Senior Planning Manager, Campus Lead - Data Centre @ Rider Levett Bucknall

Title: Senior / Associate Planning Manager, Campus Lead Division: Project Controls and Scheduling Sector: Data Centre Location: Buckinghamshire, on-site 2-3 days per week (with Hybrid Working) Reporting to: Senior Associate / Partner Why RLB? At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress. We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.

Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways. We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector. You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.

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Our dedicated Project Controls & Scheduling team supports projects from initial planning through to completion and operation. We develop and maintain high-quality project schedules aligned with client requirements, providing the insight and predictability needed to support informed and data backed decision-making for successful project delivery. We work across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on Data Centres and Advanced Technology. Our Planning Managers work closely with clients, advising on project constraints, timelines and programme logic across procurement, design, construction and commissioning, as well as risk mitigation and trend analysis throughout project delivery.

The team has grown considerably in recent years and now comprises over 35 Project Controls Managers and Planners. We are committed to providing our people with rewarding, long-term careers while maintaining a consistently high standard of service for our clients. Within Data Centres, we work with an enviable client base, from US hyperscale technology clients to UK-based developers across the UK and EMEA. The high level of repeat work we receive reflects the strength of our client relationships and the quality of our service and advice.

Role Overview

We are currently recruiting a Senior or Associate Planning Manager with proven Data Centre experience for a key project of ours. You will join a client focussed team as overseeing a project campus and schedule management team, the role will be to ensure project schedule standards meet and exceed client standards in relation to quality and deliverable timelines, support and lead the campus schedule team and provide project insights related to project delivery in relation to project controls and schedule management. The role is an opportunity to develop and drive our Data Centre capability, working on high profile projects in the London, the wider UK and Europe. While the role will be partially site based in Buckinghamshire, the position is aligned to the wider London based Project Controls & Scheduling team, while also offering hybrid working.

• Role

Responsibilities

• Leading a Campus Schedule management team, including Client service management, strategic oversight and line management.
• To lead and oversee the successful delivery of Data Centre Campus with a view to securing repeat business.
• Detailed Audit of GC schedules to ensure schedules are logical, compliant and contains all project Scope.
• Establish robust schedule reporting procedure to ensure streamlined data capture and analysis Interviewing Main Contractors, undertaking tender analysis and reporting to clients with recommendations related to schedule submissions.
• Regular reporting to clients and internal client teams.
• Undertaking schedule scenario analysis based on proposed client options.
• Development/evolution of Construction schedules.
• Contract Administration (which requires a good understanding of building contracts).
• Implementation and management of a change control process.
• Understanding of testing and commissioning process and ability to audit commissioning process with input from the project team and align commissioning information into IMS integrated master schedules.
• To input into the Risk Management process and undertake Schedule Quantitative risk assessments to calculate project predictability.
• Onsite verification of work, ensure schedule forecasts are accurately reflected.
• To support and develop our Data Centre team working on new high profile Data Centre projects.
• Candidate

Profile Essential Experience

• The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in a Data Centre consultancy environment and demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
• Lead Project Planner for Data Centre projects (Client, consultancy side or GC lead) (£40million +).

Extensive technical delivery experience in a similar role gained within a consultancy, contractor or end user client. Experience in delivering mission critical projects as either a consultant, lead contractor or client-side Senior Project Planner or Planning Lead. Can quickly acclimatise to a new project and take ownership to drive the project forward. Strong capability with Scheduling software Primavera P6, Microsoft 365 suite. Excellent communication and presentation skills both written and verbal. A team player with a ‘can do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable and flexible.

Preferable Experience Line management experience. Experience using reporting systems such as PowerBI with schedule data alignment. Understanding and capability to use 4D modelling such as Syncro. Experience writing Schedule management processes for structure alignment and reporting across portfolio’s. Qualifications Qualifications - Degree level. Chartership - Professional qualification desirable - MCIOB, MRICS, MAPM, MIARB or equivalent.