metrics‑load the schedule using the data provided by the Commercial Team.
• Produce trackers, reporting templates, S‑curves and phasing drawings that help everyone else stay aligned.
• Support negotiations with the client or CM team when programme logic becomes… open to interpretation.
• Track weekly progress, validate it against the Commercial Team’s numbers, and report what’s really happening.
• Raise risks early — not when they’ve already turned into problems.

You’ll also be the one running the Look‑Ahead meetings, monitoring performance, and telling the story of the project with clean data and straight answers.

About the project

A major data centre build — fast‑paced, tightly sequenced, high‑visibility work where planning isn’t a “support function”. It’s the backbone that keeps everything else from fragmenting into chaos.

If you like technical complexity, interdisciplinary coordination and delivering for clients who expect things done right and on time, you’ll enjoy this environment.

Who you are

You don’t need to be a Senior Planner — this role is pitched at Planning Engineer level — but you do need experience planning multi‑discipline construction projects. Data centres, pharma, industrial or MEP‑heavy projects translate well.

You’ll succeed here if you:

• Can communicate clearly — verbally and in reporting.
• Enjoy solving logic problems disguised as construction challenges.
• Like being the person who spots the thing everyone else missed.
• Are comfortable saying, “We have an issue,” before it becomes a crisis.
• Want a role where planning is taken seriously, not treated as admin.

What you’ll get

• A role where your work genuinely influences delivery.
• A team that values planning as a discipline, not a formality.
• Support from a Lead Planner and Planning & Risk Manager who actually want you to succeed.
• Exposure to one of the fastest‑growing sectors in engineering.