Mechanical Engineering
Posted 56 minutes ago
Job title: Project Planner – Data Centre Construction
Location: Fredericia, Denmark
Company: International Engineering Contractor delivering Hyperscale Data Centre Projects across Europe
Package: €70,000 to €90,000 accommodation, rotation, flights and benefits
The Company
Leading international engineering contractor with a strong track record delivering complex data centre, pharmaceutical, industrial and power infrastructure projects across Europe.
With a substantial pipeline of hyperscale data centre developments in Denmark and other key European markets, they continue to invest heavily in their project delivery teams. Known for high standards of engineering, programme management and technical excellence, they offer long-term career progression and exposure to some of the most technically demanding projects currently under construction.
The Role: Project Planner
This Project Planner position is based on a major data centre project in Fredericia, Denmark.
Working closely with the Project Manager, Commercial Team, Engineers and Construction Management Team, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and controlling detailed construction programmes throughout the project lifecycle.
The successful Project Planner will play a critical role in programme delivery, progress measurement, resource planning and risk management, ensuring the project remains on schedule and aligned with commercial targets.
You will be involved in schedule development, programme negotiations with the main contractor, progress reporting, labour forecasting and the identification of programme risks across all phases of the project.
Must Have Requirements
Salary: €70,000 to €90,000 DOE
Benefits:
This is an opportunity to join one of Europe's most active engineering contractors on a flagship data centre development in Denmark.
You will gain exposure to a highly technical project environment where planning and programme management play a central role in successful project delivery. The position offers long-term security, excellent earning potential and the opportunity to work on some of the largest construction projects currently underway in Europe.
For ambitious Project Planners looking to develop their careers within the data centre sector, few opportunities offer the scale, complexity and career progression available here.
How to Apply
Call Stephen Nugent on 015314345 or email stephen@breaghrecruitment.com for a confidential discussion.
Why Breagh Recruitment
At Breagh Recruitment, we specialise in recruiting Project Planners, Planning Engineers, Construction Planners and Programme Managers for leading construction, engineering and data centre projects throughout Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe.
We work closely with many of the industry's most respected contractors and understand the technical, commercial and programme management skills required to succeed in modern data centre construction projects.
If you're a Project Planner, Planning Engineer, Senior Planner or Construction Planner considering your next move, we'd be delighted to discuss current opportunities in confidence.
Related roles: Project Planner, Planning Engineer, Senior Planner, Construction Planner, Programme Planner, Primavera P6 Planner, Data Centre Planner, M&E Planner.
Location: Fredericia, Denmark
Company: International Engineering Contractor delivering Hyperscale Data Centre Projects across Europe
Package: €70,000 to €90,000 accommodation, rotation, flights and benefits
The Company
Leading international engineering contractor with a strong track record delivering complex data centre, pharmaceutical, industrial and power infrastructure projects across Europe.
With a substantial pipeline of hyperscale data centre developments in Denmark and other key European markets, they continue to invest heavily in their project delivery teams. Known for high standards of engineering, programme management and technical excellence, they offer long-term career progression and exposure to some of the most technically demanding projects currently under construction.
The Role: Project Planner
This Project Planner position is based on a major data centre project in Fredericia, Denmark.
Working closely with the Project Manager, Commercial Team, Engineers and Construction Management Team, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and controlling detailed construction programmes throughout the project lifecycle.
The successful Project Planner will play a critical role in programme delivery, progress measurement, resource planning and risk management, ensuring the project remains on schedule and aligned with commercial targets.
You will be involved in schedule development, programme negotiations with the main contractor, progress reporting, labour forecasting and the identification of programme risks across all phases of the project.
Must Have Requirements
- Must have 3 years' experience in a Project Planner, Planning Engineer or Construction Planner role
- Proven experience required using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project or equivalent planning software
- Must be capable of producing detailed construction programmes from design and commercial information
- Experience working on large-scale construction, engineering, data centre, pharmaceutical or industrial projects is required
- Strong reporting, scheduling and programme control skills are essential
- Data centre project experience preferred
- Experience working with mechanical, electrical or building services contractors
- Knowledge of earned value analysis and labour productivity tracking
- Experience managing integrated contractor programmes
- Exposure to European construction projects beneficial
- Degree qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or Building Services
- Trade background combined with strong planning experience
- Primavera P6 capability
- Experience producing phasing drawings and construction methodologies
- Review contract documentation and identify key scheduling and reporting requirements
- Develop detailed construction programmes based on project scope and work breakdown structures
- Support programme negotiations with clients and main contractors
- Labour load construction schedules using commercial cost and quantity data
- Produce project reporting templates, trackers and progress dashboards
- Develop integrated project programmes alongside the main contractor and project management team
- Monitor and measure weekly progress against programme milestones
- Analyse productivity and efficiency trends across direct and subcontract labour
- Identify programme risks, delays and critical path impacts
- Prepare weekly look-ahead programmes and progress reports
- Facilitate planning and coordination meetings with project teams
- Support project teams with programme recovery and mitigation strategies
- Assist in the development of construction methodologies and phasing plans
- Maintain accurate programme records and revisions throughout project delivery
- Escalate programme risks and critical issues to senior planning management
- You are an organised and detail-focused Project Planner with strong technical construction knowledge
- You have experience developing and managing complex construction programme
- You are confident working with project managers, commercial teams and site management personnel
- You understand programme risk, critical path analysis and construction sequencing
- You can communicate programme information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- You are proactive in identifying potential delays and implementing mitigation measures
- You thrive within fast-paced project environments and enjoy driving successful project outcomes
Salary: €70,000 to €90,000 DOE
Benefits:
- Fully expensed accommodation
- Regular flights home
- Pension contribution
- Healthcare support
- Annual bonus scheme
- Ongoing professional development
- Career progression opportunities across Europe
- Long-term pipeline of major data centre projects
This is an opportunity to join one of Europe's most active engineering contractors on a flagship data centre development in Denmark.
You will gain exposure to a highly technical project environment where planning and programme management play a central role in successful project delivery. The position offers long-term security, excellent earning potential and the opportunity to work on some of the largest construction projects currently underway in Europe.
For ambitious Project Planners looking to develop their careers within the data centre sector, few opportunities offer the scale, complexity and career progression available here.
How to Apply
Call Stephen Nugent on 015314345 or email stephen@breaghrecruitment.com for a confidential discussion.
Why Breagh Recruitment
At Breagh Recruitment, we specialise in recruiting Project Planners, Planning Engineers, Construction Planners and Programme Managers for leading construction, engineering and data centre projects throughout Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe.
We work closely with many of the industry's most respected contractors and understand the technical, commercial and programme management skills required to succeed in modern data centre construction projects.
If you're a Project Planner, Planning Engineer, Senior Planner or Construction Planner considering your next move, we'd be delighted to discuss current opportunities in confidence.
Related roles: Project Planner, Planning Engineer, Senior Planner, Construction Planner, Programme Planner, Primavera P6 Planner, Data Centre Planner, M&E Planner.
