Project Planner - Frankfurt

Project Type: Life Sciences construction

Role Overview

• Coach project teams on planning and scheduling best practices to build internal capability
• Lead collaborative planning sessions with, trade partners, designers, and stakeholders to align sequencing, manpower, durations, and milestones
• Create the contract (baseline) schedule and manage ongoing updates, incorporating subcontractor input as needed
• Support planning across all phases-preconstruction, design, bid/buy-out, long-lead procurement, construction execution, and startup/testing/commissioning
• Provide schedule risk input, flag potential impacts early, and support mitigation, recovery planning, and delay analysis with the project team and owner
• Deliver clear schedule outputs (variance reports, narratives, and visual graphics) and maintain alignment with detailed tracking tools (Smartsheet and 4D/BIM integration a plus)
• Identification, measurement & reporting of Key Production & Resource Outputs

Role Requirements

• Education Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent field experience
• Field Experience Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Planner, preferably on Datacentre or Pharmaceutical projects
• Technical Skills Oracle Primavera P6 experience; strong understanding of CPM scheduling (LBMS/Takt and Oracle Primavera Cloud knowledge a plus)
• Strong work ethic and proactive "can-do" attitude; effective problem-solving skills; flexible, detail-oriented team player able to manage multiple priorities, work with diverse work styles, deliver quality work, and meet deadlines