Project Planner / Senior Planner
Location: Sines, Portugal
Package: €65,000 – €85,000 + Accommodation + Transport + Rotation + Living Cost p/m
Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Sector: Hyperscale Data Centres | Mission-Critical Infrastructure

A leading European Tier 1 contractor is seeking experienced Project Planners to support the delivery of a major hyperscale data centre campus in Sines, Portugal.

This organisation delivers complex, large-scale mission-critical infrastructure projects across Europe, working with global technology clients on some of the most technically demanding data centre developments currently under construction. With a strong pipeline of hyperscale and advanced technology projects, this role offers long-term security, exposure to flagship campuses, and progression into senior planning leadership roles.

As Project Planner, you will play a key role in developing, managing, and controlling integrated project programmes across CSA, MEP, and commissioning workstreams. You will work closely with project directors, construction managers, engineering, and commercial teams to ensure programme certainty from early works through to final handover.

This is a site-based role on a large, fast-paced hyperscale campus environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain fully integrated project programmes covering CSA, MEP, and commissioning activities
• Establish baseline schedules, milestones, and phase logic aligned with project execution strategy
• Monitor progress against programme, identifying risks, delays, and recovery strategies
• Produce short-term lookaheads (2, 4, 6, and 12-week) to support construction planning
• Coordinate closely with construction, engineering, and commercial teams to align programme and resources
• Analyse schedule impacts from design changes, procurement delays, and site constraints
• Support change management, EOT assessments, and mitigation planning
• Provide accurate weekly and monthly programme reporting to senior project leadership
• Interface with subcontractors to validate schedules and progress updates
• Support commissioning and handover sequencing to meet client milestones
• Ensure programme data is accurate, consistent, and aligned with reporting standards

Skills & Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in a planning role within construction or engineering
• Strong experience delivering programmes on data centre, mission-critical, pharmaceutical, or industrial projects
• Proficient in Primavera P6 (essential) and Microsoft Project
• Strong understanding of CSA, MEP, and commissioning sequencing
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-pressure site environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• EU passport or right to work in Portugal required

What’s on Offer

• Work on a flagship hyperscale data centre campus in Sines
• Long-term pipeline of European mission-critical projects
• Strong support from experienced planning and project leadership teams
• Competitive salary with full overseas package
• Clear progression into Senior Planner or Planning Manager roles