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Job Summary

We are looking for a talented Senior Planning Manager based to join our Milan team. This role presents an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of construction schedule support across our Italy portfolio, as well as playing a key role in the evolution of Equinix Project Controls. Based onsite at our Milan campuses, this role presents an opportunity to become an integral part of our project team and ensure first class delivery of our upcoming Italy portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead the support of our Milan construction management team, utilising planning and scheduling to plan, track, and drive Equinix projects

• Lead Campus wide project planning efforts, building relationships and trust with our GDCP stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and alignment on schedule data

• Provide GC schedule assessment and analysis insights to Project Managers to support data driven decision making

• Input to the future direction and evolution of planning and scheduling at Equinix. Proactively contribute expertise and engage with stakeholders to drive fit-for-purpose solutions

• Actively build relationships with our GCs and support/coach to ensure Equinix standards are understood and achieved

• Implement the necessary regional specifics for planning and scheduling processes and deliverables, whilst ensuring a level of consistency with global standards - information gathering and benchmarking, schedule templates, GC requirements, etc.

• Input to design 

• Drive the benefits of planning and scheduling at campus level, using data to produce executive insights, identify trends, and support escalations when needed

• Input to best-in-class customer reporting, placing the customer at the centre of our reporting approach

• Provide internal schedule assurance in support of project funding and approvals process and production of due diligence/funding ask L1 schedules

• Ensure consistency of deliverables, audit compliance and adherence to planning and scheduling process between projects

• Lead planning and scheduling campus level related initiatives - time to market, schedule estimates, benchmarking etc.

• Input to construction productivity tracking initiatives and provide project information supporting such initiatives 

• Support the evaluation and adoption of new technology innovations into our construction process and project controls services

Qualifications

• Proven track record of construction planning & scheduling experience at project & campus level, preferably within the data centre industry

• Experience working with and validating General Contractor schedules and issuing specific technical feedback

• Experience in CSA, MEP construction planning from Preconstruction through to Commissioning

• Excellent working knowledge of planning software – Primavera P6 & Microsoft Project are essential

• Ability to work cross-functionally within a matrix org, dealing with a variety of stakeholders

• Excellent communication & presentation skills

• Experience of implementing new technology in construction/project controls would be advantageous

Location

• This will be an onsite role based in Milan full time with onsite presence expected 3-5 days per week

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