Teams at Rider Levett Bucknall RLB

Lead project scheduling and controls for major data centre projects. Responsibilities include auditing contractor schedules, developing construction and integrated master schedules, reporting to clients, analyzing scenarios and risks, managing change control, supporting tender evaluations, and auditing testing and commissioning activities. The role also involves onsite schedule verification, client communication, contract administration, and supporting the growth of the data centre project controls team.

The Senior Planning Manager will lead project planning services for major data centre projects, including schedule reporting, scenario analysis, change control, contract administration, commissioning integration, and onsite schedule verification. The role also supports project management teams, develops data centre capability, contributes to bids and fee proposals, and helps build the business pipeline. Candidates should have data centre consultancy experience, a degree, professional chartership, strong construction delivery knowledge, and project management capability.

Lead establishment and delivery of risk, early warning and change management for a large-scale data centre project. Facilitate risk workshops, maintain risk and change registers, perform qualitative/quantitative assessments, manage change submissions and governance, integrate with project controls, and report metrics. Engage clients, contractors and senior stakeholders to mitigate risks, track responses, support assurance and ensure consistent governance across the programme.