Assistant Planner, EMEA

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.
Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.
Position Overview
Vantage is looking for a keen, ambitious, driven Planning Assistant in EMEA to assist with portfolio planning across the VDC EMEA program. You will join and be supported by the Vantage team to help enable Vantage’s ability to profoundly affect and accelerate speed to market. You will be responsible for assisting and supporting the scheduler in EMEA, whilst gaining exposure and experience within the Data Center sector to drive your career to the next level.
Essential Job Functions

• Assist with validating schedules that have been provided by both internal & external site teams.
• Supporting with collating information to share with key stakeholders within VDC to create and maintain end to end project schedules throughout the lifecycle, in line with scheduling specifications, provided by a range of customers.
• Support Scheduler & Snr Planning Manager with urgent ad hoc tasks from Snr Leadership.
• Complete business as usual reporting tasks and collation of information to feed dashboards on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Review & collate benchmark data from projects across EMEA, to be used as standardised data during project conception.
   

DUTIES

• Support EMEA Schedulers in day-to-day tasks including but no limited to:
• Production of schedules to inform the company business case for a site or project.
• Developing comprehensive plans that communicate the programs, projects, and strategic goals.
• Representing a realistic and feasible planning approach to the ever-evolving design program across EMEA.
• Communicating effectively through clear and concise means appropriate to the project’s goals (verbal, written, graphically).
• Monitoring schedule performance data, develop data analysis, and issue schedule reports required by management and project procedures.
• Performing Time Impact Analysis.
• Working with senior leadership focusing on continuous improvement to our business processes.
• Implementing schedule health checks & perform Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis as required.
   

Job Requirements
 

• Basic scheduling experience, preferably in P6.
• Data Center experience is preferred, but not required.
• Understand the Critical Path Method of scheduling theoretically and as it applies to projects.
• Experience in Primavera Scheduling Software (P6, latest Version).
• Experience using Microsoft Office software tools, such as MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Word.
• The amount of travel required is expected to be less than 20% but may increase over time as the business evolves.
   

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard an efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.
Safety and security always matter. During COVID, all positions that can work remotely have been, and appropriate steps have been taken to ensure the safety of employees in any position essential to be on site. Regardless of where you are working, technology to work effectively is provided on or in advance of your first day of employment.
Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.
Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
 

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.