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Senior MEP Planner (Data Centre's)
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Senior MEP Planner – Data Centre Projects
Location: London (Multi-Site)
Salary: Excellent Salary + Car Allowance + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits
Join One of the UK's Leading Data Centre Delivery Teams
We are seeking an experienced Senior MEP Planner to take ownership of planning and programme management across multiple high-profile data centre developments in London. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a market-leading contractor delivering some of the UK's most technically complex and prestigious mission-critical projects.
Working alongside senior operational teams, you will lead the planning strategy from pre-construction through to commissioning, ensuring programmes are robust, achievable, and aligned with client expectations.
The Role
As Senior MEP Planner, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning function across several live projects, providing strategic programme leadership while supporting project teams in delivering on time and within budget.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, manage and maintain integrated design, procurement, construction and commissioning programmes.
- Oversee planning across multiple concurrent data centre developments.
- Produce critical path analyses, programme narratives and recovery plans.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks and opportunities, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Work closely with Project Directors, Construction Managers and commercial teams to ensure programme alignment.
- Lead planning workshops and client programme meetings.
- Manage change control, progress reporting and earned value analysis.
- Support tender submissions and pre-construction planning activities where required.
- Mentor and support junior planners within the business.
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About You
You'll be an experienced planner who thrives in technically challenging environments and enjoys working on complex building services installations.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience as a Senior Planner or Lead Planner on major construction projects.
- Strong MEP planning experience.
- Previous experience delivering Data Centre, Mission Critical or large-scale M&E projects.
- Expert knowledge of Primavera P6.
- Excellent understanding of construction sequencing, commissioning and project controls.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple project programmes simultaneously.
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Desirable
- Experience working for a Tier 1 Main Contractor or specialist MEP contractor.
- NEC and/or JCT contract knowledge.
- Power BI or advanced reporting experience.
- Degree qualified or equivalent in Construction Management, Engineering or a related discipline.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Performance-related bonus.
- Car allowance.
- Pension and private healthcare.
- Opportunity to work on landmark, high-value data centre developments.
- Genuine career progression within a growing mission-critical business.
- Collaborative and forward-thinking project environment.
Apply Today
If you're an experienced Senior MEP Planner looking to play a key role in delivering some of London's most exciting data centre projects, we'd love to hear from you. Apply via LinkedIn or contact us directly for a confidential discussion.
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