Senior Planner Manager - Data Center

Senior Planner Manager - Data Center

Based in Geneva, Switzerland

Hybrid role (2 to 3 days a week onsite)

Package between 130,000 - 150,000 CHF per annum

Great bonus + Benefits package

Job description

Are you a senior planning specialist looking to shape the delivery of complex, large scale digital infrastructure across Europe?

An industry leading developer and operator of sustainable, mission critical data centres is seeking an experienced Senior Planning Manager to join their European delivery team in Geneva. In this high visibility role, you will take ownership of the planning strategy across a portfolio of complex data centre developments guiding projects from early development through construction, commissioning, and final handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio Leadership: Develop, own, and maintain Integrated Master Schedules across complex, hyper-scale data centre programmes.
• Strategic Analysis: Interrogate programme assumptions, identify critical path risks and opportunities, and formulate robust schedule recovery strategies.
• Contractor & Consultant Oversight: Lead schedule alignment workshops, manage third-party planning consultants, and rigorously audit main contractor programmes for logical integrity, critical path validity, and contractual compliance.
• Commercial & Claims Support: Partner with commercial teams to evaluate claims, extensions of time (EoT), variations, and potential schedule impacts.
• Senior Stakeholder Reporting: Track key portfolio milestones and deliver data-driven, strategic insight to executive leadership and project stakeholders.
• Governance & Standards: Drive continuous improvement across internal planning workflows, scheduling standards, and project governance frameworks.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work seamlessly alongside internal Development, Design, Procurement, and Delivery teams to maintain target completion dates.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience: Proven track record in construction planning and scheduling for complex infrastructure or mission-critical assets (data centres, energy, pharmaceuticals, or major industrial builds).
• Technical Mastery: Advanced expertise in Primavera P6 and/or Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC).
• Core Methodologies: Deep command of Critical Path Method (CPM), Earned Value Management (EVM), and integrated scheduling methodologies.
• Commercial Acumen: Solid understanding of construction contracts and delay analysis frameworks, ideally within FIDIC environments.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence senior executives through clear, data-driven insights.
• Education: Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or equivalent practical industry experience.