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An Exciting Opportunity for a Planning Lead
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Planning Lead to join a major client-side delivery team on one of Europe's most significant hyperscale data centre developments in Berlin.
Role Overview
Acting as the Client Representative, you will take ownership of project planning, programme governance, and schedule management across the full lifecycle of the development, ensuring delivery remains aligned with key milestones, commercial objectives, and operational requirements.
This is a high-profile, client-facing role that will sit at the heart of programme delivery, working closely with contractors, consultants, utility providers, and internal stakeholders to provide clear visibility of project performance, critical path activities, and programme risk.
The Role
As Planning Lead, you will act as the client's trusted advisor on all programme and scheduling matters, providing independent oversight of contractor programmes while ensuring alignment across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities.
You will challenge assumptions, identify risks early, and ensure that recovery strategies are implemented where required to protect key project milestones.
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Key Responsibilities
Programme Leadership
- Act as the client representative for all project planning and scheduling activities.
- Maintain oversight of the integrated master programme across the full project lifecycle.
- Ensure alignment between design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
- Monitor progress against key milestones and contractual obligations.
- Provide strategic planning support to senior project leadership.
Schedule Management
- Review, challenge, and validate contractor and subcontractor programmes.
- Identify critical path activities, constraints, and delivery risks.
- Monitor progress performance and productivity trends.
- Ensure accurate reporting of programme status and forecast completion dates.
- Support programme recovery initiatives where required.
Risk & Change Management
- Identify programme risks and opportunities throughout delivery.
- Maintain programme risk registers and mitigation strategies.
- Assess the programme impact of design changes and variations.
- Support change management processes and recovery planning activities.
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Stakeholder Management
- Act as the key interface between the client, consultants, contractors, and delivery teams on programme matters.
- Lead planning workshops and schedule review meetings.
- Present programme updates to senior stakeholders and investors.
- Ensure all parties remain aligned on key deliverables and milestones.
Reporting & Governance
- Develop and maintain programme dashboards and executive reports.
- Provide regular updates on schedule performance, critical activities, and risks.
- Implement planning governance processes and reporting standards.
- Support project controls and commercial teams with programme analysis.
Commissioning & Handover Coordination
- Ensure commissioning activities are fully integrated into the master programme.
- Coordinate schedule interfaces between construction completion and operational readiness.
- Support phased handover and client occupancy strategies.
- Monitor readiness activities leading up to project completion.
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