Planning Director

JDL Recruitment are excited to be working alongside a leading General Contractor in the data cente sector, who are looking for a Planning Director to join their team.

This role can be based from the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands or Germany with approximately 40% travel.

Responsibilities

• Improve and implement the GBU Project Planning & Scheduling strategy to align with wider corporate philosophy, business objectives, Lean management and Last Planner System approaches.
• Adopt the one ERP approach through the implementation of corporate software solutions for resource management (MMS), planning & scheduling (P6), progress reporting (TMS) to streamline project management processes and improve operational efficiency
• Provide hands-on support & oversight with project set-up (including promotion of the GBU Project Planning & Scheduling strategy) to ensure processes, systems, tools & effective control are consistently implemented at the earliest possible stage & maintained across the business
• Update and maintenance of the DTC Planning and Scheduling guideline in line with the company Corporate procedures and Lean Management principles.
• Ensure the implementation of planning across entire project life cycles from estimating initial baseline performance metrics, determining the current status of projects, estimating future potential of projects, identifying any variances and proposing appropriate action to be taken to recover any deviations.
• Support teams in cost & schedule risk analysis through the development and assessment of options under various scenarios to reduce risk and enhance predictability of project returns.
• Provide the foundation for efficient project management and support decision-making through the consistent collection, evaluation and reporting of data related to schedules to measure project progress.
• Enable an Earned Value Management approach to progress measurement and forecasting of project total cost / date of completion
• Continually capture and share benchmark data, best practice and innovation for future projects
• Cultivate a positive and high-performing culture within regional and project teams and encourage an environment in which challenges are shared openly and addressed head-on, fostering teamwork and delivering sustainable results
• Collaborate closely with corporate, regional area & regional business unit personnel & teams to ensure aligned messaging and approach

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