Planning Manager - Data Center

About the role

Turner & Townsend is looking for a Planning Manager for a data center project in Singapore. The role leads or supports the development and maintenance of integrated project schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and operational readiness, and works closely with cost and estimating teams.

Key responsibilities

• Create high-level and detailed schedules, including assumptions, productivity rates, calendars, constraints and schedule health checks.
• Facilitate planning sessions with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align timelines, resolve conflicts and drive decisions.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis, define contingencies and support mitigation planning.
• Implement and manage schedule controls, progress tracking and resource-loaded schedules using appropriate tools and systems.
• Align schedules with cost estimates, forecasts and execution strategies, and review and validate third-party schedules.
• Provide regular schedule performance updates, trend analysis and scenario planning via dashboards and reporting tools.
• Support special projects, process improvements and the development of project management tools, templates and procedures.
• Build and maintain executive dashboards and data visualisations (e.g. Power BI) and support training on planning and scheduling best practices.

Required profile

• Degree in engineering, construction management or a related field, with 5 years of experience delivering large-scale capital projects across multiple phases, preferably with data center experience.
• Strong expertise in project controls, planning and construction management.
• Experience in schedule risk analysis, including quantitative risk assessments, contingency planning and schedule reserve management.
• Skilled in CQV planning, system turnover and operational readiness for complex technical environments.
• Proven ability to integrate cost, schedule, risk and change management using consistent coding structures and data governance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, adaptable to on-site or remote project environments.

Required skills

• Advanced skills in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Resource- and cost-loaded schedules, earned value analysis, S-curves and manpower planning.
• Data visualisation tools such as Power BI.