Planning Lead

Work on one of Europe's largest data centre campuses.

Be part of a £10bn+ investment programme.

This is an opportunity to join one of Europe's largest data centre campuses, a landmark hyperscale development in Cambois, Northumberland. The project represents up to £10bn of investment and will span approximately 540,000 sqm, making it one of the most significant data centre developments currently underway in the UK.

As Planning Lead, you'll have a genuine opportunity to shape the programme on a project of a scale rarely seen in UK construction. You'll sit at the centre of delivery, coordinating programme, sequencing and progress across major packages, contractors and project disciplines.

The Role

• Own and manage the integrated project programme.
• Lead planning and scheduling across the construction lifecycle.
• Manage critical path, progress, constraints and programme risk.
• Coordinate programmes across contractors, packages, design and engineering teams.
• Develop short-term lookaheads and long-term construction schedules.
• Identify delays and lead mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Review subcontractor programmes and ensure alignment with the master programme.
• Provide programme updates, reporting and critical path analysis to senior leadership.
• Support Commercial and Project Management teams with variations, claims and extensions of time.

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years' experience in construction or engineering planning.
• Excellent understanding of construction sequencing and programme management.
• Strong P6, MS Project or similar experience.
• Experience managing multiple contractors, packages and interfaces.
• Confident stakeholder manager, comfortable working with site teams and senior leadership.
• Data centre, mission-critical, industrial, pharmaceutical or semiconductor experience is highly desirable.

Why This Project?

• Gain exposure to hyperscale data centre construction at exceptional scale.
• Work across complex packages, interfaces and technically demanding construction.
• Build a career in one of the fastest-growing sectors in global infrastructure.
• Long-term opportunity on a major UK mission-critical development.