Senior Project Planner

About this opportunity Project Planning Lead will provide oversight of establishing initial project baseline through completion, acting as owner’s representative for multiple projects. Location: Sines, Portugal. This role requires being on-site during the work week. No rotation or fly-in/fly-out arrangement applies. Kindly provide your CV in English. Responsibilities Preparing SOQ reviews and establishing accurate and effective schedule baseline. Delaying project acceleration efforts. Recurring monthly review of schedule submissions and engagement in progress meetings. Coordinating with client lease construction managers as well as lease providers monthly schedule updates and regular progress reports. Coordinating lessor schedule improvement. Liaising with stakeholders, suppliers, and subcontractors with engagement key due to hybrid working. Understanding contract management within planning. Responsible for detailed schedule analysis of network logic and critical path. Performing "what if" scenarios for individual program management teams. Performing schedule variance analysis by comparing baseline to schedule. Performing earned value analysis in support of assigned programs or projects. Developing and maintaining scheduling procedures for assigned programs. Ensuring major projects and program schedules and plans are integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality. Identifying, defining and addressing general problems that are typically within the immediate job area. Utilising prior experiences to support problem solving and/ or standard procedures and basic analysis. Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or may arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance. As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to: Opportunities to develop and grow your career Employee Assistance Programme Flexible working arrangements Who we’re looking for Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills Proven scheduling/planner experience working for large construction projects. Experience working for data centres projects is desirable. Strong experience in P6. Excellent communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders. Sound ICT skills, with a high proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to work as part of a team. Proficiency in English. Knowledge of Portuguese is desirable. Availability to work in Sines 5 days per week. A world of opportunity Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people – colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose. With over 75 offices across the globe, you’ll become part of a truly global team that isn’t restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, we’re committed to the success of our people, clients and communities – giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work and thrive. Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work: Professionalism with personality Excellence with humility Innovation with agility We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender. We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual. Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr