Senior Data Center Planner

STACK Infrastructure•Denver, CO

16d•Remote

About The Position

STACK Infrastructure is hiring a Senior Data Center Planner to lead scheduling for a large-scale, campus-level data center construction project. The role owns the Integrated Master Schedule, coordinating schedule activities and updates with internal and external stakeholders, supporting work on site, and communicating schedule performance to senior project leadership. It also conducts time-sensitive reviews of proposed durations and schedule health, including commitments made to customers and in leases. The planner develops and maintains complex project schedules, analyzes performance and risks, forecasts outcomes, and presents schedule health, pending risks, and remaining float clearly to leadership. The role identifies issues early and works with project teams to develop mitigation and recovery strategies. It also manages an Owner Schedule database and repository in SharePoint, supports reviews of general contractor schedules, and prepares conceptual schedules, mini-schedules, fragnets, hypotheticals, and scenario analyses for project, preconstruction, sales, and development activities. The position is remote and requires some domestic travel (20–25%). Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States and pass a comprehensive background screening. The compensation range is $140,980–$163,240.

Requirements

Data center scheduling experience.
Expertise in Microsoft Project and Primavera P6.
Deep understanding of critical path method scheduling, risk analysis, and schedule optimization techniques.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to work proactively and effectively, sometimes with minimal supervision.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to manage multiple segments and shifting priorities with adaptability and flexibility.
Detail-oriented and organized, with a strong focus on accuracy and quality.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate schedule performance clearly and persuasively.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.
Must pass a comprehensive background screening.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional schedule definition, development, maintenance, performance analysis, and reporting for a complex data center construction project.
Own the Integrated Master Schedule for a large-scale campus-level data center construction project.
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on schedule status and incorporate their activities into the Integrated Master Schedule.
Support work at the project site to understand and report schedule performance effectively.
Communicate schedule performance to senior project leadership.
Conduct early-stage schedule sanity and health checks and assess whether proposed durations are realistic and achievable.
Baseline complex schedules, track performance, and provide predictive outcomes to support leadership decision-making.
Create clear schedule presentations showing overall project health, pending risks, and remaining float.
Identify problems and risks early, report them to leadership as appropriate, and work with project teams on mitigation and recovery strategies.
Create and manage an Owner Schedule database and repository in SharePoint, including creating, collecting, tracking, and distributing schedule KPIs and rules of thumb.
Review and analyze preliminary and in-progress general contractor project schedules, providing expert insight and ad hoc or ongoing support.
Work with the Development Team Preconstruction Lead on conceptual and preliminary project schedules in conjunction with Sales and Development activities.
Provide ad hoc mini-schedules, fragnets, hypotheticals, and scenario analyses.
Maintain strong working relationships with team leaders across the organization and represent the Construction Team when needed.
Support continuous improvement of scheduling programs, templates, processes, training, and tools.