Planning Lead - DC Construction

Linesight; Groningen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight is seeking a Planning Lead in the DC Sector to develop and manage fully integrated project schedules. You will ensure alignment with execution, procurement, and control strategies while coordinating with clients, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

The role requires strong communication and leadership, with experience in CQV processes and earned value management as needed to support cost and schedule performance on complex, high-value construction projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in construction project planning and scheduling.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 to build, manage, and analyse project schedules.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA).
• Degree or equivalent in Project Management, Construction, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead project priorities, deadlines, and client engagements.
• Develop detailed, end-to-end project schedules using critical path methodology.
• Apply Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to define roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
• Align scheduling with the project execution plan, contracting, procurement, and control strategies.
• Establish a robust method for schedule baselining and manage updates.
• Maintain a fully integrated project schedule viewable at multiple levels of detail.
• Lead meetings with clients and suppliers to discuss timelines and dependencies.
• Negotiate and resolve schedule conflicts to optimise client outcomes.
• Deliver progress reports highlighting variances, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Review supplier and third-party schedules for alignment with best practices.
• Apply EVM to support integrated schedule and cost performance when required.
• CQV process experience is required for some projects.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Primavera P6

Communication skills

Leadership

QRA (Quantitative Risk Assessment)

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Education

PM/Construction/Engineering degree

Job description

Overview

As a Planning Lead in the DC Sector at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams. You will have a strong background in construction planning and will be responsible for developing and managing fully integrated project schedules while ensuring alignment with execution, procurement, and control strategies. The role requires exceptional communication and leadership skills to effectively collaborate with clients, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Lead project priorities, deadlines, and client engagements.
• Develop detailed, end-to-end project schedules using critical path methodology, covering full project scope, milestones, and timelines.
• Apply Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) methodology to define roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
• Align all scheduling with the project execution plan, contracting, procurement, and control strategies.
• Establish a robust method for schedule baselining and manage ongoing updates.
• Maintain a fully integrated project schedule viewable at multiple levels of detail and abstraction.
• Lead and facilitate meetings with both clients and suppliers to discuss timelines, progress, and dependencies.
• Negotiate and resolve interdisciplinary and inter-party schedule conflicts to achieve optimal outcomes for the client.
• Deliver regular progress reports to stakeholders, highlighting variances, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Review and validate supplier and third-party schedules, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
• Apply working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) to support integrated schedule and cost performance tracking, when required.
• Experience of CQV process is required for some projects.

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Extensive experience in construction project planning and scheduling.
• Proficiency in using Primavera P6 to build, manage, and analyse project schedules.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and can convey complex schedule data in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner.
• Confidence leading meetings and are able to command attention, facilitate productive discussions, and drive decisions.
• Demonstratable experience with Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), including the ability to interpret and clearly communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Excellent technical understanding of planning processes in complex, high-value construction projects.
• A degree or equivalent experience in Project Management, Construction, Engineering, or a related field.

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment.We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!