Project Planner (Data Center)

Job Description The Project Planner owns the master project schedule for a complex, mission-critical power infrastructure project. This role ensures engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities are fully aligned to deliver power on time for high-demand, AI-driven environments. This is a hands-on planning and coordination role — not just schedule updates, but active schedule ownership and risk management. Key Responsibilities Schedule Development and Ownership

• Build and maintain a fully logic driven master schedule from design through commissioning
• Establish schedule baselines and manage all approved revisions
• Maintain activity relationships, constraints, and calendars
• Integrate engineering, procurement, construction, logistics, and commissioning schedules Progress Tracking and Updates
• Track weekly and monthly percent complete by discipline and field trade
• Track engineering activities and deliverables against approved milestones
• Track construction progress at the trade and activity level
• Track logistics, gear, and major equipment activities
• Track procurement, fabrication, delivery, and installation milestones
• Track commissioning and CX activities within the master schedule Resource and Manpower Planning
• Develop and maintain resource loaded schedules for all craft trades
• Include construction, specialty trades, and commissioning resources
• Produce manpower forecasts aligned with the approved schedule
• Analyze labor demand by phase and discipline Schedule Analysis and Risk Management
• Perform critical path and float analysis on a recurring basis
• Analyze the schedule using up to five shortest paths
• Identify near critical activities and float consumption
• Develop specific recovery and acceleration plans for at risk activities
• Model schedule impacts and downstream effects of delays Look Ahead Planning
• Develop three week and six week look ahead schedules
• Support near term field execution and coordination
• Align look ahead plans with the master schedule logic Reporting and Communication
• Provide weekly and monthly schedule inputs for project reporting
• Prepare critical path analysis for each reporting period
• Develop narrative schedule summaries for leadership
• Highlight overall schedule status and significant events
• Identify slipped activities with float usage and impacts
• Present recovery options and acceleration strategies
• Run weekly schedule update meetings
• Collect updates from field teams and vendors
• Communicate schedule risks clearly to project leadership We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day.

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• 5+ years project planning / scheduling experience
• Experience in construction, power, utilities, EPC, or mission-critical projects
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 (preferred) or Microsoft Project
• Ability to build schedules from scratch
• Understanding of engineering → procurement → construction → commissioning workflows Nice-to-Have
• Power or electrical infrastructure experience
• Mission-critical or data center projects
• Commissioning / turnover scheduling
• Project controls or earned value exposure