
Oisín ODonohoe
Project Planning Lead – Madrid
We are currently recruiting a Project Planning Lead to work for a leading Engineering contractor on Data Centre project in Madrid. Our client has projects in Ireland, Europe and the UK and work across many sectors including Pharmaceutical, Power, Renewables, Commercial, Data Centres.
If you are a Project Planning Lead with Data Centre experience who is looking for your next career move, please send your CV Oisin O’Donohoe or call 086 085 7455 for a confidential discussion.
Responsibilities:
- Create comprehensive construction schedules for client baseline approval and update impacted schedules as needed post-baseline.
- Guarantee precision and prompt updates to the construction schedule.
- Perform thorough schedule health assessments before baselining to ensure accuracy, integrity, and critical path verification.
- Allocate resources to schedules, generating and monitoring relevant KPIs.
- Oversee budgets to identify scope expansion or modifications.
- Monitor planned versus actual earned value (EV) progress.
- Collaborate with team members to establish systems for recording and tracking issues through appropriate change control processes.
- Participate in required site meetings, both internal and client-facing.
- Track productivity of trades/craft labour by comparing hours spent versus hours earned.
Requirements
- A relevant third level degree or Engineering qualification.
- 5+ years’ experience in a similar role specifically on data center projects.
- Data centre & Pharma experience is beneficial.
- Experience with Mechanical & Electrical scope of works with excellent technical knowledge.
- Experience leading projects from a project controls perspective
- IT Skills – Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Pro
Benefits:
- Salary circa €100K – €110k – DOE
- Generous living away allowance (in addition to salary).
- Accommodation and utility bills.
- Regular return flights.
- In country travel provided
If you are a Project Planning Lead who is looking for your next career move, please send your CV Oisin O’Donohoe or call 086 085 7455 for a confidential discussion.