Planning / Scheduling Manager - Data Centre

Turner & Townsend; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking a Planning/Scheduling Manager for their data centre team in Riyadh. This role demands over 10 years of experience in project planning, particularly in hyperscale Data Centre projects. The ideal candidate will lead strategic commissions and ensure accurate scheduling through advanced tools like Primavera P6 and MS Project. Join a dynamic team and contribute to impactful projects in a transformative environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling, focusing on complex construction projects.
• Track record of managing hyperscale Data Centre projects from inception to completion.
• Strong technical understanding of construction methodologies and contract terms.

Responsibilities

• Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy and procedures.
• Conduct schedule analysis, forecasts, and performance tracking.
• Review contractor’s submitted schedule and make recommendations.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

MS Project

Primavera P3/P5/P6

Excel

Power BI

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Power BI

Job description

Company 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

Turner & Townsend is currently recruiting for a Planning/Scheduling Manager to join our data centre team in the Middle East.

With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on strategic commissions and high‑profile projects, this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with Turner & Townsend.

Responsibilities

• Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both Company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations
• Assess, review and monitor detailed Primavera P6 schedules including WBS, activities, relationships, constraints, and resource loading according to Client Specifications
• Conduct schedule analysis, forecasts, and performance tracking (e.g., SPI, CPI, Earned Value)
• Integrate various contract packages into master plan schedule
• Review contractor’s submitted schedule and make recommendations to client
• Prepare regular internal/external weekly and monthly progress report for management and client
• Develop a project control procedure to monitor the progress of project
• Interact with contractor and verify the project data to update project schedule
• Support project management in key decision‑making with reliable scheduling insights
• Develop mitigation plans
• Assess any contractor’s extension of time claim and prepare defense claim report
• Put forward recommendation report for any contractor’s EOT claim
• Analyze critical path and constraints to determine the effect of changes to project schedule. Ensure that the Financial Periods are set and followed by the Contractor in the Schedule
• Analyze and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order
• Prepare resourcing plans for the overall and individual project phases, identifying any excessive peak numbers and making recommendations for peak leveling
• Ensure that schedule related from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems
• Working closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules produced
• Provide onsite progress measurement and verification of billing

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling, with a focus on complex construction projects
• Track record of working on the construction of hyperscale Data Centre projects from inception to completion
• Expert experience level using project scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera P3, P5, P6), Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI
• Proven experience with resource loading, cost/schedule integration, and baseline management
• Experience in coordinating multiple sources of schedule performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project status reports required for large scale projects
• Strong technical understanding of construction methodologies and contract terms
• Familiarity with international project management standards (PMI)
• Ability to lead, coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required
• The tenacity and drive to inject value and create solutions
• Develops good working relationships with project team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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