Planning Manager - Data Centre Project in Europe

Designer Group is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead and oversee the planning function across a portfolio of high-value, complex data centre projects

This is a senior role within the business, responsible for providing strategic planning direction, supporting project delivery teams, managing and mentoring planners, and ensuring consistent planning standards across live projects and tenders.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted planning advisor to senior management, project teams and clients, helping to drive programme certainty, manage risk, and support the successful delivery of major engineering projects.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead, coach and develop a team of planners, promoting collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Allocate planning resources across projects to ensure effective support for delivery teams.
• Drive consistent planning processes, templates, reporting standards and best practice across the business.
• Oversee the development of detailed, resource-loaded and cost-loaded project programmes using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Ensure project programmes align with contractual requirements, budgets, milestones and delivery strategies.
• Review, challenge and sign off project schedules before client submission.
• Support tender and bid teams with robust planning input and