Senior Planner - Data Centre

About Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services firm employing over 22,000 people across more than 60 countries. We serve clients in sectors like real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources by delivering transformative projects that enhance lives. Our expertise covers programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero initiatives, and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the largest commercial real estate services and investment firm worldwide, ensuring we offer top-tier programme, project, and cost management services globally.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join our data centre team in Doha, Qatar. This role offers the chance to lead strategic, high-profile projects in a growing business unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project planning and scheduling strategies, reflecting responsibilities across company and contractors.
• Thoroughly review and monitor detailed Primavera P6 schedules including WBS, activities, dependencies, constraints, and resource allocation per client standards.
• Perform schedule analysis, forecasting, and performance tracking (e.g., SPI, CPI, Earned Value methods).
• Integrate multiple contract schedules into a consolidated master plan.
• Evaluate contractor schedules and advise clients accordingly.
• Produce regular progress reports internally and for clients on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Create project control procedures to monitor ongoing progress.
• Engage with contractors to verify data and update project schedules.
• Support project management decisions by providing reliable scheduling insights.
• Formulate mitigation strategies for project delays or issues.
• Assess contractor claims for time extensions and develop defending reports.
• Recommend decisions on contractor extension of time requests.
• Analyze the critical path and constraints, evaluating scheduling impacts of changes, including ensuring contractors adhere to financial periods.
• Determine and report on the schedule impacts of any variances or change orders.
• Develop resource plans for overall and phase-specific project slices, advising on peak resource leveling.
• Ensure feedback from vendors, suppliers, and contractors is incorporated into planning and scheduling systems.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams to assure schedule accuracy and completeness.
• Provide on-site progress verification supporting billing processes.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of relevant experience in project planning and scheduling.
• Proven track record managing hyperscale data centre construction projects from start to finish.
• Advanced proficiency with project scheduling software such as MS Project, Primavera P3, P5, P6, along with Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
• Experience in resource loading, integrating cost and schedule data, and baseline schedule management.
• Skilled at merging multiple sources of schedule performance data into master schedules and generating status reports for large projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of construction methods and contract specifications.
• Familiarity with international project management standards, including PMI guidelines.
• Capability to lead, coordinate, and organize schedule inputs and performance data from diverse stakeholders into master schedules.
• Determined, solution-oriented mindset with an ability to add value continuously.
• Ability to build strong working relationships across project teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend fosters a supportive, inclusive workplace promoting work-life balance and equal opportunity. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and uphold strict policies against recruitment fees or unauthorized agency involvement. SOX control compliance may be part of this role where applicable.