Planning Lead - Data Centre Amsterdam

Programme Development & Control

• Lead the development of baseline contract programmes, ensuring full logic links and a clear critical path using Primavera P6.

• Prepare construction target programmes that identify opportunities for efficiency and improvement.

• Develop tender event programmes for subcontractor procurement, including design release and lead-in activities.

• Maintain and manage programme documentation within a Common Data Environment (CDE).

• Create phasing plans to illustrate build sequences, logistics, and phasing strategies.

• Collaborate with project teams to develop construction methodologies that clearly demonstrate sequencing and safe delivery.

• Support preparation of project preliminaries, including staff resource planning, logistics, and temporary works.

• Engage with the supply chain to incorporate design deliverables, lead-in times, construction durations, and resource requirements.

• Identify programme risks and opportunities, incorporating mitigation strategies, float, and time risk allowances.

Reporting, Progress & As-Built Information

• Develop and monitor tracking schedules to validate subcontractor programmes.

• Produce as-built programmes, highlighting deviations from the baseline.

• Provide input into change requests, advising on programme impacts and supporting timely approvals.

• Use 2D/3D/4D phasing information to represent current programme status and progress.

• Produce validated output rates to track live project progress and feed lessons learned into future tenders.

• Undertake peer reviews of programmes to ensure quality, accuracy, and consistency across projects.

Management & Leadership

• Report regularly to regional planners and project leadership on programme status, risks, and progress.

• Support and mentor assistant and graduate planners, carrying out performance and development reviews.

• Lead and coordinate planning and programme management activities during pre-construction and on-site phases.

• Contribute to assessments of programme entitlements under relevant contracts (e.g. FIDIC, NEC, JCT) in collaboration with commercial and project teams.

• Lead weekly and monthly reporting of programme status to project stakeholders.

• Ensure quality and consistency in all programme documents prepared under their responsibility.

• Benchmark programme durations using subcontractor input, previous project data, and team consultation.

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