Planning Manager / Senior Scheduler (Industrial & Science) - KL/Selangor

TURNER & TOWNSEND SDN. BHD.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced Senior Scheduler to manage multi‑disciplinary construction project schedules, from design through commissioning, across data centre projects. You will partner with facility owners and global contractors to optimize schedules and identify pull‑in opportunities.

You will use Primavera P6 and MS Project to analyze critical paths, produce KPI reports, and support risk management.

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in project management, engineering or similar function.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in scheduling and project planning.
• Proficient with Primavera P6 and overall schedule understanding.
• Knowledge of data centre construction sequencing and critical path analysis.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi-disciplinary construction project schedules across design, engineering, construction, and commissioning.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify schedule pull‑in opportunities.
• Evaluate and monitor schedule risks using Earned Value methods and S-curves.
• Define critical paths and produce KPI reports, lookahead and progress indicators.
• Lead planning sessions and communicate mitigation strategies to the team.
• Identify milestones and validate contractor schedule logic and progress.
• Contribute to change control and forecasting using historical data.

Skills

Project scheduling

English proficiency

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Degree in project management, engineering, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

• Manage multi-disciplinary construction project schedules including design, engineering, construction, Commissioning and integration of contractor’s schedule
• Partner with key stakeholders including facility owners and global supply management and site construction contractors, etc to look for pull in opportunities
• Work directly with the schedulers from the various general contractors & design build teams to evaluate and monitor schedule risks using Earned Value Method (S curve) Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) or other industry widely accepted approach
• Define and analyze Project critical paths across all schedules and project stages and be able to produce reports, KPI metrics, float trends, lookahead reports, etc.
• Facilitate interactive planning and schedule review sessions with the project team as well as key stakeholders to walk through the critical path, showcase the critical activities and work with team to mitigate schedule delays
• Identify critical milestones from overall schedule
• Validate Contractor approaches/schedule's logic, duration and activities while measuring and reporting of progress against schedule including analysis of project documents to identify potential project impacts
• Consolidate progress reports for management review including preparation of appropriate project schedule indicators.
• Establish, implement and adhere to Schedule Change Control process including review and agreement of impact of project and scope changes to ensure control is incorporated in the overall project schedule and progress measurement system.
• Accumulate and access historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting.

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in project management, engineering or similar function.
• Minimum 10years’ experience in scheduling, project planning, preferably with data center or high-tech semiconductor background.
• Proficient in the use of Primavera P6 software and overall schedule understanding.
• In-depth knowledge of construction sequences of data centre(CSA and MEP) and able to both challenge the General Contractor in their construction timeline and proactively advocate for more efficient construction methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced and high pressure environment, to meet often tight deadlines, and to work pro-actively as part of a committed team
• Working knowledge of MS Project and MS Office suite of products.
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us atwww.turnerandtownsend.com/

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Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.