Development Planner

Responsibilities

• Development Programme Planning & IMS Creation
• Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for multiple EMEA data centre projects in the development phase.
• Define programme logic covering design, permitting, procurement, enabling works, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Establish programme assumptions, constraints, and key milestones aligned with project and business objectives.
• Develop scenario-based programmes to support development strategy and investment decisions.
• Build programmes from early-stage inputs such as drawings, concept designs, or tender documentation, where limited information is available.
• Benchmarking & Programme Standardisation
• Maintain and enhance benchmarking databases across EMEA projects.
• Translate benchmarking data into standard durations, logic structures, and planning templates.
• Drive consistency and standardisation of planning practices across the portfolio.
• Communicate benchmarking insights clearly to project teams and stakeholders.
• Permitting, Authority & Infrastructure Planning
• Integrate permitting strategies, authority approvals, and utility/power timelines into development programmes.
• Coordinate with development teams to define realistic timelines for permits and infrastructure readiness.
• Identify and manage risks related to authority approvals and external dependencies.
• Procurement & Contractor Interface
• Support GC tendering processes through schedule development and contractor programme reviews.
• Challenge contractor schedules to ensure alignment with VDC standards and project objectives.
• Participate in planning workshops with contractors and vendors to improve schedule quality.
• Ensure long-lead items and procurement strategies are fully integrated into programme logic.
• Risk Assessment & Scenario Analysis
• Support schedule risk assessments and QSRA inputs across development projects.
• Identify key risks related to design, permitting, procurement, and DfMA strategies.
• Develop what-if scenarios (e.g., power delays, permit delays, alternative sequencing).
• Propose mitigation strategies to optimise programme outcomes.
• Cross-Project Coordination & Stakeholder Management
• Act as a central planning contact across multiple EMEA development projects.
• Collaborate with Project Directors, Development Leads, and regional teams.
• Facilitate cross-project alignment, workshops, and planning reviews.
• Ensure knowledge sharing and consistency across the EMEA portfolio.
• DfMA & Offsite Strategy Integration
• Integrate DfMA and modular construction strategies into development programmes.
• Assess offsite manufacturing timelines, logistics constraints, and installation strategies.
• Support programme optimisation through modularisation approaches.
• Programme Quality Assurance & Governance
• Ensure all schedules comply with VDC planning standards and governance processes.
• Perform schedule health checks (logic, float, constraints, sequencing).
• Ensure consistency in WBS, milestones, and activity struct

Benefits

Additional Information

About Vantage Data Centers Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. General Requirements As a Development Planner (EMEA), you will play a key role in planning and developing data centre programmes across multiple projects within the EMEA region, with a particular focus on early-stage programme definition and strategy. The role is based in Frankfurt, with flexibility for hybrid working within Europe, and supports projects across the wider EMEA portfolio. This position focuses on the development and preconstruction phase, including early design, procurement sequencing, permitting, power and overall programme definition. Unlike traditional planning roles, you will often be required to develop programmes from limited early-stage inputs (e.g. concept designs or drawings), without reliance on General Contractor schedules or fully defined budgets. You will be responsible for preparing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), supporting benchmarking activities, and ensuring alignment with VDC planning standards and project objectives. You will work closely with Development, Design, Procurement, Commercial, and Delivery teams, as well as external stakeholders, to ensure programmes are clear, realistic, and aligned with project requirements. You will also act as a central coordination point, consolidating inputs from multiple development teams across the EMEA portfolio. This role reports directly to the Development Planning Lead and supports consistency and alignment across all EMEA development programmes, with exposure to multiple large-scale projects rather than a single-site focus.

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