Senior Planning Manager

Singapore, Singapore

Job Description


Company Description

Who is Turner & Townsend?

All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we\'ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people\'s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.

Our purpose:

Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.

The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It\'s how we\'ve made the difference for more than 75 years.

Our values:

Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don\'t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.

Stronger together: We\'re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.

Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice



The Planner will support T&T project team with the key responsibilities detailed below:

  • Maintain schedule quality and integrity for all site projects across the portfolio, ensure schedule best practice has been followed when updating schedules
  • Liaise with all project managers to update and reflect progress onsite across all Data Centers project.
  • Follow up on annual plan schedule on a bi-weekly basis to ensure projects planned for the next quarter is still on track
  • Maintain and update risk logs based on internal meetings update
  • Conduct training with the project managers to ensure that new scheduling practices that are implemented will be followed
  • Ensure contractor\'s schedule is following the best practice and incorporating contractor\'s update into client\'s schedule
  • Liaise with global leads to roll out new schedule requirements on client\'s level
Reporting
  • The Planner will support the team with the key responsibilities detailed below:
  • Responsible for monthly report input on schedule related items and work with project managers to ensure updates have been done before review with regional program manager (RMPM) and data centre manager
  • Update monthly dashboard to reflect monthly lookaheads, projects metrics, major milestones
  • Ensure monthly major milestones has been updated for schedule compliance checks Gate keeper for all baselines updates on client\'s portal and primavera for publishing
  • Work closely with cost lead monthly to review schedule milestones and to ensure cost variance is being monitored and kept to -10% based on annual budget planning
Continuous improvement
  • The Planner will support the client\'s regional program manager with the following:
  • Provide timely updates and flag potential risks to RMPM on high priority projects
  • Working closely with RMPM and cost lead to optimise internal processes (procurement, approval processes etc).
Qualifications
  • Proven experience as a Planner or similar role, preferably in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
  • Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and quality in all deliverables.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including professional etiquette.
  • Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and maintain a high level of professionalism.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate needs and find practical solutions.
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and work independently or collaboratively as needed.
  • Able to multitask working on multiple projects across the region.
  • Able to communicate in Mandarin is a must.
  • Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1338820
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Singapore, Singapore
  • Education
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