Company Description

PROPRISM is a specialized project controls and planning consultancy that supports clients with advanced planning tools such as Primavera P6, MS Project, TILOS, and Planisware. The company focuses on implementing tailored scheduling techniques and developing detailed schedules to enable early identification of potential delays.

PROPRISM also assists with resource capacity management, cost and performance tracking using Earned Value Methodology, and schedule and cost risk analysis. Its approach emphasises flexibility, transparency, proactive decision-making, and minimising the impact of costs and delays while integrating effectively with client teams and tools.

PROPRISM shares regular professional insights and offers consultative calls to discuss client challenges.

Company: PROPRISM (recruiting for a leading datacenter construction client)

Location: Multiple European project sites (versátil / open) + hybrid working depending on project needs

Start: ASAP (project-driven)

Role Description

The Primavera Lead Planner / Senior Planning Engineer is a full-time role.

This role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing project schedules using Primavera P6 and other planning tools, ensuring alignment with project scope, milestones, and resource constraints. Day-to-day tasks include coordinating with project managers and multidisciplinary teams, updating progress, analyzing variances, and identifying risks and potential delays. The person in this role will prepare and present planning and progress reports, support cost and performance tracking, and contribute to schedule and cost risk analyses.



The position also involves advising stakeholders on best practices in project planning and helping improve planning processes and tools across projects.

Key responsibilities

- Develop and manage integrated project schedules (level 4 where required): logic, WBS, interfaces, milestones, constraints.
- Resource load the schedule
- Establish and maintain baseline schedules and update cycles.
- Run weekly/monthly schedule updates (progress collection, validation, forecast, critical path analysis).
- Coordinate contractor inputs and ensure consistent planning standards across stakeholders.
- Prepare clear schedule reporting: milestones, look-ahead plans, key risks, recovery options.
- Support change/claim readiness by maintaining traceable schedule logic and update history.
- Contribute to planning methodology improvements (templates, rules, quality checks).

Qualifications

- Strong expertise in project planning tools and methods: Primavera P6 and MS Project
- Proficiency in scheduling techniques and in developing detailed, resource-loaded project schedules.
- Experience with progress measurement, cost and performance tracking, and Earned Value Management (EVM), as well as schedule and cost risk analysis.
- Ability to create clear,



accurate reports and dashboards that provide visibility on schedule, resources, risks, and performance to stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects or workstreams.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to work effectively with project managers, engineers, and client teams in a multicultural environment.
- Relevant academic background in engineering, project management, or a related field; professional certifications in planning or project controls (e.g., PMI, AACE) are a plus.
- Previous experience as a senior planner or planning engineer in construction, infrastructure, industrial, or similar project environments.
- Comfort working in a hybrid setup with both on-site and remote collaboration.
- Able to operate close to the field while keeping schedule governance rigorous.
- English required; French an advantage, and other European languages are a plus.

What PROPRISM offers
- Exposure to complex, fast-paced projects with strong demand for high-quality planning.
- A role where planning is central to execution, not an administrative requirement.
- Competitive package aligned to experience and mobility.

Mandatory eligibility

EU or UK citizenship is required (candidates must have the right to work on EU/UK-based projects without sponsorship constraints).

Apply

Send your CV and a brief summary of your planning toolset (P6/MSP), project type experience, and availability/mobility across Europe.

📌 Primavera lead planner / senior planning engineer (España)
🏢 PROPRISM
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