EMEA Projects Scheduler - DCS Whitespace

EMEA Projects Scheduler - DCS Whitespace Business Sector: Data Centre Solutions, Critical Environment Location: Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon COMPANY PROFILE

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and investment.

We leverage the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of our clients worldwide.

Our commitment is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, and globally capable real estate service firm.

With over 70,000 employees globally, we operate in 48 countries.

Role Purpose

CBRE Data Centre Solutions, a division of Global Workplace Solutions, is a leading global provider of integrated data centre services including advisory, projects, and operations.

We are recruiting a Project Scheduler / Planner to support the growth of our projects business through offering design and engineering services as part of evaluating and scoping new project requirements and specifications.

The purpose of the role is to:

The Project Scheduler is responsible for creating, updating, and coordinating project schedules.

Creates resource usage model and predictions.

Works closely with team leaders to build, evaluate, and optimize project schedules.

The Project Scheduler will participate in a cross-functional team environment in development and oversight of development- and construction-related project schedules.

As an individual with effective organization, technical, and communication skills, you will work with a team of professionals to deliver superior service.

The candidate will come from a mechanical or electrical construction background and bring with them project management and technical expertise that can be built upon within the CBRE DCS team.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the project team to develop, maintain, and manage the project schedule; to include development, engineering, construction, supply chain, regulatory, and finance-related activities.
• Participate in regular project team meetings across multiple projects.
• Ensure that all projects are being scheduled and forecast using a consistent methodology.
• Prepare spend curves and cash-flow forecasts during the life-cycle of the project, responsible for reporting schedule deliverables to the project lead and the project team.
• Assist or lead in the creation of comprehensive schedule submissions using the Project Success Method, resource and cost loading as necessary.
• Regularly review critical path, cost loading, schedule content, use of relationships and lag, constraints, and milestones.
• Provide schedule analysis and metrics to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Monitor and control the project through the various phases of the project lifecycle.
• Manage the interface between the various contracts.
• Track completion dates of any project portions.
• Maximize efficiency of the project strategy with respect to cost, time, and contingency.
• Manage risk and opportunity.
• Participate in the development of standards to support the functional groups in successful delivery of projects.
• Update the schedule and compare the actual work performed against the baseline program.
• Review vendor, sub-contractor, and consultant schedule submittals and incorporate appropriate information into the schedule(s).
• Identify and report variances, and regularly update the schedule and report on any changes.
• Identify activities impacting the schedule's critical path and facilitate the identification of opportunities to accelerate completion of the work, or measures to avoid potential delays.
• Assist in the review of the schedule and status of the plans during all phases of the projects.
• Report on project statuses, trends, forecasts, and cashflow.
• Report on project contingency, and schedule risks and opportunities.

Person Specification Skills

• Commercial awareness
• Influencing skills
• Ability to present ideas clearly

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the data centre market
• Understanding of all typical design principles and best practises for data centres
• Broad understanding of construction methods of data centres

Experience

• 3 years plus experience in project scheduling
• Experience in project planning/scheduling within the construction sector
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work under pressure (timelines and deadlines) when required

Qualifications

• Proficiency with scheduling software, with a strong preference placed on MS Project, and/or Primavera P6.
• Requires strong computer skills to include Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, and database applications.
• An understanding of critical path methodology to ensure, and communicate, timely delivery of milestone tasks.

Aptitude

• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Integrity
• Self-aware
• Organised with attention to detail
• Ability to network
• Innovative
• Handle high levels of information from a wide range of sources