Senior Data Center Planner

STACK Infrastructure US; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

FSA

Cell phone subsidy

Job summary

STACK Infrastructure is seeking a Construction Master Project Scheduler to lead the IMS for large-scale campus data center projects. The role partners with a top-tier Construction Program VP, GM, and team to drive scheduling strategy and performance reporting.

You will engage with internal and external leadership to ensure schedules are realistic, and you will report on health, risks, and mitigation progress. On-site work is required with some travel and a focus on data center milestones.

Qualifications

• Data Center scheduling experience is required.
• Deep understanding of critical path method scheduling, risk analysis, and schedule optimization.
• Proactive, independent work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional schedule activities for a complex data center construction project.
• Act as the Schedule Owner for the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Coordinate with stakeholders on schedule status and incorporate activities into the IMS.
• On-site at the project to report schedule performance effectively.
• Communicate schedule performance with Senior Project Leadership.
• Conduct early checks to ensure durations are realistic and achievable.
• Support baselining, tracking, and predictive outcomes to aid leadership decisions.
• Create clear schedules communicating overall health, risks, and float to Leadership.
• Identify risks and work with teams to develop mitigation and recovery plans.
• Maintain an Owner Schedule database/repository with KPIs and rules of thumb.
• Assist project teams in reviewing GC schedules with expert insight.
• Collaborate with Preconstruction Lead on conceptual schedules with Sales & Development.

Skills

Data Center scheduling

Integrated Master Schedule

Leadership

Risk analysis

CPM scheduling

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

THE COMPANY

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience. STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.

THE POSITION

At STACK, the Construction Master Project Scheduler is an essential partner to the Construction Program VP, the General Manager, and to the wider Construction Team in providing large-scale, complex project scheduling leadership, strategy and support. The successful candidate for this role will be an experienced and accomplished scheduler for large-scale Integrated Master Schedule development, maintenance, and performance analysis/reporting for campus-scale Data Center projects. This role will include regular and recurring interaction with both internal and external leadership and stakeholders of a critical, high visibility STACK project.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead all cross-functional schedule activities: definition, development, maintenance, and performance analysis/reporting for a complex data center construction project.
• Act as the Schedule Owner for the Integrated Master Schedule for a large-scale campus-level data center construction project.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on schedule status and incorporate activities into the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Support on-site at the project site to effectively and efficiently understand and report schedule performance.
• Communicate effectively schedule performance with Senior Project Leadership.
• Conduct early-stage schedule sanity/health-checks to ensure durations proposed to customers are realistic and achievable.
• Support on-premise schedule baselining, performance tracking, and predictive outcomes to aid leadership decision making.
• Create schedules that can clearly and succinctly communicate schedule concepts, such as overall project health, pending risks, remaining float, etc., to the Leadership Team.
• Identify problems and risks early, report such risks to Leadership as appropriate, and work with individual project teams to develop and implement mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Create and manage an Owner Schedule database/repository in SharePoint, including the creation, collection, tracking and dissemination of schedule KPIs and rules of thumb.
• Assist STACK project teams in reviewing and analyzing preliminary and in-progress GC project schedules, providing expert insight and ad hoc / ongoing support as needed.
• Work with the Development Team Preconstruction Lead on conceptual/preliminary project schedules in conjunction with Sales & Development activities.
• Provide ad hoc mini-schedules, fragnets, hypotheticals and scenario analyses as required.

THE DETAILS

Location: Shreveport, LA (heavier on-site presence will be expected in the beginning but could go down to as little as once per month)

Travel: Some domestic travel, 20-25%

Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Must pass a comprehensive background screening.

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS

• Maintain strong working relationships with team leaders across the organization, including Finance, IT, HR, Strategy, Sales, Solutions Engineering, Client Success and Operations.
• Represent the Construction Team when needed and work collaboratively to resolve issues.
• Data Center scheduling experience is required.
• Work proactively and effectively with at times with minimal supervision to address issues, identify and solve problems, etc.
• Emphasis on continuous development and improvement of the program, templates, processes, training and tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Deep understanding of critical path method scheduling, risk analysis, and schedule optimization techniques.
• Expertise in Microsoft Project and Primavera P6.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to manage multiple segments and shifting priorities.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with a strong focus on accuracy and quality.

THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF

• You are a strong communicator, you are persuasive and clear, blending analytics with experience in decision-making.
• You do not get flustered easily.
• You can juggle multiple priorities while balancing urgent requests with shifting timelines and deliverables.
• You are a team builder.
• You take the time to understand and develop the strengths of your resources while formulating long-term plans for the growth and success of the team.
• You are naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement.
• While you celebrate your successes, you take time to review and analyze campaigns for future learning.

WHY STACK

We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, flexible spending accounts – even a cell phone subsidy. We foster a culture of appreciation, including peer-to-peer recognition and rewards programs. Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, happy hours, and barbecues. We’re growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!

STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

At STACK Infrastructure, you can accelerate your career within the high-growth digital infrastructure industry by joining a team that empowers innovation and values dynamic collaboration. As a leading global developer and operator of data centers, STACK enables you to contribute to the digital foundation that fuels today’s most innovative companies. Here, your career growth is ignited by meaningful work that directly supports the technologies driving our world forward. With a culture rooted in inclusivity and growth, STACK invests in your future. Here, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and career development is central. Join us to be part of a team where your skills and ideas shape the future of digital infrastructure, building not just a job, but a lasting career with impact.