NES Fircroft Hiring! Full Time Project Planner in Negeri Sembilan - Ricebowl

Project Planner – Greenfield Data Center Project

Location: Senawang, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysi

aEmployment Type: 1-Year Renewable Contrac

tPayroll: Employed and payrolled by NES Fircrof

tClient: Leading American Project Management Consultancy (PMC) supporting a global hyperscale data center projec

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About the Ro

leNES Fircroft is seeking an experienced Project Planner to support the delivery of a major greenfield data center development in Senawang, Negeri Sembilan. Embedded within a leading American Project Management Consultancy (PMC), you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and analysing project schedules to ensure successful delivery across all phases of the projec

t.Working closely with the Project Management team, contractors, consultants, and client stakeholders, you will provide planning and scheduling expertise throughout the project lifecycle. While previous data center experience is highly advantageous, candidates with planning experience on large-scale industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, or commercial construction projects are encouraged to appl

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Key Responsibilit

• iesDevelop, maintain, and update integrated project schedules using Primavera
• P6.Establish baseline schedules and monitor progress throughout design, procurement, construction, testing & commissioning, and project handov
• er.Analyse schedule performance, identify critical path activities, float consumption, and potential project dela
• ys.Prepare look-ahead schedules, progress reports, schedule narratives, and KPI dashboards for project stakeholde
• rs.Conduct schedule risk analysis and recommend recovery plans or mitigation strategies where requir
• ed.Coordinate schedule inputs from contractors, consultants, engineering teams, procurement, and project manageme
• nt.Review contractor baseline programmes, schedule updates, and recovery plans to ensure alignment with project objectiv
• es.Monitor project milestones, deliverables, and key interfaces across CSA (Civil, Structural & Architectural) and MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) wor
• ks.Support change management by assessing schedule impacts arising from design changes, variations, and project ris
• ks.Participate in project meetings and present schedule status, risks, forecasts, and recovery strategies to the client and project leadership te

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Requirem

• entsBachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipl
• ine.Proven experience in project planning and scheduling on large-scale construction or engineering proje
• cts.Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 is essent
• ial.Strong understanding of project scheduling methodologies, including Critical Path Method (CPM), resource loading, progress measurement, and earned value princip
• les.Experience planning projects across the full project lifecycle, from design through commissioning and hando
• ver.Working knowledge of CSA and MEP construction activities and their sequenc
• ing.Excellent analytical, organisational, and problem-solving ski
• lls.Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with contractors, consultants, and client stakehold

ers.
Preferred Qualifica

• tionsPrevious data center or other mission-critical infrastructure project experience is highly advantag
• eous.Experience working within a client-side, PMC, or EPC environ
• ment.Familiarity with schedule risk analysis and recovery plan
• ning.Experience using planning and reporting tools such as Microsoft Project, Power BI, or similar software is an added advan
• tage.AACE, PMI-SP, PMP, or equivalent planning/project management certifications are a