Planning Manager - Data Centers

Overview

Job Description

Planning Manager

What You'll Be Doing

• Establish planning and scheduling standards, WBS/CBS structures, coding, calendars, and procedures aligned with contractual and project governance.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain Level 1–4 schedules and the Integrated Master Schedule, ensuring robust logic, interfaces, and milestone integrity.
• Set and control schedule baselines; perform progress measurement, variance/trend analysis, and critical/near‑critical path and what‑if scenario analysis.
• Build and manage resource-loaded schedules; identify bottlenecks, perform leveling, and recommend recovery/acceleration strategies.
• Lead schedule risk assessments; quantify impacts to milestones and contingency and provide mitigation recommendations.
• Govern schedule change control; perform time impact analyses and support claims/forensic schedule reviews as required.
• Produce clear, decision-ready reports and dashboards for project leadership and clients; ensure schedule quality (e.g., DCMA 14‑Point) and data integrity.
• Facilitate weekly/monthly schedule reviews and look-ahead planning, drive accountability for deliverables across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of planners/schedulers; coordinate staffing and workload; foster continuous improvement and lessons learned.
• Interface directly with clients, partners, and subcontractors to align dependencies, resolve issues, and secure timely inputs.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of progressive planning/scheduling experience on large, complex mission critical projects.
• Expert proficiency with CPM scheduling and baseline control using Oracle Primavera P6; working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Strong capability in progress measurement, variance/trend analysis, critical path/near‑critical analysis, and schedule forecasting.
• Experience with resource-loaded scheduling and coordination across multi-functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and standard project controls/reporting practices; familiarity with EVM concepts.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills; demonstrated ability to influence and drive outcomes.
• Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
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