Associate Director, Planning & Scheduling

About the role

As an Associate Director at Linesight, you will lead highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams, nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will build on your vast industry experience, which will open doors, extend your skillset, and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility so you can take charge of your career progression. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us, lasting trusted relationships are everything—both with our teams and our clients.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key account manager in the data centre team, developing client relationships based on partnership and trust.
• Use your business development skills to engage new clients as well as secure repeat projects with existing clients.
• Oversee key strategic client projects and apply your scheduling/planning experience to achieve all project deliverables within contract performance measures.
• Expertly negotiate contract terms and commercial agreements with external clients and contractors.
• Foster top performance and growth for your employees through excellent mentorship and leadership.
• Lead your team to deliver impeccable quality and client value.

Requirements

• Strong operational management experience in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in project scheduling within the data center industry.
• 10+ years' experience in construction with previous cost management/scheduling experience in the data center sector.
• Confidence to head up meetings with clients.
• Experience using P6.
• A degree or comparable experience in cost management or quantity surveying.
• Chartered and ideally a member of the RICS.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose, openness, and fun.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $140,000.00 – $197,000.00 USD, with the actual salary offered dependent on experience, education, and skillset.

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back—and for that, we have our people to thank. We’re not like the others; we’re different and unique. Our fresh thinking and focus on what matters have driven our evolution. We work in some of the most exciting and innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies, delivering major projects that contribute to a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal-opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organization, accessible to all, based on a safe culture that enables our people to be their true selves. We understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and the better our work will be. We ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace.