Sub-Regional Planning Leader

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee the implementation of detailed project plans, including timelines, and resource requirements, for large-scale datacenter construction projects.
• Manage cross-functional teams, including engineers, procurement, and construction to ensure project milestones are met and deliverables are completed on time.
• Lead end-to-end schedule coordination for the assigned portfolio, including IMS governance, schedule updates, forecast reviews, variance commentary, and cross-functional alignment.
• Own schedule governance across projects by ensuring baseline schedules, GC schedules, resource loading, and schedule logic comply with program guidance, requirements, and planning standards.
• Review, challenge, and approve GC baseline schedule evaluations and key schedule revisions on behalf of Planning, including baseline quality, sequencing, logic, float consumption, and milestone alignment.
• Lead delay impact analysis governance by ensuring TIAs are reviewed with planners prior to external stakeholder feedback; comments are aligned within internal team and mitigation recommendations are clear and defensible.
• Identify, document, and communicate schedule risks and develop contingency plans to mitigate potential issues.
• Lead ad-hoc schedule analysis, what-if scenarios, recovery planning, and schedule optimization efforts to support speed-to-market and on-time delivery.
• Coach, mentor, and guide Project Site Planning Leads and planners by clarifying role boundaries, reviewing TIA baseline outputs, improving schedule quality, and building confidence across the planning team.
• Lead a small team of consultants or contingent schedulers where required to support effective schedule management across the assigned sub-region projects.
• Provide regular project updates to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to influence strategic direction, resolve schedule conflicts, and align execution priorities with project delivery commitments.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, responsible AI adoption, and repeatable planning templates / tools to reduce manual effort and improve schedule quality.
• Comply with relevant Owner policies and procedures and work within legal and regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years related experience OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
• Experience developing or managing an owner’s planning / scheduling program for large capital construction programs.
• Experience leading complex project or program planning across a large group of internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience using schedule and project controls performance metrics to drive actions, operational adjustments, and mitigation plans.