Project Controls - Planning & Scheduling - North America

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Iron Mountain is seeking an experienced Project Controls Planning & Scheduling candidate to join our North America Data Centre Design & Construction Team.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing complex project schedules for critical capital projects.

Reporting to the Global Project Controls Director (Planning & Scheduling).

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)

In this role, you will

• Develop and maintain comprehensive, cost & resource-loaded project schedules using industry-standard tools (e. g., OPC / Primavera P6) to accurately reflect project scope and execution strategy.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineering teams, and key stakeholders to gather progress updates, identify critical path activities, and forecast project completion dates.
• Analyze and report on schedule performance, providing actionable insights into variances, risks, and opportunities for schedule optimization to support informed decision‑making.
• Contribute to Business Case efforts for cost & scheduling activities including development of Integrated Master Schedule to model different potential project sites.

As a Planning SME, review project schedules, including critical path activities, logic, duration, and review schedule float for schedule slippages.

Review submitted schedule impacts, delay notice, requests for time extension and analyze for sufficiency and justification and provide response/lead negotiation as necessary to facilitate resolution.

What You’ll Bring (Skills & Qualifications)

The ideal candidate will have

• 8+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling for capital construction or IT infrastructure projects. With values in excess of 150m USD.
• Strong knowledge of critical path methodology (CPM), schedule analysis techniques, and Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
• Technical skills: proficiency in project management software such as Primavera P6 / OPC, Microsoft Project, ASTA, Microsoft Project, risk analysis & AI tools.

Expertise in tools like Microsoft Excel/Google Workbooks for data management and analysis.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
• Experience in the implementation and governance of software platforms such as Oracle Primavera Cloud and Procore would also be desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• US Citizenship.

What We Offer (Benefits)

• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with the experience.
• Flexible work options to support work‑life balance.
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
• Reasonably expected salary range: $123,500.00 - $164,700.00

Please note that an employee’s starting salary may vary based on a variety of factors.

Where state, municipal, provincial, territorial or other legal minimum wages exceed the federal minimum wage, employees are entitled to the higher rate.

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