Project Planner | Berlin

• Competitive salary and overall package.
• Structured rotation for project-based personnel.
• Company-provided or supported accommodation.
• Transport support associated with the project.
• Per diems / subsistence allowances where applicable.
• Exposure to complex M&E installation and commissioning programmes.
• Strong involvement across Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning.
• Career progression into Senior Planner, Planning Manager or Project Controls Manager roles.

Project Planner - M&E Hyperscale Data Centre - Berlin

• Competitive salary and overall package.
• Structured rotation for project-based personnel.
• Company-provided or supported accommodation.
• Transport support associated with the project.
• Per diems / subsistence allowances where applicable.
• Exposure to complex M&E installation and commissioning programmes.
• Strong involvement across Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning.
• Long-term European Data Centre project pipeline.
• Career progression into Senior Planner, Planning Manager or Project Controls Manager roles.

About the Opportunity

A leading Tier 1 Contractor is seeking an experienced M&E Project Planner to join its project team in Berlin, delivering a large-scale Hyperscale Data Centre.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining detailed M&E programmes covering the full lifecycle of Mechanical and Electrical services, from design and procurement through installation, testing, commissioning and handover.

This role is ideally suited to a Planner with strong experience coordinating complex M&E packages within Data Centre, Pharmaceutical, Semiconductor or other mission-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities of the Project Planner:

• Develop and maintain detailed M&E project programmes using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Integrate Mechanical and Electrical activities into the overall master programme.
• Plan key M&E workstreams including design, BIM coordination, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning.
• Programme major Mechanical packages including HVAC, chilled water, pipework, ventilation and associated plant.
• Programme major Electrical packages including LV/MV systems, transformers, switchgear, UPS, generators, busbar and containment.
• Coordinate planning inputs from Engineering, BIM, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC and Commissioning teams.
• Monitor long-lead equipment and ensure procurement dates align with installation requirements.
• Track critical M&E interfaces with CSA works and identify access, readiness and sequencing constraints.
• Develop look-ahead programmes for Mechanical and Electrical installation teams.
• Monitor actual progress against baseline schedules and identify potential delays.
• Prepare recovery programmes and mitigation strategies where required.
• Support labour and resource forecasting across M&E packages.
• Monitor testing, commissioning and energisation milestones through to IST and final handover.
• Provide programme updates, progress reports and critical-path analysis to senior project management and the client.

Necessary Requirements of the Project Planner:

• Proven experience as an M&E Planner, Project Planner or Planning Engineer.
• Strong experience within Data Centres, Pharmaceutical, Semiconductor, Industrial or other technically complex M&E projects.
• Excellent understanding of Mechanical and Electrical construction sequencing.
• Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Experience integrating design, procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
• Good understanding of M&E systems including HVAC, chilled water, LV/MV distribution, UPS, generators and switchgear.
• Experience planning long-lead equipment, commissioning activities and system handover.
• Strong understanding of critical path, programme risk and schedule recovery.
• Excellent communication, reporting and stakeholder-management skills.
• Previous Hyperscale Data Centre experience is highly desirable.
• Full working rights to operate in Germany / Europe are preferred.

Why Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to join a leading Tier 1 Contractor on a major Hyperscale Data Centre project in Berlin, with direct responsibility for planning some of the most complex Mechanical and Electrical packages on the project.

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