Manager Planning-Data Center

Role based in Noida, India

Fundamental Duties: 

Pre-Tender Phase

• Tailor a project-specific integrated Master Programme in Coordination with all relevant Parties, and submit to the line manager for review and approval.
• Propose, record and plan actions with the Design Manager and Project Lead to pursue areas of concern, anticipate consequences & delays, recovery of such delays and continuous updates.
• Develop a pretender risk register in consultation with the Project Lead and relevant departments, and continue to consult and update as required throughout all project phases for use as a tool by PMT in responding to potential and actual project risks.
• Ensure integration between Project Master Programme and Lead Consultant Programme.
• In order to ensure accuracy, capturing areas of concern of the Consultant and escalating as required.
• Develop, maintain and update a project procurement tracker for all project procurement packages allocated in accordance with the approved Procurement Strategy, and in line with delivery dates in the Project Master Programme and the Lead Consultant Programme.

Tender and Appointment Phase

• Monitor the entire bidding and procurement progress to ensure alignment with the agreed Procurement Tracker dates.
• Evaluate and comment on the bidders' tender programmes during tender evaluation and negotiation. 

Post Tender Execution and Delivery Phase

• Administer the process of review and approval of the Contractor's baseline programme and Provide comments, and advise the Engineer and Project Lead in this regard.
• Ensure integration between Project Master Programme and Contractor's baseline Programme, and subsequent programme updates/revisions.
• Review, control, and monitor the programme of works submitted by Contractors, establish periodic reviews of project baselines and updates, delay forecasts, mitigation measures and recovery programmes, and assist in meeting project deadlines and targets.
• Compile all necessary contemporary records and relevant information to facilitate the evaluation by the Planning manager of any Contractor's claims for extension of time under the Contract while Consult with the Project Lead 
• Liaise with the project QS to ensure consistency between Interim Payment Certificates and current site progress and to prepare and maintain project cash-flow projections based on site progress.
• Attend site progress meetings and site inspections as required to monitor and control progress of execution and log current and potential project risks.
• Update and maintain Procurement Tracker to ensure alignment with Contractor's approved programme and track all remaining procurement packages and PC items to be appointed post-tender and ensure compliance.

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture. 
• Data Centre Experience is mandatory

Minimum Experience

 Minimum 8 - 16 years of relevant Experience.